End Of Suffering does what all great music should- lift the spirits and stir the soul
FRANK CARTER AND THE
RATTLESNAKES
NEW LP “END OF SUFFERING” RELEASED MAY 3RD ON INTERNATIONAL DEATH CULT
PRE-ORDER HERE: https://fcatr.lnk.to/EndOfSufferingPR
LIVE UK/ EU INTIMATE DATES ANNOUNCED
TICKETS HERE: https://fcatr.lnk.to/PreOrderPR
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “CROWBAR” HERE:
They say the third time’s the charm, and, after the breathtaking, ruthlessly efficient one-two punch of “Blossom” and “Modern Ruin”, here we are – at FRANK CARTER AND THE RATTLESNAKES’ album number three – at once a stadium sized declaration of intent and a deeply personal cri-de-coeur called “End of Suffering”.
Recorded in just six months over the heatwave that engulfed London last year, End Of Suffering - named after the Buddhist term for enlightenment- is the sound of a band entering an entirely new realm of the senses, a forty minute rock’n’rollercoaster of molten-hot bangers, scorched-soul ballads and grunge lullabies laced through with a lacerating lyrical honesty.
With Cam Blackwood (George Ezra / Jack Savoretti) at the helm and legendary mixer Alan Moulder (Nine Inch Nails / Queens Of The Stone Age) sprinkling sonic stardust, the resultant album sees Carter, co-songwriter Dean Richardson and co not so much spreading their wings as running and leaping headfirst into heretofore uncharted waters. Opener ‘Why A Butterfly Can’t Love A Spider’ finds Frank at full stretch, singing: “When I’m high I’m in heaven/When I’m low I’m in hell”, while first single “Crowbar” is tauter than a highwire and relentlessly sharpened to a razor’s edge, a sonic Molotov cocktail of a track delivered with the anarchic zeal of the gilets-jaunes rioters. “I saw an amazing bit of graffitti during the Paris riots which said: ‘We’ve cut off heads for less than this’” enthuses Frank. “I loved that attitude. People are sick of being force fed doom and gloom.” It also comes complete with a video directed by long-time collaborator Ross Cairns (who has also directed videos for Biffy Clyro and QOTSA) and acts as a blistering clarion call to arms.
When the fury is dialled down however, even more startling shades start to surface. ‘Anxiety’ is a paranoic festival anthem in waiting, while ‘Love Games’ is an absolute beauty; a distortion-heavy nod to Amy Winehouse’s finest moment destined to soundtrack the summer. ‘Angel Wings’, meanwhile, is as bleakly poetic as Charles Bukowski. A howl of existential despair involving vodka and viocodin induced visions of ‘feathers made of diamond rings/dragons made of oxygen’ it’s worthy of those other harrowingly honest third albums, The Manic Street Preachers’ Holy Bible & Nirvana’s In Utero (both band favourites).
The album also features Tom Morello as a guest guitarist on ‘Tyrant Lizard King’. The two re-connected after many years at Resurrection Festival in Spain last summer, where Frank infamously sung Rage classic ‘Killing In The Name’ to a 40,000 strong crowd, finishing the track with a stage dive worthy of the rock’n’roll hall of fame.
Indeed. In an age of say-nothing pop and codified corporate rock, End Of Suffering does what all great music should- lift the spirits and stir the soul.
TRACKLISTING
Why a Butterfly Can’t Love a Spider
Tyrant Lizard King feat. Tom Morello
Heartbreaker
Crowbar
Love Games
Anxiety
Angel Wings
Supervillian
Latex Dreams
Kitty Sucker
Little Devil
End of Suffering
In the lead up to album release, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes will play intimate shows across the UK and Europe, bringing their trademark intensity and raucous stage presence to tiny venues and giving a first glimpse of End Of Suffering in a live setting. Tickets to these very intimate gigs will be available to fans early via an exclusive pre-sale on the website, head here.
End Of Suffering will be released on several exclusive, limited edition formats, full info on the band’s website here.
LIVE DATES
Thursday, February 7 - The Bullingdon, Oxford
Friday, February 8 - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Saturday, February 9 - Dreamland (Ballroom), Margate
Monday, February 11 - The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth
Tuesday, February 12 - The Fleece, Bristol
Wednesday, February 13 - Sin City, Swansea
Friday, February 15 - The Sugarmill, Stoke
Saturday, February 16 - Empire, Coventry
Monday, February 18 - Peddler, Sheffield
Tuesday, February 19 - Arts Club Theatre, Liverpool
Thursday, February 21 - Think Tank, Newcastle
Friday, February 22 - Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh
Saturday, February 23 - Fibbers, York
Friday, March 15 - M4M Festival, Zurich - Switzerland
Saturday, March 16 - Z-Bau, Nuremberg - Germany
Monday, March 18 - Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette - Luxembourg
Tuesday, March 19 - La Poudriere, Belfort - France
Wednesday, March 20 - Les Docks, Lausanne - Switzerland
Friday, March 22 - La Cooperative de Mai, Clermont Ferrand - France
Saturday, March 23 - Rockstore, Montpellier – France
Monday, March 25 - Santeria Club, Milan - Italy
Tuesday, March 26 - Locomotive Club, Bologna - Italy
Thursday, March 28 - Culture Factory, Zagreb - Croatia
Friday, March 29 - Simm City, Vienna - Austria
Saturday, March 30 - Akvarium Klub, Budapest - Hungary
Monday, April 1 - Hydrozagadka, Warsaw - Poland
Wednesday, April 3 - Lucerna Bar, Prague - Czech Republic
Thursday, April 4 - Bei Chez Heinz, Hannover - Germany
Friday, April 5 - Matrix Club, Bochum - Germany
Saturday, April 6 - Faster & Louder Festival– Eindhoven, Netherlands
Wednesday, May 30th - Dauwpop Festival, Hellendoorn
Saturday, June 1st - Primavera Sound, Barcelona
Friday, July 5th - Down The Rabbit Hole, Ewijk
Thursday, 20th July - Deichbrand Festival, Cuxhaven
Tuesday, 13th August - Sziget Festival, Budapest
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