BEiTTHEMEANS’ Alabama Calling EP, EXCLUSIVE PREMIER

BEiTTHEMEANS’ breakout EP Alabama Calling is the jewel crowning 15 years of crafting triumphantly authentic rock’n’roll. Recorded at Sonic Lounge Studios, the album has a rock solid radio quality showcasing the Alabama trio’s dynamic blues-infused yet melodic metal songwriting with lyrics and aesthetic flowing effortlessly from working-class blues to the occult. They procure austere yet dark, southern rock-n-roll in a black metal vein. A true power trio that stays on the road and has been paying their dues for over a decade picking up voracious fans along the way.

“‘The Black (2018)’ was recorded on a Neve (legendary recording console), it’s the best we’ve ever sounded in a studio. I wanted to make the strongest album I could imagine. You could hear this song on the radio, but it’s not cheesy. Strong so you couldn’t refuse it. A stepping stone to get people to go back in time and check out what we’ve done for years and years.” The band adds. “I want people to make what they want of the songs, I hope they don’t take where they come from or even where they live for granted because it’s something special. Being in a band you’re just going off hope that something works. I got the idea to write “Alabama Calling” when I was driving home from tour and “Sweet Home Alabama” came on and I just wanted to write about how it made me feel… No matter who you are you’ll miss home. With “Blue Collar”, it’s kinda a working-class song. Seems like everything’s coming at you constantly. We realize that none of us are more important than the song. We’re gonna die and be forgotten about. But the song is gonna live on. Those things are always gonna be here. In between now and then just chasing the neon rainbow living the honky tonk dream. I’m just a nobody trying to be somebody. If it’s in your blood you just gotta do it.”

Do it, and do it well. It’s about time there’s been a broken mold in the chasm. BEiTTHEMEANS combines sonic forces for a refreshing take on power blues and down-home, power-driving rock’n’roll. A mere cycle through the EP below explains that in droves, far better than any hack writer sitting at a keyboard. Y’all enjoy…

Out 8/31 on Cornelius Chapel Records, get some here! Catch them on the road starting next week with like-minded Swedish metal gods Mustach.

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