Norwegian stoner punk trio Bokassa announces new album »Anomalies« and new tour with explosive new single & music video »Cop Out«!

Oslo, Norway based stoner punk trio Bokassa has announced their new album, »Anomalies«, which will be released on March 12th, 2027 via the band’s own imprint Kings Of Stonerpunk Records.

Watch a music video for Bokassa’s new single »Cop Out« below!

Tracklist:
01. Cop Out
02. Celebrate (The Ones We Hate)
03. Gatekeepers Of The Faith
04. No Chance
05. One Day My Head Is Gonna Win
06. The Archivist
07. Just As Bad As You
08. Dead Wrong
09. Doesn’t Matter If You Love It Here

Bokassa announce new album »Anomalies« and new tour with explosive new single »Cop Out« on the band’s own label Kings Of Stonerpunk Records.

Pre-order the new album and stream the new single HERE.

Bokassa returns with a bang, on ferocious new single »Cop Out«, a no-nonsense barn burner set to please fans of the band’s harder outputs! The song sees the band firing on all cylinders and lean into their metallic hardcore roots with a dash of trash metal! »Cop Out« is a non apologetic track inspired by everything from hearing protest songs with lyrics so broad that they’ll apply to all sides, to seeing bands that should’ve called it quits years ago – still squeezing out money from fans.

Photo credit: Thomas Moe Ellefsrud

Alongside the new single, the Norwegian rockers also announce new album »Anomalies«, the fifth full length from the eclectic riff handlers. Every song on the band’s new record continues to show Bokassa’s diversity. Something the album’s title reflects on. Not only is the band’s origin story far from traditional, the band’s love for mixing genres has always placed them a little off the beaten track, which is why they feel »Anomalies« is a fitting title for their new album.

The power trio seamlessly transitions from groove metal, desert rock, scandirock, death metal, hardcore punk and hard rock to powerpop, all while maintaining the band’s unique sound and knack for ear worms. Frontman Jørn Kaarstad pushes himself vocally as well with everything from soft clean vocals, hardcore screams to low death metal growling, while tackling lyrical topics that range from state coupes, defectors to the very real possibility of the world ending. And leprechauns. A combination which makes »Anomalies« a very exciting full length from a band who never stops challenging themselves.

The follow up to 2024’s critically acclaimed »All Out Of Dreams« is released on the bands own label Kings of Stonerpunk Records, and produced by none other than two time Grammy winner Adrian Bushby (Foo Fighters, Muse, The Darkness) and mastered by George Perks (Enter Shikari, Skindred).

Video credits:
Directed and produced by Henrik Eriksen
Colorgrade by Henrik Eriksen
Script & idea by Jørn Kaarstad
Thanks to Jan-Helge Westerås, Vebjørn Goos Elvevoll, Marius Fagerholt Haavseth, Christina Bjørke, Ida Malene Jacobsen, Henrik Ingvarsson Karlsen, Torkel Vikeby, Martyna Kruk, Henrik Vikeby and Eirik Losengård

Bokassa is:
Jørn Kaarstad – Vocals and Guitar
Olav Dowkes – Drums
Mathias Degnepoll Øren – Bass

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