Metal Anarchy

Butcher Babies have premiered a new video for their latest single “Leaving California.” That track is from the band’s new album, “Nightbloom,” which will be released on October 2 via Judge & Jury Records, the label and production company launched by Howard Benson and Three Days Grace’s Neil Sanderson.

Vocalist Heidi Shepherd commented:

“The writing of this song began in July of 2020 as I saw my industry, family, and friends all one by one leaving California; a place I truly believed would be my forever home. I built my life there. I traded in my 20-year comfort of sandy beaches, ocean air, and the walk of fame for the big unknown. During that time, I wasn’t only breaking up with California, I was moving on from a life that I am so grateful to have experienced, but needed a change. I was leaving a relationship that gave me so much for so many years, but had run dry. On the drive out of town, I found myself humming this chorus melody into my voice notes, documenting in real time, my shedding of that skin. ‘Leaving California’ is about that bittersweet moment where new beginnings seem daunting, yet, oh so, exciting.”

Benson continued:

“I really relate to Heidi’s lyrics on ‘Leaving California.’ It’s very of the moment and timely, but the lyrics are also deeply personal. On the track, the band captures the conflicting emotions of the lyrics with their scorching performance!”

Sanderson added:

“I knew the sky was the limit when I heard the new Butcher Babies record. I said, ‘This is a decades-long band out there being OG’s in a time when people are worried about A.I. They are what rock is supposed to be — dangerously human.’ And ‘Leaving California’ just jumps outta the speakers for me.”