Legendary New York hardcore juggernauts Pro-Pain are starting a new era by signing with Napalm Records. With the new partnership comes a new release: their sixteenth record, Stone Cold Anger. The band’s first release in eleven years showcases their explosive energy in its purest form: Stone Cold Anger unfolds heavy, angry, and ready as ever—proving Pro-Pain haven’t lost even an ounce of strength. An exceptionally catchy offering, the new album fortifies its groovy melodies and stirring guitar riffs with furious and inciting, anthemic vocals, turning the ten new songs into worthy follow-ups to their massive 2015 hit record, Voice Of Rebellion. With the announcemente comes the record’s first single, “Oceans Of Blood”, an energetic opening track from a record that shows that the scene luminaries have not lost a step in their three-decade campaign of carnage. With this single, the New York-bred hardcore outfit returns heavy, angry, and ready as ever.
About “Oceans Of Blood”, Gary Meskil states, “A common thread runs through the lion’s share of lyrics found in Stone Cold Anger. Much of it has to do with retribution, and our first single, ‘Oceans Of Blood’, is representative of that. The frustration among people worldwide regarding the rampant corruption and criminality of their governments has reached a breaking point. Wars are being waged in their names, without any consent, funded by their own hard-earned tax dollars. With rising living costs and inflation eroding the value of money, tensions are rising. We’ve already seen this reach a critical level in countries like Sri Lanka, France, and more recently, Nepal, where desperate citizens have taken drastic actions against corrupt politicians, even resorting to violence and destruction of property. When those in power evade accountability for their actions, it leaves the populace with little choice but to assert their rights and take back control.”
Stone Cold Anger will be released on May 15th via Napalm Records. Pre-orders are now available here.
