Metal Anarchy

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats will be releasing a new live album, titled “Slaughter On First Avenue,” on July 28. The effort was recorded during two shows at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN back in 2019 and 2022. The first single, a live version of “Dead Eyes Of London,” can be found below:

“Slaughter On First Avenue” Track Listing:

01. “I See Through You”
02. “Waiting For Blood”
03. “Death’s Door”
04. “Shockwave City”
05. “Thirteen Candles”
06. “Dead Eyes Of London”
07. “Pusher Man”
08. “Ritual Knife”
09. “Slow Death”
10. “Crystal Spiders”
11. “Blood Runner”
12. “Desert Ceremony”
13. “I’ll Cut You Down”
14. “No Return”

Vocalist/guitarist Kevin R. Starrs commented:

“People have been asking for a live record, and sometimes it’s nice to give people what they want. Especially if you follow it up with something they definitely don’t want! Overall it’s a very raw sounding recording, and that’s just how it was on the night. There was no specific reason for choosing the first show, other than some guy just turned up and offered to record it, so we let him! It’s a proper live record with all the mistakes kept in.”

He also added:

“I think one of our strengths is that most of what we do live is the exact opposite of what’s expected at a rock show. There’s no warm chit-chat, no rehearsed anecdotes, no pleasantries, no running around. It’s so dark you can’t see our faces, and sometimes we play with our backs turned. It shouldn’t work, but it does. We just lock into the music and feed off the crowd. Some people still want all that old-time stage banter stuff and want to feel loved, which is fine, but I think a cold relentless hammer attack on the senses works better for a band like us.

The second show had a few different songs so it made sense to add those in. The first show was better, though. I remember the crowd was pretty wild that night. The second show was more subdued and a bit looser. That was just as gigs started happening again, so I think people were still a bit cautious. Either that or all the wild ones had died!”