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Warish premiere a music video for the new single »Scars« taken from their forthcoming full-length album, »Next To Pay«

Californian grunge/punk/metal trio Warish featuring Riley Hawk premiere a music video for the new single »Scars« taken from their forthcoming full-length album, »Next To Pay«, out on April 30th, 2021 via RidingEasy Records.

Tracklisting:
01. Next To Pay
02. Another No One
03. S.H.M. (Second Hand Misery)
04. Burn No Bridges
05. Say To Please
06. Seeing Red
07. Destroyer
08. Woven
09. Scars
10. Ordinary
11. Superstar
12. Make The Escape
13. Fear And Pride

Courtesy of US/THEM Group:

Southern California trio Warish share a new video & single from their anticipated sophomore full-length, »Next To Pay« (RidingEasy Records) today via Brooklyn Vegan.

With a name like Warish, the San Diego noisy punk-metal trio assured listeners they were in for a maniacal bludgeoning from the get-go. But the band has never been as dark and bitingly vicious as the wholly ominous »Next To Pay«. The band’s mix of early AmRep skronk, dark horror rock and budget doom antipathy is taken to a whole new level on this 13-song invective.

“»Next To Pay« is about a sense of imminent doom, everyone is going to die,” vocalist/guitarist Riley Hawk says. “It’s not the happiest record, I guess.” To say the least. On the title track opener, Hawk screams through shredded vocal chords with the tuneful rage of »Kill ‘Em All« era James Hetfield and the seething desperation of Kurt Cobain.

“This album is more of an evolution, it’s a little more punk-heavy,” Hawk says of the group quickly founded in 2018. “We figured out what our sound was.” And with that evolution comes a change in the lineup. Original drummer Nick (Broose) McDonnell plays on about half of the songs, while new drummer Justin de la Vega brings an even tighter urgency to the remaining, more recent tracks. Bassist Alex Bassaj joined after the debut album was recorded and here showcases muscular and melodic low end previously missing. Riley Hawk is also the pro-skater son of Tony Hawk.

Inspired by early-Nirvana, The Misfits, The Spits and »Master Of Reality«-era Black Sabbath, »Next To Pay« keeps things heavy and pummeling at all times. The guitars are heavy and powerful, though decidedly not straightforward cookie cutter punk; more like Greg Ginn’s and Buzz Osbourne’s wiry contortions, and occasionally drenched in chorus effects. The rhythms bash right through it all with aggressive force ensuring that nothing gets overly complicated. Warish’s cover of 80s Dischord Records punks Gray Matter turns the emotive flail of »Burn No Bridges« into a Motörhead style basher.

»Next To Pay« will be available on LP, CD and download on April 30th, 2021 via RidingEasy Records. Pre-orders are available HERE.

Warish is:
Riley Hawk – Vocals, Guitar
Alex Bassaj – Bass
Justin de la Vega – Drums

“Remember when indie rock sounded all grimy, corroded and metal-sludgy — the last thing you’d hear in a commercial or being played at an arena show? Warish do. It’s music to the ears of anyone who wants to damage their ears.” — Rolling Stone

“Warish totally rules… An awesome mixture of punk energy, biker rock fuzz, and grunge growl.” — Kerrang!

“Sludgy and punky at the same time, with an Iggy and the Stooges meets Misfits vibe, plus a bit of stoner rock and metal mixed in, as well.” — Consequence of Sound

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

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