Lithium Zion, the latest offering from Australian band Deaf Wish, is out this Friday via Sub Pop Records. Today, the Melbourne four piece have also announced tour with Hot Snakes and shared new video for single “Metal Carnage“.
In the words of the band’s guitarist/vocalist Jensen Tjhung, who co-directed the video with his bandmate, Daniel Twomey, the new video for “Metal Carnage” features the band’s vocalist/bassist Lee Parker “burning down Bell St with the Roof Rat up top, riding the lights 200kph down Sydney Rd d-d-do I stutter [watch here]?!”
Watch the video below.
The music on Lithium Zion was collaboratively written by Deaf Wish, with each member taking turns on lyrical and vocal duties throughout the album. Lithium Zion was recorded at Head Gap Recording Studio in Melbournein April of 2017 with Nao Anzai, and mixed and mastered by Mikey Young of Total Control (who also mixed the group’s “St. Vincent’s” 7” single and Pain album, both released on Sub Pop).
Deaf Wish have announced European shows in October, opening for labelmates Hot Snakes from October 11th-19th, including London’s Oslo on the 19th. Dates are as follows:
Oct. 11- Berlin, DE – Lido $
Oct. 12- Hamburg, DE – Molotov $
Oct. 13- Lund, SE – Mejeriet $
Oct. 14- Goteborg, SE – Pustervik $
Oct. 15- Stockholm, SE – Debaser $
Oct. 16- Copenhagen, DK – Hotel Cecil $
Oct. 18- Kortrijk, BE – De Kreun $
Oct. 19- London, UK – Oslo $
$ w/ Hot Snakes
Lithium Zion is released in the UK on Sub Pop on Friday 3rd August (27th July in US + Rest of World)