Get ready for another taste of the WASTE! Richmond's hard-charging, thrash metal maniacs MUNICIPAL WASTE have revealed the blistering second single, "High Speed Steel," from their massively-anticipated 7th studio album, "Electrified Brain," that's due out July 1st via Nuclear Blast.
Commenting on the single, guitarist Ryan Waste says: “High Speed Steel is our ode to an era when heavy metal was transitioning into a faster form. We pushed the limits of our sound to channel that classic dynamic and keep the intensity high. It’s about overcoming the pressure and slicing down the odds when everything is stacked against you.”
Watch the lyric video for "High Speed Steel": https://youtu.be/0KnlmGPbToQ
Stream "High Speed Steel": https://municipalwaste.bfan.link/high-speed-steel
Pre-order "Electrified Brain": https://www.municipalwaste.net/electrified-brain
Pre-Save "Electrified Brain": https://municipalwaste.bfan.link/electrified-brain
In case it was missed, stream the upcoming record's initial single "Grave Dive" here: https://municipalwaste.bfan.link/grave-dive
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
- 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.