Florida to Seattle avant-garde metal trio Flagman are set to release their latest EP, Before The Blast, on October 17th.
The group has also shared a music video for the first single off the upcoming effort, “The Punishment Committee” is out now.
Frontman Sam Stewart shared the following:
This EP is the first that I’ve written and recorded almost exclusively myself so a lot of it was born out of me messing around with new gear and new software for the first time. I was listening to a lot of Ministry and Nailbomb and industrial music – checking out other artists that head up a ‘band,’ but it’s really just one or two people creating everything in the studio. I threw myself into the process, and this is what came out the other side. I wanted something really aggressive and immediate, both musically and lyrically. I had the phrase ‘I’ll show you something you won’t ever forget’ rattling around in my head, and it felt like a perfect fit for the song’s vibe.
Lyrically, it was inspired by a lot of personal upheaval in my life that also felt like it was reflected in the world, both presently and in the past. This song and EP are a result of that experimentation and soldiering forward in the face of an uncertain future, something that we all come up against, and really something that you’re always facing – any plans or ideas of the future you might have are really just fantasies that we hang our hopes on.
Before the Blast track list:
1. Les Enfants Perdus Pt. 1
2. The Punishment Committee
3. The Flashlight Of God
4. The Nobody In Charge
5. Les Enfants Perdus Pt. 2
Flagman also has the following live dates scheduled:
10/01 Nashville, TN @ Cannery Hall
10/02 Indianapolis, IN @ The White Rabbit Cabaret
10/03 Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
10/04 Whitewater, WI @ Strange LaGrange
10/05 Minneapolis, MN @ Underground Music Venue
11/01 Palmdale, CA @ Transplants Brewing
11/02 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
11/04 Redding, CA @ The Dip
11/05 Eugene, OR @ John Henry’s
11/06 Portland, OR @ Twilight Bar & Cafe
11/07 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse
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