British mathcore trio Pupil Slicer have announced a November 07th release date for their third studio album, “Fleshwork“. This outing finds the band joined by bassist Luke Booth and was tracked at Nø Studio in Manchester, UK with producer Joe Clayton (of Pijn). A press release stated of the record:
“‘Fleshwork‘ serves as a cathartic conduit for those who are “othered” by a society distinctly lacking in empathy, as Pupil Slicer champions their own brand of ‘trans inclusive radical hatred.'”
The band themselves collectively added:
“‘Fleshwork” is a deconstruction of what it means to be human, the penchant for personal and society-wide self-destruction and systemic cruelty that seems all but guaranteed to rear its head as long as humans exist. It’s more grounded and emotionally charged than previous work, with a stronger emphasis on the failings of our world to look after those who need it the most and our own ability to look after ourselves.
How much pain can you inflict on yourself and others before you cease to be human? There is no limit; all of the worst things to happen to the human race have been caused by its own members. Fleshwork‘s new image of Pupil Slicer is one that’s frayed around the edges, incinerated and burned to the ground; a survivor in a wasteland of loss and decay.”
A David Gregory-directed video for the title track went up to day, August 26th, with the band having the following to share regarding it:
“‘Fleshwork‘ as a track originally started as experimentation into more industrial and groove-oriented writing that we found really worked well in the practice space. Since road testing this song, we’ve found it hits like a brick wall live and really works in that setting so we believe it’s a great starting point for this new era.
Lyrically, this song encompasses a lot of the themes of the album, dealing with manipulation, death, and total eradication of one’s own humanity to further a cause you don’t believe in and perpetuate a cycle of killing. The music video was directed by our good friend David Gregory who we are excited to be collaborating with again. The narrative in the video spans across all of the upcoming singles for this release, to tell a story that depicts the tonal and thematic elements of our album through a cinematic eye.”
“Fleshwork” track listing:
01 – “Heather”
02 – “Gordian”
03 – “Sacrosanct”
04 – “Innocence”
05 – “Black Scrawl”
06 – “Nomad”
07 – “Fleshwork”
08 – “White Noise”
09 – “Cenote”
Pre-orders can be obtained through pupilslicer.ffm.to/fleshworkalbum.
