British crossover band Cage Fight have issued a new single titled “Oxygen” from their impending sophomore album “Exuvia“. The group have plans to issue that record this Friday, May 01st via Spinefarm. Vocalist Rachel Aspet said the following of this new track, which is accompanyined by a music video that was directed by Shaun Hodson (Cradle Of Filth, Ihsahn):
“When your worries occupy all the space in your head, you’re navigating through fog; every task, every move, feels like a challenge. Oxygen is about a fight against time, when everything becomes overwhelming and suffocating.
The mask on the album cover is the radiotherapy mask my grandmother wore every day for her cancer treatment. It was moulded to her, and I’m now wearing it as she lives through me. The process was painful and exhausting. This is a symbol of strength, perseverance, and healing. It represents a cage you fight in, until you shed your skin and are reborn. The mask also has specific meanings for each song on the album.
In ‘Oxygen‘, we wanted to portray the feelings of fear, oppression and anxiety. To be locked in this cage, pushed down by its weight. The mask here is our own mind, and overwhelming thoughts, while seeing time passing by and being powerless.”
The group will complement this Friday’s arrival of the album with a launch party to be held the same day at Blondie’s in London, UK. Following that, they’ll be hitting the road for a string of festival appearances, see below for the dates.
