New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Southern California electro-metal five-piece The
Black Hand will release their self-titled debut LP on
September 15.
Esteemed engineer and producer Chris Rakestraw (Megadeth, Danzig, Motörhead) worked closely with the band on the overall production and engineering of the record.
The
Black Hand pre-order is now up with two singles ("
Where Are You Now" and "The American Pastime") available to stream and download everywhere.
Download and stream The
Black Hand: https://smarturl.it/TheBlackHand
Look out for the first music video from The
Black Hand in early September.
The
Black Hand front man Chris Hughes was in the midst of an eight-year career as a professional BMX rider with Dave Mirra's namesake Mirraco team when a poorly constructed mega-ramp nearly took his life during a competition in France. Hughes was hospitalized with damage to his lung and pancreas, and the time spent recovering afforded him the opportunity to reconsider his future path in life. That was the end of his pro BMX career, and the beginning of Hughes' journey as a musician.
"Once riding becomes your job, after a while it just starts to wear on your brain, because you know that potentially you're going to get seriously hurt," explains Hughes. "Then it happened—I got hurt really, really bad—so I started thinking, 'Well, I can continue to do this and be left with nothing at an older age, or I could pursue music, my other true passion. That's where it really began."
Hughes soon gathered a group of like-minded players, which grew and morphed into the current The
Black Hand lineup: In addition to Hughes on vocals, the group also includes guitarist Mayauel Garavito, drummer Rob McDonald, bassist Allix Johnson and keyboardist/supporting vocalist Jeremy Grasso.
Since that time, the band has been honing its live show into an adrenaline-inducing sonic assault, focusing primarily on performances in the Southern California area, while working out of their studio HQ in
Santa Ana, Calif.
The
Black Hand:
Chris Hughes, Vocals
Jeremy Grasso, Keys/Sampling
Mayauel Garavito, Guitar
Rob McDonald, Drums
Allix Johnson, Bass
Track Listing:
1. Every
2. Easy To Hate
3. Disappear
4. Daydreamer
5. Where Are You Now
6. The Thickening
7. The American Pastime
8. Clarity
9. Bliss
10. Chosen
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Stream on Apple
Music - https://smarturl.it/TBHapplemusic
