East London quartet Saint Agnes has released an emotional live video for their new single, “This Is Not The End”, a tribute to Kitty A. Austen’s grief for her late mother. The song is taken from the group’s upcoming album “Bloodsuckers”, out July 21 through Spinefarm. You can watch the video below and pre-order “Bloodsuckers” here.
“I really wanted to write a song directly about my grief to have on the album, but it was just too difficult for the longest time,” comments Austen. “I was so raw and broken that I struggled to put myself in the place I needed to be in to get it done. But I did get there. The song was written and recorded as the very last thing on the album at the eleventh hour. It’s a tribute to my mother and the depth of my love for her. Then for the video we recorded a live piano version of the song at Rockfield Studios, it was a very vulnerable but special moment for us as a band.”
Hailing from the UK, Saint Agnes are all about honest lyrics and explosive vocal performances, plus rage-fueled music intended to give a voice to those closer to the fringe than the center. With its violent riffs, venomous vocals, and punk attitude, the title track single serves as a no-holds-barred introduction to the “Bloodsuckers” album.
The vocalist comments on the single and video, saying, “I wrote ‘Bloodsuckers’ when I couldn’t take it anymore – when I decided to stop allowing people to crush me, to diminish me. I took my rage and my pain and used it as fuel and I burned. We are not defined by what has been done to us. We decide who we are. We choose who we want to be. We are whole. We are worthy. The video is an introduction to Team Bloodsuckers. Join us.”
“Bloodsuckers” tracklisting:
“Bloodsuckers”
“Animal”
“I Mean Nothing To You”
“Outsider”
“This Is Not The End”
“Follow You”
“I Am”
“At War With Myself”
“Middle Finger”
“Body Bag” (Feat. Mimi Barks)
“Forever And Ever”