The official Jim Louvau-directed music video for "G.A.A.D.", the latest single from Arizona's GO AHEAD AND DIE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's self-titled debut album, which is being released today (Friday, June 11) via Nuclear Blast. GO AHEAD AND DIE features vocalist and guitarist Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SEPULTURA) along with his son, singer, guitar and bass player Igor Amadeus Cavalera, as well as Zach Coleman on drums. GO AHEAD AND DIE's sound mixes elements of death and thrash metal, with early CELTIC FROST influences and a punk attitude. Max comments: "Pissed off! Angry! Unapologetic! Raw! This album is what happens when greed and injustice take over. We must use our music as a weapon!" Igor Amadeus states: "'G.A.A.D.' is the anthem to this album and to these fucked up times. A middle finger to those in control, those that decide who lives and who dies." GO AHEAD AND DIE's tempos are wild, with a contempt for modern social ills palpable, its riffs monstrous and captivating. They make angry, spiteful, utterly engaging, spirited extreme music for increasingly extreme times. The self-titled debut sees Max and Igor splitting guitar and vocal duties, with utter madman style drumming from Coleman of the blistering BLACK CURSE and critically acclaimed KHEMMIS. It sounds like a relic from the glory days of thrash, proto-death metal, and filthy rotten punk, the kind of band that would inspire a teenaged thrasher in 1987 to carve the GO AHEAD AND DIE logo into a school desk. Vocals weren't tracked over and over in the pursuit of some kind of "perfect" takes. Coleman didn't play to a click-track. The heart and soul of GO AHEAD AND DIE is all about just going for it, the traditional way. Engineer Charles Elliott captured the sessions with the help of Platinum Underground Studio owner John Aquilino. The album was mixed by Arthur Rizk, whose credits include POWER TRIP, CRO-MAGS, and CAVALERA CONSPIRACY. The artwork for the album was created by Stewart Easton while the Circle logo was created by Jeff Walker (CARCASS). Max describes GO AHEAD AND DIE as a "one-of-a-kind father/son collaboration bringing the old school with a new attitude! Sick riffs and abrasive lyrics from Igor and brutal drumming from Zach Coleman (BLACK CURSE, KHEMMIS) inspired me," he says. "Extreme times call for extreme music!" Igor states: "G.A.A.D. will deliver fast-paced, hate-fueled energy that hasn't been heard in years.” Zach Coleman adds: "I feel like we were able to capture (extreme) aggression with the record. It's a mix of old-school (think '89-era metal/punk) style and newer sounds that reflect what's going on around us. Protest and survive!" "Go Ahead And Die" track listing: 01. Truckload Full Of Bodies 02. Toxic Freedom 03. I.C.E. Cage 04. Isolated/Desolated 05. Prophet's Prey 06. Punisher 07. El Cuco 08. G.A.A.D. 09. Worth Less Than Piss 10. (In The) Slaughterline 11. Roadkill GO AHEAD AND DIE is: Max Cavalera - Guitar, Vocals Igor Amadeus Cavalera - Bass, Guitar, Vocals Zach Coleman - Drums Photo credit: Jim Louvau
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