Australian thrash grind drummer Todd “Crikey” Hansen and recent Housecore Records signees, King Parrot, will release their long-awaited new full-length May 19th in North America via Housecore Records. Titled Dead Set, the record was produced by the legendary Philip H. Anselmo, and his recording crew of Michael Thompson and Steve Berrigan at the infamous Nodferatu’s Lair (Down, Eyehategod, Superjoint Ritual et al) in Louisiana and spews forth ten ravaging psalms that showcase King Parrot’s signature punk rock spirit and pummeling sonic debauchery. A true leap forward from their debut, Dead Set exhibits a distinct maturity from a band who’ve committed to the rigors of international touring, slaying audiences through Asia, North America, Europe and Australia on a regular basis.
As the first official helping from Dead Set, King Parrot today offers up a brand new video for fourth cut, “Like A Rat,” featuring a cameo appearance by Anselmo. Issues the band, “King Parrot are excited to unleash the first taste of our new record Dead Set. We filmed the video for the track ‘Like A Rat’ on location at Nodferatu’s Lair when recording the new album. We wanted to give everyone a teaser track and a small insight into the awesome experience we had recording with the Housecore Records crew. We’re really grateful that we got the opportunity to record in a studio that’s not all fancy bells and whistles, just a real down to earth place where we felt comfortable. Our aim was to get a unique and organic sounding product that sounds exactly like the band. I think we achieved that working with Phil, Mike and Steve. Preorders are now live for the record and we worked up some great bundle packs with our respective labels that we think fans of King Parrot will dig.”
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Dead Set Track Listing:
1. Anthem Of The Advance Sinner
2. Need No Saviour
3. Hell Comes Your Way
4. Like A Rat
5. Tomorrow Turns To Blood
6. Home Is Where The Gutter Is
7. Sick In The Head
8. Punisher
9. Reject
10. Dead Set
King Parrot will return to the states this Friday for another run of live abrasions. Beginning March 20th at SXSW in Austin, Texas, King Parrot will level over two-dozen cities supporting bong metal assassins, Weedeater, with the passage coming to a close on April 18th in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Metal Injection-sponsored trek follows the band’s recent ten-date march through Europe (also supporting team Weedeater). From there, the band will do two headlining shows including a special Housecore Records Signing Party at the Blue Nile in New Orleans April 20th before heading back to their home turf for a two-week Australian trek with additional live incursions in support of Dead Set in the plotting stages.
King Parrot w/ Weedeater:
3/20/2015 SXSW Tone Deaf Touring Showcase @ Dirty Dog – Austin, TX
3/21/2015 The Lost Well – Austin, TX
3/24/2015 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
3/25/2015 Pub Rock Live – Scottsdale, AZ
3/26/2015 Casbah – San Diego, CA
3/27/2015 The Complex – Los Angeles, CA
3/28/2015 Catalyst – Santa Cruz, CA
3/29/2015 DNA – San Francisco, CA
3/30/2015 Starlite Lounge – Sacramento, CA
3/31/2015 Dante’s – Portland, OR
4/01/2015 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
4/02/2015 The Pin – Spokane, WA
4/03/2015 Neurolux – Boise, ID
4/04/2015 In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
4/05/2015 Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
4/07/2015 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
4/08/2015 Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
4/09/2015 Rock Island Brewing – Rock Island, IL
4/10/2015 Pyramid Scheme – Grand Rapids, MI
4/11/2015 Subterranean – Chicago, IL
4/12/2015 Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
4/13/2015 Saint Vitus – Brooklyn, NY
4/14/2015 Nectars – Burlington, VT
4/15/2015 T.T. The Bear’s Place – Boston, MA
4/16/2015 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
4/18/2015 Ziggy’s By The Sea – Wilmington, NC
4/19/2015 The Earl – Atlanta. GA * KING PARROT headlines
4/20/2015 Blue Nile – New Orleans, LA Housecore Records Signing Party * KING PARROT headlines
Australian Tour Dates:
5/14/2015 The Loft – Warrnambool, VIC
5/15/2015 Fowlers Live – Adelaide, SA
5/16/2015 The Corner – Melbourne, VIC
5/17/2015 Wrangler Studios – Footscray, VIC
5/21/2015 Magpies – Canberra, ACT
5/22/2015 Corrimal Hotel – Wollongong, NSW
5/23/2015 Newtown Social Club, NSW
5/24/2015 Small Ballroom – Newcastle, NSW
5/28/2015 Tatts Hotel – Lismore, NSW
5/29/2015 Coolangatta Hotel – Gold Coast, QLD
5/30/2015 Crowbar – Brisbane, QLD
5/30/2015 Crowbar – Brisbane, QLD
6/05/2015 Prince Of Wales – Bunbury, WA
6/07/2015 YMCA HQ 0 Perth, WA w/ special guests High Tension,Colossvs
King Parrot’s Dead Set will drop on May 19th, 2015. Preorders and bundles are live worldwide at the following locations:
Housecore Records (NA): http://www.thehousecorestore.com
Agonia Records (EU): https://www.agoniarecords.com/index.php?pos=shop&lang=en
Rocket/EVP (AUS): http://www.nervegas.com.au/king-parrot/dead-set/
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