STREAM: SELF-TAPE
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WATCH: "ETHICAL HUNTING"
Massachusetts metal band MouthBreather has released their new album, Self-Tape, on Good Fight Music. Self-Tape is unrelentingly heavy, crushing, and unforgiving. Each of the ten tracks on the record were influenced by films that have inspired the band at key points in their lives, from horror to drama, creating jarring and introspective lyrics. The band fuses together elements of metallic hardcore, technical metal, post-hardcore, nu-metal, and more into a frenzied swirl. Scathing vocals pair with odd time-signatures, hardcore breakdowns meet electronic noise. It’s a wild ride, and a masterclass in experimentation that MouthBreather has become known for across their four albums. The record was produced by Nick Cates and Ryan Fosdick, and mixed by Nick Cates, at Burnout Labs, and mastered by Jay Maas (Defeater) at Getaway Recording.
Self-Tape is available now through Good Fight Music.
MouthBreather was founded in 2016 by guitarist Ryan Fosdick, joined thereafter by drummer Nick Cates and bassist Derek Lamerouex, assuming it's ultimate form with Brett Cates taking over vocals. The band made their debut with 2017’s Pig, followed by 2018’s Dollmeat, and 2021’s I’m Sorry Mr. Salesman. MouthBreather will head out on tour this December tour alongside Left To Suffer, Tallah, Chamber, and Tracheotomy. You can find a full list of upcoming shows below.
Self-Tape Tracklist:
1. Ethical Hunting
2. Imaginary Skin
3. Wave to Me
4. You Try to Die
5. Shotgun Funeral
6. iDoctor
7. Rot Out
8. I Know Best
9. Solemate
10. Self-Tape
Tour Dates:
11/25 - Philadelphia, PA @ Bonk’s Bar
11/27 - Chesapeake, VA @ Riffhouse Pub
11/29 - Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn
w/ Left to Suffer, Tallah, Chamber, and Tracheotomy
12/1 - Houston, TX @ No Sleep Fest
12/2 - Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live w/ The Browning
12/3 - Tyler, TX @ Bricks Bar
12/5 - Little Rock, AR @ Vino’s
12/6 - Springfield, MO @ Outland Ballroom
12/7 - Lincoln, NE @ Cosmic Eye
12/8 - Joliet, IL @ The Forge
12/9 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom (Cleveland Mosh Fest)
12/10 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Stache
12/12 - London, ON @ Rum Runners
12/13 - Ottawa, ON @ Rainbow Bistro
12/14 - Quebec City, QC @ LA SOURCE DE LA MARTINIERE
12/15 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
12/16 - Albany, NY @ Empire Underground
12/17 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro