Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Beartooth, a platinum-certified melodic metalcore band, will release their sixth studio album, “Pure Ecstasy,” on August 28, as per theprp. The band’s new company, Fearless Records, will release the 11-song album. The title track’s new music video can be found below. This record’s main single, “Free,” caused a lot of criticism, although the majority of it was caused by the video and vocalist Caleb Shomo’s drastic transformation. Jordan Fish, a former keyboardist for Bring Me The Horizon, and Misha Mansoor, a guitarist for Periphery, co-wrote the album’s title tune. Along with Shomo and Beartooth bassist/vocalist Oshie Bichar, Fish co-produced the album.
Song one is always a crucial part of an album to me. It’s gotta lock you into the vibe out of the gate. ‘Pure Ecstasy‘ was birthed in a studio with Misha Mansoor, ridiculous loudspeakers, and the dumbest heaviest chugs we could chug. Once it was brought home and expanded on with Jordan Fish, there was no question it was the album opener. Play loud and kick ass.
”Pure Ecstasy‘ represents something different. Bigger and more collaborative than any previous Beartooth album, the record finds Shomo stretching himself toward a new level of vulnerability – and for the first time he didn’t do it alone. Early songwriting contributions from Skyler Accord (Issues, Twenty One Pilots, Bilmuri) helped shape early tracks. Meanwhile, working alongside Fish (Bring Me The Horizon, Poppy, Architects) cracked Caleb fully open, pushing a rawer examination than ever before.
The collaborative spirit continued throughout the recording process as well: bassist Oshie Bichar, guitarists Zach Huston and Will Deely, and drummer Connor Denis – who have evolved into a formidable live unit around Shomo — all played larger roles than ever before. ‘Pure Ecstasy‘ also marks the first Beartooth album where Shomo did not perform every instrument himself, with Denis performing drums across the record during sessions at NRG Recording Studios.
For years, Beartooth turned pain into anthems shouted back at the world. ‘Pure Ecstasy‘ captures what happens on the other side of that fight: not perfection or peace, but the possibility of freedom.’
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