Los Angeles desert rock/punk trio Pegzilla premiere new single and music video »Bootlicker«!
Los Angeles, California based desert rock/punk trio Pegzilla premiere new single and music video »Bootlicker«, which will be available on all major streaming platforms this Thursday, December 4th, 2025.
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LA trio Pegzilla’s »Bootlicker« music video premiering on Doomed & Stoned!
Pegzilla’s »Bootlicker« is an anti-fascist anthem, a call to resist; a reminder to stay awake, stay angry and stay sensitized to this crucial moment in time. It’s lead singer and guitarist Olivia Saperstein’s direct response to events currently taking place in the United States.
Los Angeles, CA – For their first release since reforming and losing their Altadena home in the Eaton Canyon Fires, Pegzilla is back with »Bootlicker«, the first single from their forthcoming debut album »Disobedience«. The song is a direct response to the current U.S. administration and its inhumane practices. “It’s a call to wake up, speak up for what’s right and resist,” says lead vocalist and guitarist Olivia Saperstein.
Photo credit: Grady
The powerful, riff heavy track is accompanied by a blood splattered music video, directed by Monica Moore Suriyage. The video was shot in Altadena at the Pasadena Waldorf School. Connected by Altadena Musicians, the band was proud to shoot in a town they formerly called home. “It was mutually beneficial for both the school, and local Altadena musicians,” says Saperstein, “So shooting there was so perfect.”
The video features campers who kill off their visiting co-eds and dance in their blood. With cameos from members of local LA bands Moonfuzz, Broken Baby, Lord Friday the 13th, and The Holy Cuts, the piece feels like a true community affair.
»Bootlicker« will be released on all music platforms on December 4th of this year, along with the video premiere. The band is set to celebrate their release at the Goldfish LA on December 4th, 2025, alongside Ben Katzman and Lord Friday the 13th. Limited 7″ vinyl will also be available at the release party!
Pegzilla »Bootlicker« release show:
12/04 Los Angeles CA @ Goldfish LA w/ Ben Katzman + Lord Friday the 13th (event link)
“With their blend of doom metal and stoner rock rumbling below killer melodies and soaring leads, what’s not to love?” – Greg Kennelty, Metal Injection
“…got its hooks in my head really fast, and they stayed there…” – No Clean Singing
“…fantastical melodies with guitar riffs that sting, bass riffs that shake the earth…” – Heavy Mag
If Sabbath got hexed by a riot grrrl and dragged through the desert at midnight, you’d get Pegzilla. The three piece heavy rock band out of Los Angeles, California features Olivia Saperstein on vocals and guitars, Juan Barsse on bass, and Ryan Swain on drums. With hints of doom metal, psych and even punk rock it’s hard to fit this rowdy trio into a tidy box. Instead label them one thing: LOUD.
»Bootlicker« is written and performed by Pegzilla.
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Cameron Acosta.
Produced by Juan Barsse.
Video directed by Monica Moore Suriyage.
Pegzilla is:
Olivia Saperstein – Guitar/Vocals
Juan Barsse – Bass
Ryan Swain – Drums
FFO: Kyuss, Black Sabbath, Queens Of The Stone Age, Babes In Toyland
Find a recent interview with Pegzilla’s frontwoman Olivia Saperstein at THIS LOCATION!
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well