The last time we heard from Publicist UK, they were gifting us the single greatest cover in the 15-year history of the Decibel Flexi Series. That was nine years ago, which was another full 12 months after their release of their stunning Forgive Yourself debut for Relapse, a record that married post-punk and gothic rock/metal sounds, which remain a prominent part of the underground metal scene even today. Now, 10 years to do the day of Forgive Yourself’s release, Zachary Lipez (vocals), David Obuchowski (guitars), David Witte (drums) and Brett Bamberger return with “Violence,” Publicist UK’s first new material in a decade. I did the math.
Released on Obuchowski’s own label, Moth Hospital Records, according to the band “’Violence,’ is both the shortest track and the only song on the new album explicitly not about grief and/or incipient fascism, and thus is maybe not representative of the entire work. But it’s catchy and was the first one the band mixed, so. Full album coming ‘soon.'”
