Amsterdam based metal band, The Charm The Fury, has announced their sophomore album, “The Sick, Dumb & Happy” will be released on March 17th via Nuclear Blast. Cover artwork can be seen below.
The band comments about the album and cover: “This record is a cross-section of the metal sound we hope will resurrect in the next ten years. A return to thrash roots, headbanging anthems, and tried and tested songwriting that made metal so great back in the 80s and 90s.
“We found Robert Sammelin via an app, saw his work and immediately knew that this was our guy. He still hand draws his designs, creating some completely surreal comic-style images. While working with him we actually found out that he did key artwork for Battlefield 1, which is crazy. We gave him the rough idea for the spiral eyed skull, the color scheme and blood spatters was all his idea. We wanted something different and we feel he created a completely unique piece, better than anything we could come up with.”
Check out A teaser trailer below:
The Charm The Fury have matured since their debut. With several of Europe’s biggest festivals under their belt, they have transformed their sound into a startling slab of ultra-modern but utterly distinctive metal that shrewdly and honestly redefines what The Charm The Fury is all about. Driven by a collective distaste for the state of the world in the 21st century, the band recorded an angry album underpinned by ferocious intelligence and a heartfelt desire to wake people out of their digital stupors.
With more details about the band’s new album, “The Sick, Dumb & Happy” to come, the critical moment has arrived: The Charm The Fury are armed, ready and hungry for the next big push. When it explodes in 2017, the smart money is on these die-hard noisemakers claiming their rightful place among the new metal elite. They have the songs, the determination and the charisma to make it happen.
The band is composed of: Caroline Westendorp – Vocals, Rolf Perdok – Guitars, Lucas Arnoldussen – Bass, Mathijs Tieken – Drums, Martijn Slegtenhorst – Guitars
Upcoming Shows:
Sat 11 Mar 2017 MS Stubnitz Hamburg, Germany
Fri 24 Mar 2017 Sugarfactory Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sat 29 Apr 2017 Welcome to Rockville 2017 Jacksonville, FL, US
Sun 07 May 2017 Carolina Rebellion 2017 Charlotte, NC, US
Sat 13 & Sun 14 May 2017 Northern Invasion 2017 Somerset, WI, US
Sun 18 Jun 2017 Graspop Metal Meeting 2017 Dessel, Belgium
Thu 13 Jul 2017 Masters Of Rock Festival 2017 Vizovice, Czech Republic
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Video below: “The Sick, Dumb & Happy” (Teaser)