Australian thrash grind malefactors, King Parrot, are currently wreaking havoc through the US on tour with bong-wielders, Weedeater. The band will pillage over two-dozen municipalities upon the tour's completion with the march coming to a close on April 18th in Wilmington, North Carolina. From there, King Parrot will play two headlining shows including a special Housecore Records Signing Party at the Blue Nile in New Orleans April 20th before heading back to their home turf for a two-week Australian march with additional live invasions to be announced in the weeks to come. The live abrasions come in advance of the band's soon-to-be-unleashed Dead Set full-length.

Comments team King Parrot: "We're half way through this wild circus tour with our brothers from Weedeater! It's been one hell of a ride so far and King Parrot now has fourteen shows in a row through Central America, the East Coast and finishing up down in New Orleans at the Blue Nile on Monday April 20th for our Housecore Records signing party. We're all excited about the release of our new record Dead Set on May 19th and we've been loving showcasing some of this new material on the tour. It's going down a treat. Come out to a show if we're in your neck of the woods."

King Parrot have released the first track from their upcoming new album, Dead Set, along with a video starring Phil Anselmo of Pantera fame. The "Like A Rat" video is available for viewing below.

Dead Set, the band's sophomore album, is due for release on May 15th in Europe via Agonia Records, May 19th in North America via Housecore Records and May 15th in Australia via Rocket/EVP.

Dead Set is the follow-up to 2012 Bite Your Head Off effort, which gained high praise from critics and musicians, including the likes of Max Cavalera (Sepultura), Chuck Billy (Testament) and Phil Anselmo (Pantera). The effort allowed the 5-piece to travel across seas and electrify fans, during extensive touring in North America (with Origin, Orange Goblin and Down), Europe (with Weedeater) and performing at festivals such as Soundwave, SXSW and Housecore Horror Festival. King Parrot's video to the track "Shit On The Liver" was a finalist in the Australian Music Video Awards.

Speaking about the sound of the new material, vocalist Matt 'Youngy' Young commented: "The great thing about this record is that it actually sounds like a real band and is a reflection of where we are at right now. In my eyes, that is everything a record should be. We are super proud of this and can't wait to show everyone what we have in store".

He also stated: "King Parrot are proud to release our new album Dead Set via Agonia records this May. It's been a long process but we happy to say that we are ready to move ahead and get this sucker out. We wanted to work together with the best people in the business to make this a great record and when Phil (Anselmo) said he wanted to be involved it was a no-brainer.”

Dead Set was produced by Phil Anselmo with colleagues Michael Thompson and Steve Berrigan handling engineering duties at Nodferatu’s Lair Studio (Down, Eyehategod, Superjoint Ritual) in Louisiana.

 

 

Tracklisting:

“Anthem Of The Advance Sinner”
“Need No Savior”
“Hell Comes Your Way”
“Like A Rat”
“Tomorrow Turns To Blood”
“Home Is Where The Gutter Is”
“Sick In The Head”
“Punisher”
“Reject”
“Dead Set”

“Like A Rat” video:

The new instalment will be available in Europe in:

- slipcase CD,
- 12" black vinyl with insert and poster,
- 12" clear vinyl with insert and poster (limited to 100 hand-numbered copies),
- 12" picture disc with insert nad poster (limited to 200 hand-numbered copies),
- digital formats.

 

 

Pre-orders are available via the following links:

Europe

North America

Australia

 

 

King Parrot is:

Mr. White - Guitars

Squiz - Guitars

Slatts - Bass

Toddy - Drums

Youngy - Vocals

(Photo - Alyssa Hermann)