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Having recently obliterated three venues during their almost instantly sold-out introductory U.K. headline tour, today Roadrunner Records band Empire State Bastard have shared a new video for their debut track "Harvest". Directed by Nick Suchak, the video features electrifying live footage from all three shows on the tour and captures the band's visceral and unpredictable onslaught.
Empire State Bastard is led by Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro) and Mike Vennart (Biffy Clyro live guitarist and solo artist, ex-Oceansize), Empire State Bastard features the legendary Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Testament, Mr. Bungle) on drums, with Naomi Macleod (Bitch Falcon) rounding out the live line-up on bass.
The concept for Empire State Bastard emerged when Neil and Vennart would spend downtime on tour sitting at the back of their bus sharing the heaviest, most avant-garde and confrontational music they could find. Now, a decade on from its conception, the project is finally coming to fruition with Vennart writing the songs and recording all the guitars, and Neil focusing on vocals and lyrics.
Up next, Empire State Bastard are slated for a run of international festival sets confirmed for this Summer at Download Festival (June 9th), HellFest (June 18th), 2000trees (July 7th), ArcTanGent (July 17th), and Malakoff (July 21st). For tickets and more information on Empire State Bastard's upcoming live dates here.
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