The “Trent Reznor-approved” band’s fifth album is believed to be the most violent to date
LA-based band HEALTH, consisting of Jake Duzsik (vocals/guitar), John Famiglietti (bass/producer), and BJ Miller (drums), is prepping to drop their fifth album, Rat Wars, this December. To pump up the expectation of the new release, the industrial rockers have dropped new two singles today, which you can hear below.
HEALTH started off as an experimental, not always understood young band, with little money in their pockets, playing at underground grungy LA clubs. They would have continued playing only those clubs if not for the sudden attention and support of Trent Reznor, who invited them on tour. He offered HEALTH the opportunity to use Nine Inch Nails’ high-tech LED screens and helped them be noticed.
“To let an unknown fucking noise band that’s pissing off your fans use these multi-million dollar things that you’re having to employ people to build and calibrate… it’s just unheard of,” Duzsik recollects.
Rat Wars will be band’s fifth album but the first one since 2019’s Vol. 4: Slaves of Fear, not filled with guest musicians on every single, unlike the previous their 2020′ and 2022′ efforts. The upcoming record is thought to be the most aggressive and painfully personal so far.
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Earlier this year, HEALTH launched the track ‘Hateful’, which is now followed by two more singles off of the new album, ‘Children of Sorrow’ and ‘Sicko’. ‘Children of Sorrow’ features Lamb of God’s guitarist Willie Adler and comes with an accompanying video. Give it a look below.
HEALTH will be touring U.S. and Canada in spring 2024 with support coming from Pixel Grip and King Yosef in the U.S. Check out the tour dates and venues below. Rat Wars will be released December 7 via Loma Vista Recordings. The record was produced by Stint, who has worked with Oliver Tree, Demi Lovato and mixed by Lars Stalfors (SALEM, The Neighbourhood).
Check out the album tracklist and the two new singles below. Let us know what you think of the band’s new material and videos.
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Rat Wars Album Tracklist:
- Demigods
- Future Of Hell
- Hateful
- (Of All Else)
- Crack Metal
- Unloved
- Children Of Sorrow
- Sicko
- Ashamed
- (Of Being Born)
- Dsm-V
- Don’t Try
HEALTH 2024 Tour Dates:
Mar 2, 2024 – Ventura, CA @ Ventura Music Hall
Mar 4, 2024 – Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theatre
Mar 5, 2024 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine
Mar 7, 2024 – Austin, TX @ Empire Garage
Mar 8, 2024 – Dallas, TX @ Studio at the Factory
Mar 9, 2024 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Midtown
Mar 11, 2024 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade-Heaven Stage
Mar 12, 2024 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
Mar 13, 2024 – Richmond, VA @ The National
Mar 15, 2024 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
Mar 16, 2024 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Mar 17, 2024 – Boston, MA @ Royale
Mar 19, 2024 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
Mar 20, 2024 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic
Mar 22, 2024 – Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
Mar 23, 2024 – Saint Louis, MO @ Red Flag
Mar 25, 2024 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
Mar 26, 2024 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
Mar 28, 2024 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
Mar 29, 2024 – Vancouver, BC @ The Commodore
Mar 30, 2024 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
Apr 1, 2024 – Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post
Apr 2, 2024 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
Apr 4, 2024 – Los Angeles, CA @ Belasco Theater
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