Municipal Waste have been in the studio working on a new album. Tony Foresta told Decibel the following about working on new material amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“I think it’s the best—I know a lot of band’s always say this shit—but it’s the most prepared we’ve ever been. We’re extremely confident with the material. We’ve combing everything, obsessing about everything, because this is a positive thing in our lives right now. So we want to make it the best thing possible. And I think it’s something that we can give to our fans and be proud of.”
In other news, the frontman also recently stayed the night at John Travolta‘s house in Anthony, FL. He shared the below photos from his visit:
During a recent interview with Overdrive.ie, Municipal Waste’s Tony Foresta revealed that the band are “sitting on a lot of new material.” He said the following:
“…To be honest we’re sitting on a lot of new material and I reckon we’re just gonna go for another album. It took us five years to make ‘Slime…‘ and now we’re only 2 years deep and we’re ready to go again! I’ve been so busy with Iron Reagan and Municipal… that I’m actually taking 5/6 months off, just because I’m fucking overworked. It’s finally come to a point where I’ve hit a wall with both projects and I’m exhausted from it.”
Obituary, Municipal Waste, Exhorder, and Nasty Savage will be performing at the “Metalcade 2020 …And Justice For Brawl” festival in Tampa, FL during “WrestleMania” weekend. The event will take place at Cigar City Brewing on April 4.
Municipal Waste will be releasing a new EP titled “The Last Rager” on October 11. The effort will feature four songs including the title track, “Wave Of Death,” “Car-Nivore (Street Meat)” and “Rum For Your Life.” An official video for “Wave Of Death” can be found below:
Municipal Waste have announced a European/UK tour with Toxic Holocaust, Enforcer, and Skeletal Remains. You can find the dates for that run below.
Tour Dates:
11/28 Nurnberg, GER – Z-Bau
11/29 Chemnitz, GER – AJZ
11/30 Antwerpen, BEL – Zappa
12/01 Drachten, NET – Iduna
12/03 Birmingham, UK – The Asylum
12/04 Glasgow, UK – Audio Glasgow
12/05 Belfast, IRE – Limelight
12/06 Manchester, UK – Club Academy
12/07 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
12/08 London, UK – ULU
12/10 Oberhausen, GER – Kulttempel
12/11 Paderno, ITA – Slaughter CLub
12/12 Munich, GER – Backstage
12/13 Cottbus, GER – Gladhouse
12/14 Prague, CZE – Nova Chmelnice
12/15 Berlin, GER – SO36
Municipal Waste and Napalm Death have announced a fall co-headlining tour. Sick Of It All and Take Offense will serve as support. Revocation, Voivod, Psycroptic, Skeletal Remains, Conjurer, Dropdead, and Evildead will also perform on select dates.
Tour Dates:
10/03 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live (feat. Revocation, Voivod, Psycroptic, Skeletal Remains & Conjurer)
10/04 Austin, TX – Mohawk (feat. Revocation, Voivod, Psycroptic, Skeletal Remains & Conjurer)
10/05 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (feat. Revocation, Voivod, Psycroptic, Skeletal Remains & Conjurer)
10/06 Birmingham, AL – Iron City
10/07 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (feat. Revocation, Voivod, Psycroptic, Skeletal Remains & Conjurer)
10/09 Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
10/10 Croydon, PA – Neshaminy Creek Brewery
10/12 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom (feat. Dropdead)
10/13 Worcester, MA – Rock N Shock Festival
10/14 Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater
10/16 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theater
10/17 Chicago, IL – Metro Friday
10/18 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
10/19 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theater
10/20 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
10/22 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
10/23 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom (feat. Evildead)
It looks like Municipal Waste will be releasing a new EP around October or November. Tony Foresta confirmed the news on Jamey Jasta‘s (Hatebreed) “The Jasta Show” and also had the following to say about the effort:
“We have another release down the pipe—which is pretty crazy, we have a EP—we went back after ‘Slime And Punishment‘, this isn’t like extra songs off the album. We went back and wrote a few songs and they fucking rip. So right after this tour I’m going into the studio like three days after this and gonna track some shit. It’s already written. It’s and EP, not an LP. It’s like six songs, it rips.”
Municipal Waste and High On Fire have announced a fall co-headlining tour. Toxic Holocaust and Haunt will serve as support.
Tour Dates:
11/02 Dallas, TX – Canton Hall
11/03 Austin, TX – Mohawk
11/04 New Orleans, LA – Southport Music Hall
11/06 Tampa, FL – Orpheum
11/07 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
11/09 Washington, DC – Black Cat
11/10 Richmond, VA – The National (feat. Gwar)
11/11 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
11/12 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
11/13 Boston, MA – Paradise
11/15 Chicago, IL – Metro
11/17 Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
11/18 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
11/20 Portland, OR – BossaNova Ballroom
11/21 Seattle, WA – Showbox @ The Market
11/23 Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades
11/24 Berkeley, CA – UC Theater
11/25 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick (no High On Fire)
11/26 Santa Ana, CA – Observatory (no High On Fire)
Municipal Waste have premiered a new video for the title track of their latest album “Slime And Punishment.” You can check that out below:
Guitarist Ryan Waste commented:
“Teaming up with Norman Cabrera for this video was a match made in horror. His 35 years experience with practical FX in film shined through as you‘ll see in this latest Waste clip. Not only a fan of monsters, he’s a metal lifer like us, so we saw eye to eye on the aesthetic of everything involved.
Initially, Norman approached me to make a mask for Municipal Waste, which has been his specialty for many years. I said why don’t you do us one better and make a damn video?! He leaped on the opportunity and even stepped up as the director, as well as the effects designer, making multiple masks and creating the horrific world of ‘Slime And Punishment‘.
We all grew up on VHS and that played a major inspiring role in the video as well. It was like making a movie, all the work that went into this and there are countless people to thank. I have to give shout-outs to Slasher Dave for composing the intro score and Joel Grind for taking us out with the synth outro, bookending this nightmare perfectly.”
In other news, the band also have the following dates booked:
07/27 Tolmin, SLO – Metaldays
07/28 Bausendorf, GER – Riez Open Air
07/29 Munich, GER – Free & Easy (feat. Hatebreed, A Traitor Like Judas, etc.)
07/31 Rotterdam, NET – Baroeg (feat. Siberian Meat Grinder)
08/01 Hannover, GER – Bei Chez Heinz (feat. Eastwood)
08/02 Oberhausen, GER – Kulttempel (feat. Karmageddon & Destroy Them)
08/03 Freiburg, GER – Cafe Atlantik
08/04 Albi, FRA – Xtreme Fest
08/05 Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans, FRA – Sylak Open Air
08/06 Milan, ITA – Cusano Milanino
08/07 Karlsruhe, GER – Die Stadtmitte (feat. Skeleton Pit)
08/08 Vienna, AUT – Arena (feat. Terror)
08/09 Jaromer, CZE – Brutal Assault
08/10 Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof (feat. Antipeewee)
08/11 Kortrijk, BEL – Alcatraz Metal Festival
08/12 Vagos, POR – Vagos Metal Fest
08/14 Brescia, ITA – Festa di Radio Onda d’Urto
08/15 Cordenons, ITA – Rock Down
08/16 Dinkelsbuhl, GER – Summer Breeze
08/17 Eindhoven, NET – Dynamo
08/18 Paris, FRA – Le Gibus (feat. Monster Squard, Demerit & Dead 77)
08/19 St. Nolff, FRA – Motocultor Festival
Municipal Waste have announced a June East Coast tour. Dropdead, GangGreen, and Savage Master will serve as support at select shows. Here’s the dates:
06/09 Croydon, PA – Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company (feat. Comeback Kid, Mindpower & Activate)
06/12 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
06/13 New York, NY – Rocks Off Convert Cruise
06/14 Easton, PA – One Center Square
06/15 Brattleboro, VT – The Stone Church
06/16 Montebello, QC – Rock Fest
06/17 Providence, RI – Alchemy