Municipal Waste - New Single "Electrified Brain"" Out Today / New Album Out On July 1st!

Richmond's hard-charging, thrash metal maniacs MUNICIPAL WASTE have debuted the title track from their massively-anticipated 7th studio album, "Electrified Brain," that's due out July 1st via Nuclear Blast. Their third single, "Electrified Brain," arrives in the grotesque form of a face-melting horror short directed by esteemed FX artist Norman Cabrera (From Dusk Till Dawn, The Walking Dead, Kill Bill).

Watch the video for "Electrified Brain": https://youtu.be/UW5tPOBp-ck

Listen to the title track on all streaming platforms: https://municipalwaste.bfan.link/electrified-brain-single

Pre-order "Electrified Brain": https://www.municipalwaste.net/electrified-brain

Pre-Save "Electrified Brain": https://municipalwaste.bfan.link/electrified-brain

Commenting on the new single and video, guitarist Ryan Waste says: “'Electrified Brain' is a tale of revenge and redemption, continuing the concept of our song ‘Mental Shock’ rounding out the ‘Deathripper Trilogy.’ It’s about being wrongfully accused and stripped of your rights, only to overcome and break free through the electric power of heavy music. We called upon our friend Norman Cabrera once again to handle the title track music video after the incredible job he did on ‘Slime and Punishment.’ Visually he went above and beyond and it became a much more cinematic experience thanks to Rob Lucas at Wolfpack Studios.”

Norman Cabrera adds about making the video: "I pulled out all the stops for this video. It's in the spirit of classic Heavy Metal videos like Ozzy's Bark at the Moon and Dio's The Last in Line. Sci Fi-Horror imagery lends itself very well to the vibe of the band. We’re channeling a bit of Cronenberg and Carpenter. The best sci fi movies of the past often take current events and put them in a fantastic setting. The video takes place in a not so distant dystopian future where your individuality can be taken away by a faceless organization. It’s a wild concept but not too far off from our world today."

More from "Electrified Brain":

"Grave Dive" Audio Single - https://youtu.be/ACnkjKmRCrs

"High Speed Steel" Lyric Video - https://youtu.be/0KnlmGPbToQ

"Electrified Brain" Tracklisting:

01. Electrified Brain

02. Demoralizer

03. Last Crawl

04. Grave Dive

05. The Bite

06. High Speed Steel

07. Thermonuclear Protection

08. Blood Vessel - Boat Jail

09. Crank The Heat

10. Restless and Wicked

11. Ten Cent Beer Night

12. Barreled Rage

13. Putting On Errors

14. Paranormal Janitor

MUNICIPAL WASTE will be on the road in support of "Electrified Brain" all summer and fall in North America and Europe including tours with AT THE GATES and ANTHRAX.

Purchase tickets here: https://www.municipalwaste.net/tour

North America 2022

w/EXODUS, VOIVOD, INTEGRITY, EXTINCTION A.D., BEWITCHER

June 18 - Liverpool, NY - Pure Filth Festival @ Sharkey's Bar & Grill

w/INTEGRITY, BEWITCHER

June 19 - Garwood, NJ - Crossroads

June 21 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall

June 22 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Cafe

June 23 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest (7:30PM @ Generac Power Stage)

w/INTEGRITY, BEWITCHER

June 24 - Columbus, OH - Skullys Music Diner

w/AT THE GATES, THROWN INTO EXILE

Aug 17 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre

Aug 18 - Pomona, CA - The Glass House

Aug 19 - Berkeley, CA - The UC Theatre

w/AT THE GATES, ENFORCED

Aug 22 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre

Aug 23 - Lawrence, KS - The Granada

Aug 24 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall

Aug 25 - Toronto, ON - The Danforth Music Hall

Aug 26 - Montreal, QC - Theatre Corona

w/ANTHRAX, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, HATEBREED, AT THE GATES, ENFORCED

Aug 27 - Worcester, MA - Tattoo The Earth Festival @ Palladium

w/AT THE GATES, ENFORCED

Aug 28 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer

Aug 29 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore

Aug 30 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza

Sep 8 - Cave-In-Rock, IL - Full Terror Assault 2022

Sep 10 - Alton, VA - Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2022

Europe 2022 (w/ ANTHRAX)

Sep 27 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy

Sep 29 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Academy

Sep 30 - Glasgow, UK - O2 Academy

Oct 1 - Newcastle, UK - O2 City Hall

Oct 3 - Leeds, UK - O2 Academy

Oct 4 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City

Oct 6 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy

Oct 8 - London, UK - Brixton Academy

Oct 10 - Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belgique

Oct 11 - Tilburg, NL - Poppodium 013

Oct 13 - Paris, FR - Bataclan

Oct 14 - Oberhausen, DE - Turbinenhalle

Oct 15 - Leipzig, DE - Werk 2

Oct 17 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega Main Hall

Oct 18 - Göteborg, SE - Restaurang Trägårn

Oct 19 - Stockholm, SE - Annexet

Oct 21 - Oulu, FI - Tapahtumakeskus Tullisali

Oct 22 - Turku, FI - Logomo Kitchen

Oct 23 - Tallinn, EE - Tallinna Kultuurikatel

Oct 25 - Warsaw, PL - Klub Stodola

Oct 26 - Frankfurt, DE - Batschapp

Oct 27 - Stuttgart, DE - LKA Longhorn

Oct 29 - Brno, CZ - Sono Centrum

Oct 31 - Budapest, HU - Babra Negra

Nov 1 - Zagreb, HR - Culture Factory

Nov 2 - Vienna, AT - Arena

Nov 4 - Milan, IT - Alcatraz

Nov 5 - Zurich, CH - Komplex 457

Since 2001, Municipal Waste have uncompromisingly stuck to their guns as hard-partying and even harder-hitting torchbearers of 21st century thrash metal. The Richmond, VA quintet—Tony Foresta [vocals], Ryan Waste [guitar], Philip “Landphil” Hall [bass], Dave Witte [drums], and Nick Poulos [guitar]—have transformed from a cult favorite into metal mainstays for a generation. Along the way, Decibel touted "The Art of Partying" in its coveted “Hall of Fame” and asserted it “revved up interest in thrash and inspired a fresh wave of youthful new bands.” Metal Hammer christened "The Art of Partying" one of “The 50 Greatest Thrash Metal Albums Ever,” while Loudwire pegged "The Art of Partying" as “The Best Thrash Album of 2007” and "Hazardous Mutation" as “The Best Thrash Album of 2005.” The guys have sold out countless shows on multiple continents and piled up tens of millions of streams in the process. 2017’s "Slime and Punishment" bowed in the Top 3 of the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart, and "The Last Rager" EP only accelerated their momentum in 2019.

Municipal Waste maintain course as vicious and vital as ever on 2022’s Electrified Brain [Nuclear Blast] as heard on tracks like "Grave Dive," "High Speed Steel" and "Crank The Heat." Recorded during the pandemic in Philadelphia with producer Arthur Rizk [Power Trip, Code Orange], the sessions would be the first time the band reunited in person after a year. Together, they achieved “a thicker and heavier sound.”

In the end, "Electrified Brain" will give you everything you’d want from a Municipal Waste record or heavy metal record, period. “We hope you walk away with some bloody ears, blown speakers, pissed off parents, black eyes, and a healthy distrust of authority,” says Tony.