Black Tusk premiere new single and music video »Dance On Your Grave«; seventh full-length album »Dance On Your Grave« out April 26th on Season Of Mist!

Savannah, Georgia based stoner/sludge/punk band Black Tusk premiere new music video for the second single »Dance On Your Grave« taken from their upcoming full-length album, »The Way Forward«, set to release on April 26th, 2024 via Season Of Mist.

Tracklist:
01. Out Of Grasp
02. Brushfire
03. Harness (The Alchemist)
04. Lessons Through Deception
05. Breath Of Life
06. Dance On Your Grave
07. Against The Undertow
08. Lift Yourself
09. Ocean Of Obsidian
10. Flee From Dawn
11. The Way Forward

Courtesy of Season Of Mist:

Watch the lean, mean performance video for the second single off Black Tusk’s seventh album.

Black Tusk have done more than their fair share of hard living. In their 19 years as a band, they’ve switched labels and lost members while navigating the bumps in the road that come with being touring musicians. But their new album bulldozes past any and all obstacles. The latest single off »The Way Forward« leaves the taste for sin behind, though that doesn’t mean this sludge metal crew have cleaned up their act. »Dance On Your Grave« sounds nastier than ever.

“Everything that happens in our lives is something we can learn from,” says Black Tusk guitarist and vocalist Andrew Fidler. “It will sink you or make you wiser. This song is about that.”

Watch the video for »Dance On Your Grave« on YouTube!

»The Way Forward« comes out April 26, 2024.

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Photo by Scary Adams

James May has stomped around the swamps of Savannah, Georgia, since he was a young punk. But the Black Tusk drummer moved away to Athens during the course of the pandemic. It was a struggle, but the change in scenery helped him work through his struggles.

“Everyday is amazement that I made it,” May shouts alongside longtime bandmate Andrew Fidler, backed by the steadfast thump of his double kick drum.

“Sometimes the worst things you’ve ever seen or done end up being the best thing that’s ever happened to you,” says May, who wrote the lyrics to »Dance On Your Grave«. “It’s sort of a self-exorcism. You gotta be on the edge to know where the cliff is.”

»The Way Forward« marks Black Tusk’s first album as a four piece. But »Dance On Your Grave« shows that these guys are already old friends. Fidler and May used to run in the same touring circles as new bassist Derek Lynch. Lynch makes himself right at home, too, cracking open a cold beer before kicking off this jam session with a filthy bass groove.

“»Dance On Your Grave« was the absolute first song from the new record that I played with the whole band,” Lynch says. “We worked on it at a spot in Athens. It kind of gave me a frame of reference for what they were trying to accomplish with a new batch of songs, pushing the tempo while still maintaining a super heavy low end.”

The video was shot at Hidden Audio, which serves as Black Tusk’s home base. The studio is run by frequent collaborator and now official member Chris “Scary” Adams. Not only did Scary create the video for »Dance On Your Grave«. He produced »The Way Forward« and makes this the band’s first album to feature two guitars. Right away, the chemistry between him and Fidler jumps through the roof. After all, Fidler did help build this studio with his own two hands. On »Dance On Your Grave«, Fidler lays down firm riffs so that Scary can rip into a solo that never stops climbing.

Line-up:
Andrew Fidler – Guitar, Vocals
James May – Drums, Vocals
Derek Lynch – Bass, Vocals
Chris “Scary” Adams – Guitar, Vocals

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