Today, THE WILDHEARTS release their new single "I’ll Be Your Monster" (feat. Jørgen Munkeby), from their forthcoming studio album, ‘Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts’, out March 7th via Snakefarm. The new single is accompanied by a lyric video, available to view below.
"I’ll Be Your Monster" finds THE WILDHEARTS at their full creative tilt, delivering a hard-hitting, retooled glam stomper with a modern twist. This infectious track, complete with Shining/ Emperor member Jørgen Munkeby on guest saxophone, positively rips through the speakers and, as Ginger succinctly puts it, “is one for the narcissists.”
Watch out the Lyric Video for "I'll Be Your Monster"
Stream "I'll Be Your Monster" HERE
The creatively brilliant Ginger Wildheart is arguably amongst the UK’s best and most prolific songwriters, and his band, THE WILDHEARTS, recently signed a worldwide deal with Snakefarm / Integral.
"The songs on ‘Satanic Rites…’ were written during a period of transition, from extremely negative to positive,” reflects Ginger. “I realised how much control I have over my mental health, and the songs came from that understanding. There’s everything here – catchy choruses, proper fuck-off riffs, anger, frustration, acceptance and revelation, with plenty of insane detours. The album starts pessimistic and ends up like ‘Ah, so I CAN turn my life around?’ It’s a hard rock album for people who love hard rock!”
‘Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts,’ their 11th studio album, was produced by Jim Pinder(Bring Me The Horizon, While She Sleeps, Bullet For My Valentine) and mixed by Jim Pinder & Carl Bown (Trivium, Machine Head, While She Sleeps, Bullet For My Valentine, Bring Me The Horizon) and the record is conceived as a belated follow-up to their classic debut, ‘Earth vs The Wildhearts’ (1993).
In addition to singles "Failure Is The Mother Of Success", "Troubadour Moon" and "I’ll Be Your Monster", the album features a further seven tracks, with the CD format including bonus track, "Loyola".
‘Satanic Rites of The Wildhearts’ will be available on coloured vinyl LP, CD (with exclusive bonus track), and cassette. The LP & CD formats contain lyrics hand-written by Ginger, a painting by Ginger, plus other Ginger-related graphics.
To celebrate the release of the new album, THE WILDHEARTS have confirmed three in-store appearances across the UK; these will feature all of the band members.
Relevant Records, Cambridge – Saturday, March 8th from 1 pm
HMV Manchester – Sunday, March 9th at 2 pm
HMV, Newcastle – Wednesday, March 12th at 5:30 pm
Pre-order the album for guaranteed entry to Relevant HERE.
Pre-order the album for entry to Manchester and Newcastle HERE.
On the live front, THE WILDHEARTS will be playing eight headline UK shows in March, starting on March 7th at the Leadmill in Sheffield and concluding on March 16th at the 1865in Southampton.
On the tour, Ginger Wildheart comments:
“We’ll be taking out a full evening’s entertainment, kicking off with party-punks Dirt Box Disco, going to rock ‘n’ roll church with Jim Jones, then being flayed alive with THE WILDHEARTS. We guarantee you’ll leave with the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll firmly restored” –
For three decades, THE WILDHEARTS have remained at the forefront of the UK rock scene, and their incendiary live shows have cemented their reputation and legacy as one of the best bands their homeland has produced.
