Crippled Black Phoenix celebrate 20 years of unapologetic art with a powerful cover of Fugazi’s »Blueprint«!

Celebrating 20 years of existence, Crippled Black Phoenix premiere a cover of Fugazi’s »Blueprint« from their upcoming album, »Horrific Honorifics Number Two (2)«, which will be released together with »The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature« on November 29th, 2024 via Season Of Mist.

Tracklist:
01. Vengeance (New Model Army cover)
02. Self Control (Laura Branigan cover)
03. Blueprint (Fugazi cover)
04. And That’s Sad (NoMeansNo cover)
05. Hammer Song (Sensational Alex Harvey Band cover)
06. When A Blind Man Cries (Deep Purple cover)
07. My Pal (God cover)
08. Goin’ Against Your Mind (Built To Spill cover)

Courtesy of Season Of Mist:

»The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature« & Horrific Honorifics Number Two(2) encapsulates the raw journey of Crippled Black Phoenix, led by the unyielding Justin Greaves. This double-album magnifies their essence, intertwining the echoes of their multi-faceted past with unflinching tributes to the music that shaped their path.

Today, the band releases »Blueprint«, being both a homage and an electrifying reinvention of Fugazi’s rebellion anthem. Crippled Black Phoenix breathes new, visceral life into this classic, challenging listeners to confront the turbulence of existence with unwavering resolve. This track is a testament to their dedication to reworking and spotlighting sonic treasures, infusing them with contemporaneous relevance and unfathomable depth.

Listen to »Blueprint« on the Season Of Mist YouTube channel!

Their upcoming double album, »The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature« and »Horrific Honorifics Number Two (2)«, commemorates two decades of relentless introspection and unyielding rebellion.

»The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature«:
An album which exhumes and resurrects their buried treasures, reworking and re-recording iconic tracks that have weathered the storms of time. These anthems – imbued with the rawness of old friends and new allies – surge with renewed vigor, challenging the very essence of complacency. Anthem such as We Forgotten Who We Are or the lead single Goodnight, Europe, completely re-imagined.

➤ Pre-order & stream: horcd.co/cbpwolf

»Horrific Honorifics Number Two (2)«:
An albums which serves as a dark homage to the musical titans who ignited their spirit, with visceral covers that explode into life. With tracks like the searing rendition of New Model Army’s Vengeance and the haunting introspection of Laura Branigan’s Self Control, this album is a collection of Crippled Black Phoenix’s masterful rendition of classic songs which have inspired them over the years.

➤ Pre-order & pre-save: orcd.co/cbphonorifics

»The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature« + »Horrific Honorifics Number Two (2)« is out November 29 on Season Of Mist.

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well