NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – August 24, 2023
VANTABLACK WARSHIP Unveils AI Music Video “Unplug the Drug” About Our Addictions To Social Media
QC Tour Dates & Trois Rivieres MetalFest
New Album “Last of the Hardmouthed Poets” Out Now! via BAM & Co. Heavy
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L-R – Pat Gordon – Guitars, Pierre Pitre – Drums, Yannick “Pil” Pilon – Vocals, Thierry Hivon – Guitars, Kurt Clifford – Bass
Photo Credit – François Beaudry
Montreal, Canada’s Vantablack Warship dives into the depths of AI to present its first music video created by the machine and gives fans a message of awareness towards our use of digital tools. Entitled “Unplug the Drug”, the track has a sick groove and guitar solo for you to listen to and turn all your channels off. The band adds about the song and video:
“We simply were inspired by the AI videos Above the Void made for Voivod MORGÖTH TALES and felt that was a great route to take for our next video Unplug the Drug, as it is a song about addictions to social media in a day and age where the internet has become a drug for many people and the arrival of AI which will only continue to create society’s growing dependencies on such technologies. One can wonder with The more social media we have and the more we think we’re connecting that perhaps we are really disconnecting from each other?” – Vantablack Warship
Watch and listen to “Unplug the Drug” via its premiere on Bravewords HERE.
Vantablack Warship is made up of members who have worked in prominent groups of the Quebec underground scene for the last 30 years (Arseniq33, Ghoulunatics, Brutal Chérie, Foreshadow, Les Ékorchés, Buffalo Theory Mtl). With a self-titled EP and album “Abrasive Pulmonic Speak” under their belts, they have shared the stage with an impressive lineup of prominent bands. They now have a new partnership with the Quebec label BAM & Co. Heavy to present their new album “Last Of The Hardmouthed Poets”.
The title of the album speaks to blacklisted writers of yesteryear and reminds us not to take freedom for granted of expression and freedom of thought. “Last of the Hardmouthed Poets” also refers to the ending eras, to dying races, to lost generations, and to cherish those who remain. It’s a hard-hitting bomb of an album ready to blow your mind with thrash metal riffs and expertly written lyrics. The band expects that people who are already familiar with them will be pleasantly surprised with what they consider their best effort yet. It’s pedal-to-metal driving music that would be an excellent soundtrack to road trips this summer.
The tracks on “Last Of The Hard Mouthed Poets” all came together organically, but were mainly inspired by the writings of Beat Generation authors, and various life themes such as loss, perseverance, anti-racism, and cherishing the important things in life. They are unapologetically fast, and addictive, most suitable for fans of Cancer Bats, Cro-Mags, Exodus, Slayer, and Pantera.
“Last of the Hardmouthed Poets” was released on April 28th, 2023, and is available from BAM & Co. Heavy.
Album order links:
Digital – https://bfan.link/last-of-the-hardmouthed-poets
Bandcamp (digital only) – https://vantablackwarship.bandcamp.com
Previous Videos:
Hunting The Recruiter – https://youtu.be/rwhSXH0WW_E
Gone – https://youtu.be/PwDmER4kEcY
Inside The Mind – https://youtu.be/zW55UH6J38k
Tour Dates:
Sept 6 – Montreal, QC – Pirahna Bar w/ King Parrot
Sept 22 – Montebello, QC w/ Anonymous, B.A.R.F
Oct 14 – Granby, QC w/ Sarkasm
Oct 20 – Alma, QC – Café du Clocher w/ B.A.R.F.
Nov 10 – Trois-Rivières, QC – Amphithéâtre Cogeco – Trois-Rivières Metalfest w/ Matryr, Kataklysm
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Track Listing:
1 – Blacklisters Lament – 0:36
2 – We Shall Not Sleep – 3:14
3 – Hunting the Recruiter – 3:09
4 – 40 Acres – 3:19
5 – Choose Your Ride – 1:55
6 – Unplug the Drug – 2:11
7 – Laughing In Anger – 3:47
8 – Gone – 2:39
9 – Inside His Mind – 3:12
10 – Fameless – 2:19
11 – Above it All – 2:12
Album Length: 28:38
Vantablack Warship is:
Patrick Gordon – Guitar
Yannick “Pil” Pilon – Vocals
Thierry Hivon – Guitar
Kurt Clifford – Bass
Pierre Pitre – Drums
For more info: Bamand.co | Facebook.com/VantablackWarship | Twitter.com/VANTABLACKWRSHP
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“I need an album like this to come along every now and again. An album to fire you up, get the blood pumping and a nice reminder that you’re not as old as your body feels.” – Smorg Magazine
“If you have never listened to VANTABLACK WARSHIP, I advise you to start with “Unplug The Drug”, which is really excellent. Don’t miss them on show, because with a release like this, it’s going to be brewing in a medium time!” – Metal Universe
““Last of the Hardmouthed Poets” is a record of condensed tracks and furious energy. Each title is a muscular cocktail” – Music Waves
“Last of the Hardmouthed Poets demonstrates a clear progress at all levels for the Montreal quintet and the starting spots in the leading squad of the most important bands in the current Quebec metal scene. Already a candidate for the metal album of the year in Quebec!” – Famille Rock
“From the fiery crucible of Quebec’s metal scene, Vantablack Warship rises once more with their latest opus, “Last of the Hardmouthed Poets“. The ensemble, made up of stalwarts from an array of legendary bands including Les Ekorchés, Leprocy, Buffalo Theory Mtl, Arseniq33, and Ghoulunatics, have been fanning the flames of thrash, hardcore, and groove with unyielding tenacity.” – IDIOTEQ
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