EPK – Mutank- Think Before You Think (2024) (Boonsdale Records)
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Band: MUTANK
Album Title: Think Before You Think
Release Date: November 29, 2024
Label: Boonsdale Records
“If peppy, energetic thrash in the vein of Slayer, Exodus, Overkill, DRI, Suicidal Tendencies and Anthrax is your bag, then give MUTANK a whirl. They’re certainly full of vim, vigor and energy.” – Decibel Magazine
“Think Before You Think offers enough modern flair to stand apart in today’s metal landscape. Mutank have delivered a thrilling ride that cements their place in the global thrash scene. With Think Before You Think, they aren’t just revisiting the past. They’re shaping the future of the genre.” – Amplify The Noise
“Variety. It might not be an aspect many expect to experience across this album, but that’s Mutank for you, and right up to the end, they find inventive ways to keep the listener engaged. First, by delivering an anthem for all head bangers around the world with the excellently titled Metalheads for Hire. Then by getting even more artistic with Running Reds, a track with some intriguing progressive touches. Before Mutank’s impressive return is capped off with an absolute cacophony of thrashy noise via Thrash Primordial. The record ending as it begun, with heads being banged hard.” – Games, Brrrains & A Head-Banging-Life
“The quartet from Montreal in fact has the ability to make the compositions interesting and unpredictable by expertly mixing thrash assaults with the impetuosity of hardcore, without giving up melodic cues of classic metal extraction and adding the immediacy of punk, permeating songs of that variety capable of intriguing the listener without ever getting bored. “Illuminatus” opens the dance with a sulphurous and threatening start and then settles on a thrashy and rocky mid tempo, all seasoned with unpredictable tempo changes and excellent solos… An album that may not rewrite the history of thrash metal, but which will help the genre evolve while remaining anchored to its origins. Rating: 9/10.” – MetalHead.it
“The result here is some chunky, old school thrashcore which kicks off with the six-minute ‘Illuminatus’, a song that plods like a doomy Slayer before the combo embarks on a steady moshing groove. It’s relatively simple punk-laced thrash with strong choppy vocals that wouldn’t be out of place on some mid-80s obscure metal record…. ‘Channel Change’ begins like some cool traditional metal offering with a sweet crisp solo before resorting to a maniacal punky thrust of jabbing riffs and vocal retorts.” – Metal Forces Magazine
What the press said about 2017’s “W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T”:
Highlight: #2 – Canadian National Loud Chart – August 2017 – Top 20 Loud (Earshot)
“they play good-natured thrash a la Overkill and Exodus… perfectly serviceable and enjoyable, definitely more effective when they are playing fast.” – Decibel Mag
Metal Injection named MUTANK 1 of 8 Hidden Gems in Canadian Metal You Need To Know – Read here.
“Based out of (arguably) the metal hub of the nation, Montreal, Mutank are a ferocious and frenzied crossover-thrash band that infect its listener with an ear worm that no amount of Michael Buble ballads can remedy. The 2014 winners of the Wacken Metal Battle Canada contest have churned out consistently crushing thrash riffs for years and have all the tools and check off all the required boxes to make a major play in the global metal market. For first time listeners, check out “Corporate Child” from their 2014 album M.E.C.H. Metal and the pulverizing headbanger “D.E.A.T.H.” from their 2017 EP W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T” – Metal Injection
“MUTANK is like a Coffee Crisp bar: crunchy as hell, and without any gooey center.” – Bucket List Music Reviews
“their hybrid thrash, traditional, speed metal makes for a great heavy experience” – We Love Metal
“Killer drumming, awesome bass hooks, great rhythm & furious sounding vocals. It’s a statement of intent from Mutank. That they are not to be underestimated & written off as just another ‘thrash throwback’.” – Games, Brains & A Headbanging Life
“They have a lot of thrashing songs that have abbreviated titles, and they kick some serious ass with their old school music and hardcore attitude.” – The Headbanging Moose
“Mutank have gotten creative with each song on the album, by coming up acronyms to fit the title of the album, they describe their sound as a “T-rex skateboarding down a volcano”. If your a fan of old school Overkill, Megadeath or Exodus or if you just want a fast and thrash album check it out” – Canadian Beats
““W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T.” is one of those records that you seem a band jamming out in their garage and eventually an audience just gathers because their thrash, punk, and a bit of tongue-in-cheek causes the listener to pay attention to what Mutank has to say.” – MUEN Mag
“Fast riffs, Heavy tempos crazy yelling.. its got all you’ve asked for. A mix of Suicidal Tendencies Punk/Thrash debut, Nuclear Assault fast moshing killer speed assault…a great funny and entertaining mini album for all beer drinkers fans of Tankard and ready to get into the moshpit 100/100.” – The Metal Mag
“grab you battlejack, studs and spandex trousers and feel like you are back in 1985.” – Lords of Metal
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About The Album Artwork:
Stephen: “The idea for the artwork came to me from the title “Think Before You Think”. It depicts some poor guy’s brain exploding out of his skull sporting a wicked grin. I drew it in the style of 90’s comic books since I feel like that style really suits the music.”
About The Album:
Stephen: “The album musically is fast and heavy with lots of solos and riffs. Lyrically we cover a lot of ground from the economy to time travel.”
MUTANK Track by Track
1. Illuminatus
Costa: “The intro sets the tone for the album with its strong riffs and songwriting continues the MUTANK tradition of elaborate riffs and ripping solos!”
Stephen: “Lyrically Illuminatus (which gets its title from the 1975 novel) is about power and how it takes the souls of those that desire it the most.”
2. Payback:
Costa: “A vulgar display of hard riffs with some excellent drum work!”
Stephen: “Lyrically Payback is about the pressure money puts on individuals and how it can drive people to the edge.”
3. All Against All
Costa: “The mob is coming for you!”
Stephen: “Lyrically All Against All is about the direction our world is heading, how we are all being divided into arbitrary groups and pitted against each other.”
4. Channel Change
Costa: “By far the most challenging song to play, it absolutely rips!”
Stephen: “Channel Change is about media melting your brain and your choice to either form something new from it yourself or let them do it for you.”
5. Bad Magnitude
Costa: “Stretch your neck and bang away to the best instrumental you’ve ever heard!”
Stephen: “This is an easy one: there are no lyrics.”
6. Abortron
Costa: “Elon Musk is jealous he didn’t invent this robot who sucks the lives out of your uterus!”
Stephen: “The lyrics for Abortron are disgusting and no one should read them.”
7. Groundbreaker
Costa: “MUTANK goes back to their crossover roots with a short and heavy killer!”
Stephen: “Groundbreaker is a song about taking your destiny into your own hands and serves to encourage those looking to blaze their own path.”
8. Metalheads for Hire
Costa: “Just what every metalhead needs… a job! We are for hire!”
Stephen: “Lyrically Metalheads for Hire is about working a 9 – 5 while thrashing on the side.”
9. Running Reds
Costa: “The only song that features a slow breakdown. The main riff is pure heavy and fast which will make you run every red.”
Stephen: “Lyrically Running Reds is about going on a joyride-bloodbath ending in disaster.”
10. Thrash Primordial
Costa: “The continuation of ‘Thrashback to the Past’ off our first album. It blasts you in the face with the opening riff and continues on blasting, finishing off with some guitar duels. Good luck trying to put your melted skin back on your face!”
Stephen: “Lyrically it’s a sequel to the final track from our first album where we return to the future from prehistoric times to discover metal has been destroyed and we need to bring it back!.”
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Band: MUTANK
Album Title: Think Before You Think
Release Date: November 29, 2024
Label: Boonsdale Records
Track Listing:
1. Illuminatus – 6:14
2. Payback – 5:24
3. All Against All – 4:43
4. Channel Change – 5:11
5. Bad Magnitude – 5:30
6. Abortron – 3:37
7. Groundbreaker – 2:08
8. Metalheads For Hire – 5:37
9. Running Reds – 6:27
10. Thrash Primordial – 4:40
Album Length: 49:38
Album Credits:
All songs performed by MUTANK
All songs written by MUTANK
Produced and Mixed by: Olivier St-Pierre and MUTANK
Mastered by: Tony Colgan and Stephen Reynolds
Album Artwork by: Stephen Reynolds
Album Band Line Up:
Stephen Reynolds – Bass and Vocals
Ahmed Saad – Drums
Costa Skoulikas – Guitar
Chris Nascimben – Guitar
Song Credits
1. Illuminatus – Stephen Reynolds, Ahmed Saad, Costa Skoulikas
2. Payback – Stephen Reynolds, Ahmed Saad, Costa Skoulikas, Steven Been
3. All Against All – Stephen Reynolds, Ahmed Saad, Costa Skoulikas, Chris Nascimben
4. Channel Change – Stephen Reynolds, Ahmed Saad, Costa Skoulikas
5. Bad Magnitude – Stephen Reynolds, Ahmed Saad, Costa Skoulikas, Chris Nascimben
6. Abortron – Stephen Reynolds, Ahmed Saad, Costa Skoulikas
7. Groundbreaker – Stephen Reynolds, Ahmed Saad, Costa Skoulikas
8. Metalheads For Hire – Stephen Reynolds, Ahmed Saad, Costa Skoulikas
9. Running Reds – Stephen Reynolds, Ahmed Saad, Costa Skoulikas, Steven Breen
10. Thrash Primordial – Stephen Reynolds, Ahmed Saad, Costa Skoulikas
Live line-up:
Stephen Reynolds – Vocals/Bass
Ahmed Saad – Drums
Costa Skoulikas – Guitar
Left to Right: Ahmed Saad (Drums), Stephen Reynolds (Bass, Vocals), Costa Skoulikas (Guitar), Chris Nascimben (Guitar)
Photo Credit – Kat Dydyk
Canadian thrash maniacs MUTANK return with their newest collection of bangers and first taste of new neck-breaking tunes in seven years since releasing their mosh heavy EP “W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T.” in 2017 via Boonsdale Records.
Entitled “Think Before You Think” will be released once again on Boonsdale Records on November 29th, 2024, and features ten volcanic thrash tracks to blaze a new path to jackhammer a pure audio assault. Live favourites such as “Running Reds”, “Abortron”, and “Thrash Primordial” are sure to please die-hard fans for easy repeat listens.
Vocalist/bassist Stephen Reynolds comments:
“We want this album to energize people and make them feel the way we do when we listen to some of our favourite artists. This album is the most material we have ever put out! 50 minutes of pure metal across 10 tracks. The songs really picked themselves as we kept writing tracks we really enjoyed playing.”
With a passion for classic thrash and a desire to play radical riffs, MUTANK made a deservedly big splash on the Canadian metal scene with their debut EP “M.E.C.H METAL” and a performance at Wacken Open Air after being declared champions of the 2014 Wacken Metal Battle Canada competition.
With their distinctive sound, the band moved forward in 2017, touring across Canada supporting ANNIHILATOR alongside Australia’s MASON in support of their EP “W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T” (Boonsdale Records). Metal Injection also named the band “1 of 8 Hidden Gems in Canadian Metal You Need To Know” (Read here).
2024 will be a tour de force for MUTANK with the launch of “Think Before You Think”. Fans of D.R.I., Suicidal Tendencies, Havok, Megadeth, Overkill, and Exodus are sure to join them in the pit when it releases on November 29th, 2024 on Boonsdale Records.
Discography:
2024 – Think Before You Think – LP
2017 – W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T. – EP
2014 – M.E.C.H. Metal – LP
Shared stage with:
Annihilator, D.B.C., Dayglo Abortions, Skull-Fist, Lich King, Entropy, Mason, Screamer, Fatality, Warsenal
Tours/Festivals:
2017 – Main support on Annihilator tour – Canada
2014 – Wacken Open Air, Wacken, Germany
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