Shock Narcotic (Pig Destroyer, Child Bite, ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan, etc.) have premiered a new video for their new song “Oblivion Licker.” This track is from the band’s newly released album “My Flesh Is Afraid But I Am Not.”
Shawn Knight (Child Bite) commented on the single:
“The song is about feeling like everything is falling apart before your very eyes, accepting your reality and finding the strength to push through. It’s a pretty bleak, self-deprecating tune… but the takeaway is that in the end you are in control of how you react to life’s challenges. Embrace the absurdity of life, stop being your own worst enemy, laugh to keep from crying. Instead of bowing down to an early death, give it a smooch and move on.”
His bandmates also added the following about the album:
Jeff Tuttle (ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan):
“Like the duality that the title suggests, ‘My Flesh Is Afraid But I Am Not‘ revels in incongruence and its creation was powered by the collision of opposing ideals. On the outside, the recording process was meticulous and driven by perfectionism, but on the inside, it was equally full of artistic doubt and performative insecurities. It represents confidence versus anxiety and depression. Pride and self-deprecation. It was a labor of love as much as it was an act of compulsion stemming from that musical voice in my head that can’t be turned off. In the end, all of that dissonance birthed a beast of a record. I truly feel like we made something special.”
Don Slater (ex-Battlecross):
“Another masterpiece squeezed and distilled from the heads of Jeff and Shawn. Wisened from the first album, the songs on this album are unique in their own way yet retain the chaotic nature that I love about Shock Narcotic. The fact these fine gentlemen allowed me to ply my bass-ic abilities to their amalgamated insanity is nothing short of an honor. Incredibly proud of this record and the freedom it allowed.”
Adam Jarvis (Pig Destroyer):
“When first asked to record the drums for the album, it blew my mind from the first listen. A bit different and ‘out of the box’ for me and had an absolute blast recording it. Diverse, intense, and a cohesive journey of madness is the best way to describe it.”
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