George Ward
Freelance journalist and online editor for CLUNK. Can be found out and about in Bristol, finding cheap records or having a pint on King Street.
London rock band Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes celebrate their upcoming residency at The Underworld with nasty new single ‘Parasite‘
After playing huge arena shows, including Alexandra Palace, you’d expect Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes to keep aiming higher and higher. Yet, refreshingly, here they have announced a 3 night residency at The Underworld, London, supporting a grassroots venue and returning to one of the first places they played. These shows are sure to be much more intimate and give you a rare chance to see this powerful band in this setting.
As well as this exciting news, the group have dropped a new single, ‘Parasite‘, a brutal and sinister track. From the start, the track is driven by a simple but ominous bassline that immediately sets the tone; this is not a pleasant track and there is some very sinister things going on.
His lyrics are equally nasty. Describing the worst guy you’ve ever met, the titular parasite, the imagery makes you feel deeply uncomfortable. The bridge is the hardest hitting section with the line “He thinks he’s a comedian, but you won’t be laughing in the morning when you’re trying to find a clinic with a free appointment” is sure to evoke a reaction. The drums mirror this aggression, building and building before into the chorus where the instruments let loose one final time.
The track was born from Frank absorbing the relationship issues of his friends through the phone, listening and soaking them up. In turn, Frank’s vocals here are vicious and you’ll listen to every word he has to say.
Listen/watch ‘Parasite’ here:
Catch Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes at the following:
3 DAY RESIDENCY AT THE UNDERWORLD, LONDON – 6th-8th December
Slakt Kyrkan, Stockholm – 4th November
Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo – 5th November
Store Vega, Copenhagen – 6th November
Markthalle, Hamburg – 8th November
Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht – 9th November
Kantine, Cologne – 10th November
La Madeleine, Brussels – 11th November
Astra, Berlin – 13th November
Niebo, Warsaw – 15th November
Meat Factory, Prague – 16th November
Neue Theaterfabrik, Munich – 17th November
Szene, Vienna – 19th November
Dynamo Saal, Zurich – 20th November
Magazzini Generali, Milan – 22nd November
Jimmy Jazz, Vitoria-Gasteiz – 24th November
Pelicano, La Coruna – 25th November
Lav-Lisboa Ao Vivo – Lisbon – 26th November
Shoko, Madrid – 28th November
Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona – 29th November
Le Bikini, Toulouse – 1st December
La Cigalle, Paris – 2nd December
Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht – 3rd December
The Underworld, London – 6th December
The Underworld, London – 7th December
The Underworld, London – 8th December
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