FROZEN SOUL unleash ‘Invoke War‘ featuring Machine Head’s Robb Flynn. The gripping new single from Texas’ beloved death metal / hardcore band “is about the internal battle we all have to fight when navigating loss, grief, guilt, and depression,” tells vocalist / frontman Chad Green. “It’s about getting back up. It’s meant to be the anthem to your day, the background music to your story, the extra weapon you might need to help conquer whatever you’re struggling with. Robb’s lyrics add a whole new layer of power and emotion to the song. This is a follow up to ‘Arsenal of War,’ which was about remembering and carrying the light and memories of your lost loved one with you.”
FROZEN SOUL give a soul-bearing, vital performance for the ‘Invoke War’ music video which Flynn also guests in. Green reveals, “We wanted to show that this isn’t some big war with a ton of actors—this is the war we fight alone inside every day. We brought trinkets to hold up in the video to remember the good times and remind us that the battle may never end but we can choose to remember while we move forward. At the end, I dig up the dagger from the ‘No Place of Warmth’ video out of the bloody soil, a symbol of how hard it is to remember and relive those things. That dagger has my [late] brother Cory’s name engraved on the side facing away from the camera. I stared at it the entire scene thinking about how badass he would think it was with me all bloody holding a dagger.”
FROZEN SOUL’s forthcoming album No Place of Warmth is a monolithic, majestic and exigent collection of anthems built on the perfect blend of ferocity and subtle melody, allowing soaring guitar leads to guide a lantern through the dark chasm of merciless riffs. Across their third full-length studio album, FROZEN SOUL tells tales of the dark territories that come with dealing with the everyday struggle. It surveys the wasteland in the wake of their triumph and is an open letter to fans that decries life’s cold realities yet gives them the tools and the motivation to conquer on their own.
In just five years, FROZEN SOUL’s brand of all inclusive, in-your-face death metal has captured the attention of countless fans of extreme music globally. No Place of Warmth is their most definitive and defiant record to date. At the centre of it all is vocalist Chad Green, whose sandpaper-y bellow sits somewhere between spiritual guide, dungeon master and soothsayer, delivering tales of unending battles and vanquishing foes. Musically, No Place of Warmth is staunchly death metal, leaning into the unchecked aggression of hardcore punk while maintaining the band’s Texas-sized sound mixing classic American death metal (Obituary, Cannibal Corpse, Mortician, Mota Skuld) and early Earache ruination (Carcass, Bolt Thrower).
No Place of Warmth sees FROZEN SOUL distilled to its primordial essence– a brigade of road-wisened soldiers who’ve been to the frontlines enough and know exactly how to attack in their next barbaric sortie. The result is a more menacing version of the band hellbent on shock and awe and maximal minimalism– across eleven new songs, FROZEN SOUL keep it brief and focused, emphasising brutality but with an ear for hooks. No Place of Warmth is a pinnacle for the band, and a shining example of flawless execution, inline with classics like Tomb of the Mutilated, Cause of Death, Heartwork, and Hacked Up for BBQ. “Our mindset was to stop overthinking it and trying to write the most epic song,” recalls Green.
While the title No Place of Warmth may hint towards subject matter on a glacial terra incognita, ever-expanding and devoid of signs of life, the record is also very much the opposite. “Each song on this record has its own meaning and influences that helped make them what they are, but in their essence are written to give the listener that extra push and power they need to fight those everyday battles. These songs are built to say ‘We won’t be swept away by its winds; we can and we will move forward,’” says vocalist Green emphatically.
This time around they’ve brought a gang to join them. For their latest effort, the band grabbed a trio of incredible collaborators for inclusion– Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance, Devin Swank from Sanguisugabogg and Rob Flynn from Machine Head. Though each adds their distinctive swagger to the LP, none can overshadow the mechanised killing machine behind FROZEN SOUL. “Anytime we have features, it’s with friends and bands that we love and respect who share the same feelings and emotion that we’re trying to get across in the song,” says Green. “Gerard, Rob and Devin all added their own unique styles and love into the songs and really helped bring them to life. It was an absolute pleasure working with them.”
FROZEN SOUL looked to noted producer Josh Schroeder and Random Awesome Studios to do the heavy lifting with No Place of Warmth, spending six weeks in Midland, Michigan for the recording. The session proved to be a bit different than those before, as FROZEN SOUL entered the studio’s halls with a bit of a blank slate, having used much of what they had written to date after years of focused touring and recording. As a result, the band wrote every night and during the day in Midland, working with Schroder to tune the songs and going off of instinct, instead of working and tuning an unfinished idea to death.
FROZEN SOUL’s fresh and live theatrical take on old school death metal has earned them sold out tours and support slots with an array of heavy staples like Dying Fetus, Blood Incantation, Obituary, Amon Amarth, Killswitch Engage and Napalm Death just to name a few. Their breakout EP Encased in Ice (2019) and two full-lengths Crypt of Ice (2021), Glacial Domination (2023), a festival of their own in ‘Wrecking Ball Metal Madness’, and now No Place of Warmth, cement FROZEN SOUL as a leading force of metal’s next generation. Next month they cross the states with Sweden’s Avatar and Fleshgod Apocalypse. Find tickets and more information here.
FROZEN SOUL – No Place Of Warmth
TRACKLISTING
1. No Place Of Warmth (feat. Gerard Way)
2. Invoke War (feat. Machine Head)
3. Absolute Zero
4. Dreadnought (feat. Sanguisugabogg)
5. Chaos Will Reign
6. Eyes of Despair
7. Ethereal Dreams
8. Skinned by the Wind
9. DEATHWEAVER
10. Frost Forged
11. Killin’ Time (Until it’s Time to Kill)
BAND MEMBERS
Chad Green – vocals
Michael Munday – guitars
Chris Bonner – guitars
Samantha Mobley – bass
Matt Dennar – drums
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