Boston heavy metal quartet Worshipper announce new full-length album »One Way Trip«; music video for first single »Acid Burns« streaming now!
Boston, Massachusetts based heavy metal quartet Worshipper premiere a music video for the first single »Acid Burns« taken from their upcoming full-length album, »One Way Trip«, set to release on July 19th, 2024 via Magnetic Eye Records.
Video by John Brookhouse featuring artwork by Bob Maloney. Photo by Matt Darcy.
Tracklist:
01. Heroic Dose
02. Keep This
03. Windowpane
04. Only Alive
05. Acid Burns 05:22
06. James Motel
07. The Spell
08. Onward
09. Flashback
“A fast one for us with a nod to NWOBHM but with a surf bridge, it’s about… the perils of tasting the void? Sure. This song was the first one we worked on for this record. I love Alex’s solo as it reminds me of a lost Adrian Smith take from Powerslave. Lyrically you can look at it a couple of ways, but obviously, it’s all through a psych lens. I always like to play with double meanings and mix up metaphors.” — John Brookhouse/Worshipper
Courtesy of Magnetic Eye Records:
Boston’s Worshipper were founded in 2014 by singer/guitarist John Brookhouse, drummer Dave Jarvis, bassist/vocalist Bob Maloney and guitarist Alejandro Necochea with the goal of cranking out heady and heavy stuff that’s emphatically focused on real songs with hooky melodies, creepy harmonies and twin guitar heroics. In their ten years crafting two albums and one EP of irresistible anthems, they’ve toured with Weedeater in the US and The Skull in Europe and shared stages with kindred spirits and heroes including Elder, Lucifer, Ace Frehley, and Monster Magnet among many others.
Photo by Tim Bugbee
With their third full-length, »One Way Trip«, Boston, MA psychedelic hard rockers Worshipper have perfected their grand balancing act between classic hard rock and old school heavy metal that is empowered to soar high with the injection of a healthy dose of psychedelia. Rock and metal are all about the hooks and riffs, and the American quartet serves out those catchy delicacies in more than generous helpings. Lyrically, Worshipper take a kaleidoscopic view of the human condition through a psychedelic lens. The order of the tracks has been influenced by the psychological horror thriller »Jacob’s Ladder« in which a Vietnam veteran is plagued by flashbacks and monstrous visions that added a loose circular concept to the entire album.
When Worshipper were founded in 2014, it was clear to singer and guitarist John Brookhouse, drummer Dave Jarvis, bass player and backing vocalist Bob Maloney, and guitarist Alejandro Necochea that their new band had to stand out given the high concentration of like-minded and talented local peers. With the mission statement of bringing something exciting and fresh to the table, the still intact original line-up has cranked out impeccable heady and heavy stuff with an emphatic focus on real songs with hooky melodies, creepy vocal harmonies, and twin guitar heroics from the moment of inception.
Worshipper’s gift for catchy epic songwriting did not go unnoticed, and soon a record deal established the band globally with the albums »Shadow Hymns« (2016) and »Light In The Wire« (2019) receiving worldwide praise. With »One Way Trip«, Worshipper not only fulfil the high expectations their third full-length was saddled with, but the Americans are obviously enjoying doing exactly what they’re best at: writing great songs for an album that has only killers and no fillers!
Pre-order »One Way Trip« HERE!
Worshipper is:
John Brookhouse – Vocals, Guitar, Synth
Dave Jarvis – Drums
Bob Maloney – Bass, Backing Vocals
Alejandro Necochea – Guitar, Synth
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well