ANNOUNCE NEW LP ‘CHOSEN HELL’ OUT NOVEMBER 6 VIA SHARPTONE (U.S.)/DINE ALONE RECORDS (CANADA). FEATURES GUEST FROM SPIRITBOX’S COURTNEY LAPLANTE + INCENDIARY’S BRENDAN GARRONE.

The band’s eighth and latest LP, further distills the potency of the musical elements that have defined CBK since the beginning while once again evolving their creative spectrum, weaving in influences of blazing modern metal, piss-and-vinegar punk, and even vulnerable melodicism that adds compelling contrast to their longstanding and beloved sonic foundation. The band has shared the video for the title track. It pairs deeply introspective lyricism atop a punishing aural arsenal. Additionally, the album cover design is an actual structure built by Callum Preston in Melbourne, Australia. Defying a sadly and increasingly pervasive trend in today’s heavy music scene, band have managed to not only maintain but expand the energy and urgency of their groundbreaking debut and sophomore LPs over the course of a decorated 25+ year career. Luckily — at least for their fervidly loyal fanbase — there’s a lot to be angry about these days… Two selections add new names to combo’s long and diverse list of guest vocalists, with Spiritbox frontwoman Courtney LaPlante injecting her raw guttural glory into ‘Shedding Season’ while Incendiary’s Brendan Garrone augments the ferocity of ‘Yesterday’s Gone’ with his trademark swagger. There’s still plenty to be angry about, but ‘Chosen Hell’ is a masterclass in processing that pain and rage and outputting something truly transcendent — a reward for conquering the hardships we all encounter. And if Comeback Kid can carry forward this trend of continually exceeding their own standards, then we can only eagerly await what might come next. The quintet, comprised of Neufeld, guitarists Jeremy Hiebert and Stu Ross, bassist Chase Brenneman, and drummer Terrance Pettitt, cut LP with heralded producer/engineer Will Putney at his Graphic Nature Audio studio in New Jersey — an exercise that clearly elevated the impact, power, and passion of these 11 tracks.

“The theme of the title track on our new album touches on morality and ethics” explains singer Andrew Neufeld. “Something as simple as right or wrong. Good or evil. Healthy or unhealthy, and our ability to make a choice. Often, we are incapable of choosing the right thing, and we find ourselves in situations that we know hold us back, therefore affecting our own well being. The outcome is what we make of it. Overall, I was able to let my guard down a little bit while writing for this one, and took more input from everybody else, it was really collaborative that way, which is also kind of new for us.

‘CHOSEN HELL’ TRACKLISTING:

“Target On My Back”
“Vindication”
“Shedding Season” (Feat. Courtney LaPlante)
“Lost And Found”
“Underneath The Pressure”
“Chosen Hell”
“Yesterday’s Gone” (Feat. Incendiary’s Brendan Garrone)
“Tunnel Vision”
“Becoming”
“Heartland Elegy”
“Too Late”

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