Upper Darby, PA. (Top40 Charts) French grindcore activists BLOCKHEADS have released a lyric video for the track "Pro-Lifers" from their forthcoming 5th full-length and first album in over six years entitled This World Is Dead. Recorded in Geneva, Switzerland at Terrier 5 with
Jerome of NOSTROMO / MUMAKIL, This World Is Dead features 25 songs clocking in at over 40 minutes of brutally efficient, grade-A, frenzied grind. The album will see its release on CD/LP/Digital on January 22nd (N. America), Jan 21st (UK/World), and Jan 18th (Germany/Benelux/Finland). The album's artwork and pre-order options are available now at this location while the lyric video can be viewed here.
Formed 20 years ago, BLOCKHEADS (Xav - vocals, Fred - guitar/vocals, Nico -drums/vocals & Eric - bass/vocals) have unleashed four full-lengths in addition to numerous splits, comps and DVDs. The band has toured throughout
Europe with such genre heavyweights as Napalm Death, Nasum, Carcass and Brutal Truth.
Updated BLOCKHEADS news / album information will be made available at the Relapse Records website, www.top40-charts.com and the BLOCKHEADS official site and Facebook page.
"Brutally efficient grindcore, twenty short, sharp, shocks' worth of whiplash headbanging complete with vividly misanthropic lyrics, precision unison riffing, and a solid line in double-time blastbeat drumming..." - allmusic
"It's a damn shame their status in the grind world isn't higher. This is truly devastating on all levels..." - metal-archives
"...Blockheads only come with one setting: scorched earth assault. Shapes of Misery, their fourth long player, is molar-cracking blasts and implacable dentist drillriffing..." - grind and punishment