Stockholm-based dark metal four-piece THE VICE has announced the release of their brand new 3-track EP "The Red Tape Sessions", set to drop on December 5 via Noble Demon. With the track "Cardinal Tropes", the band offers a first glimpse of what’s to come. The single is accompanied by a striking music video, available to watch below:

THE VICE about the song: "Sometimes things don't have to be too complicated, pretentious. 'Cardinal Tropes' began with only a couple of lines spat out on top of a simple, cool rhythm. Those first few seconds made it very clear as to what kind of a song it was going to be, so writing and arranging the rest was nothing but smooth sailing. And the end result is a dazzling display of The Vice firing on all cylinders, a purple freaking haze of mean rock 'n' roll, dark metal, self-indulgence and a juvenile tenacity to always take the road less traveled."

From the very beginning, THE VICE has followed their own crooked path, driven by a desire to carve out a place of their own within the scene.

And that grimy, wildhearted, metal/rock/pop fusion, with one foot firmly planted in the windswept, frozen North and the other cemented to the concrete of the streets, sure sounds like nothing else.

Dark, blackened metal, ferocious rock 'n' roll, posh punk and harsh, hardcore attitude; mixed with a huge dose of the cultural colossi of the 90's such as Guns & Roses, Pantera, Prince, Grunge, Oasis, Neometal, Fight Club, The Matrix and Terminator 2 to name a few. All of that - and everything in between - comes close to describing the very essence of THE VICE.

Three full-length albums and numerous EPs into their career, the band stands as a confident, adrenaline-pumping unit - a bunch of loose cannons at the starting blocks, ready to commence the next chapter in THE VICE saga.

The first leg of this new era is marked by "Cardinal Tropes", the opening track from "The Red Tape Sessions" mini-EP, closing out 2025 with a colorful bang. The track is a straightforward, mean-sounding statement piece - a perfect representation of THE VICE in 2025.

"The Red Tape Sessions" - a striking collection that builds upon the foundations of March’s "A Great Unrest" (Noble Demon), elevating both the production and songwriting while drenching it all in a strange, electrifying neon glow - arrives December 5 and is available for pre-order HERE.

The Vice are:
Rickard - Vocals & Guitars
Charlie - Bass
Petter - Drums
Joel Öhman - Guitar

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