Ahead of revealing the full force of their mixtape this Friday, Cursed Earth are unleashing one more brutal taste of The Deathbed Sessions in the form of new single “Tyranny Forever,” streaming now on The Noise. Featuring ferocious guest vocals from Venom Prison’s Larissa Stupar, “Tyranny Forever” was written in collaboration with Make Them Suffer frontman Sean Hermanis and was the first track to spawn from the mixtape.
Pitting politically-charged lyrics over Cursed Earth’s signature brand of blistering metal, “Tyranny Forever” epitomises the scathing tone of The Deathbed Sessions. Cursed Earth guitarist and general mastermind Kieran Molloy explains that the track is a sharp rebuke at British colonisation in Western Australia, which resulted in atrocities including the Pinjarra Massacre and Rottnest concentration camp – a prison and labour facility which incarcerated nearly 4000 Indigenous people between 1838 and 1931.
“It’s also a reflection on the devastating impact the invasion has had on Western Australia’s landscape and a celebration of local hero Yagan of the Noongar people,” Kieran adds.
“The scars of these crimes are disguised in plain sight all around where we were raised. We believe that raising international awareness to the ongoing racist policies of the Australian Government is one key to pressuring our officials to take responsibility and we were proud to share the message and song with Larissa and her audience.”
Produced, mixed and mastered by Chameleon Sound, the rest of the mixtape will feature further guest vocals from the likes of Matt Honeycutt (Kublai Khan), Joel Birch (The Amity Affliction), Booka Nile and Sean Harmanis (Make Them Suffer), Nick Adams (Justice For The Damned), Mark Poida (Aversions Crown) and Jack McDonald (Cast Down). A bona fide slice of hell, The Deathbed Sessions is due for release on Friday May 31 through UNFD.
The Deathbed Sessions Tracklisting:
1. Fear
2. Rock Bottom
3. Deathbed
4. Torch
5. Tyranny Forever
6. Operation
7. Burn
