Frozen Soul launched a sonic blitzkrieg this morning via their 53-second new single “Absolute Zero“. While this all may be sounding a bit Mr. Freeze in ‘Batman & Robin‘ on the surface, there’s a deeper layer at play. As frontman Chad Green of the Texan death metal band revealed below, the song and its video serve in protest of the recent actions of ICE (United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and related policies being enacted by the current U.S. administration:
“More relevant than the day written – with all of the chaos happening in our country, with ICE killing and ripping apart families, ‘Absolute Zero‘ comes as our stance against authoritarianism and the monsters that are enforcing it.”
As for the Brendan McGowan-directed video that accompanies it, Green added:
“I went and got the biggest sledgehammer I could find, and Sam [bassist] carved ‘icebreaker’ into it. We wrote a little message to the world on it—then I froze a skull I painted in my freezer, put it on a cinder block, and obliterated it. The best ice is crushed ice.”
With Heaven Shall Burn, The Black Dahlia Murder & Frozen Soul:
02/20 London, UK – Electric Ballroom
02/21 Bristol, UK – Bristol Electric
02/22 Glasgow, UK – Garage
02/23 Birmingham, UK – XOYO
02/24 Dublin, IRE – The Academy
02/25 Manchester, UK – Academy
With Heaven Shall Burn, The Halo Effect, The Black Dahlia Murder & Frozen Soul:
02/27 Hamburg, GER – Inselpark Arena
02/28 Cologne, GER – Palladium
03/01 Tilburg, NET – 013
03/03 Lyon, FRA – Transbordeur
03/04 Paris, FRA – Élysée Montmartre
03/05 Brussels, BEL – Ancienne Belgique
03/06 Stuttgart, GER – Porsche-Arena
03/07 Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
03/08 Zurich, SWI – Halle 622
03/10 Milan, ITA – Live Club
03/11 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX – Rockhal
03/13 Berlin, GER – Columbiahalle
03/14 Jena, GER – SPK-Arena Jena
03/15 Brno, CZE – Sono Centrum
03/17 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra Red Stage
03/18 Krakow, POL – Klub Studio
03/19 Vienna, AUT – Gasometer
03/20 Dresden, GER – Messe Dresden
03/21 Munich, GER – Zenith
With Avatar & Fleshgod Apocalypse:
04/16 Sacramento, CA – Channel 24
04/17 Los Angeles, CA – Novo
04/19 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
04/20 Albuquerque, NM – Revel
04/22 San Antonio, TX – Aztec
04/23 Oklahoma City, OK – Criterion
04/25 Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha
04/26 Des Moines, IA – Val Air
04/28 Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
04/29 Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
04/30 Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
05/01 Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Club Stage
05/02 Fort Wayne, IN – The Clyde
05/04 Huntsville, AL – VBC Mars Music Hall
05/05 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
05/06 Knoxville, TN – Mill & Mine
05/07 Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
05/09 Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville
05/10 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
05/12 Richmond, VA – The National
05/13 Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
05/15 New York, NY – Palladium Times Square
05/16 Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Riverworks
05/17 Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple
05/19 Wallingford, CT – The Dome
05/20 Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino
