New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The Straightline will release their new album 'Keep Your Cool' this Thursday,
September 15. After more than 2 years in pandemic hell production, Straightline is finally back with "Keep Your Cool" and ready to deliver once again their full package of metal-infused thrash skate punk. The band has set its sights on global domination, with tours of Canada and Slovenia planned to celebrate the release of their new album "Keep Your Cool," their first release on Thousand Islands Records and Lockjaw Records.
Straightline wrote and recorded the album in 2018-19 but waited for the world to re-open before unleashing it alongside several live shows in 2022. The release of "Keep Your Cool" sees an exciting new chapter opening for the band, who are writing new songs with new members for future releases.
The follow-up to "Vanishing Blues" is available on colored vinyl and CD with thematic merch and a skateboard deck.
Straightline will be touring Canada with Belvedere, Darko and Walt Hamburger starting this week.
Upcoming Shows:
Sept 17, 2022 - St.Therese, QC @
Music 4 Cancer
Sept 18, 2022 - Cornwall, ON @ La Maison
Sept 19, 2022 - Quebec City, QC @ L'Anti
Sept 20, 2022 - Ottawa, ON @ Club Saw
Sept 21, 2022 - Oshawa, ON @ The Atria
Sept 22, 2022 - Toronto, ON @
Velvet Underground w/ Debt Cemetary
Sept 23, 2022 - Hamilton, ON @ The
Doors Pub
Sept 24, 2022 - Rouyn Noranda, QC @ Cabaret De La Derniere Chance
Sept 25, 2022 - Barrie, ON @ The Queens Pub
Tracklisting:
1. Global Frustration
2. Virus
3. Undone
4. Weltschmerz
5. Shame on you
6. Dead certain
7. Earth defenders
8. Leaders of self-destruction
9. Failed Catharsis
10. Stood for something else
11. Power Shift
12. Global Citizens
Straightline was founded in the late 90s under the name Softcore but renamed themselves after their Demos and before their first record "No Way Out" in 2005. The members changed a couple of times and got their final line-up in 2013. They released 2 more EPs in 2010 ("Change of Seasons") and in 2012 ("Sourcrowd" - an EP consisting of short thrash and crossover songs), released their 2nd full-length "Final Redemption" in 2013, and went on tour in Eastern
Europe as well as Ukraine & Russia.
After their EP "Alteration of the Rules" in 2014, they toured Europe, went on tour in Japan in 2015, and played several festivals, such as Punk Rock Holiday or Mighty Sounds. Later that year they supported Satanic Surfers on their whole Latin American tour.
Their record "Vanishing Values" was released in 2017 via Bird Attack Records in the US, Canada, and
Europe and they toured Japan again as well as played festivals such as Jera on Air or Quimera Fest in Spain.
In 2018, the band toured Australia and Canada for the first time incl. festivals such as
Music for Cancer, and supported Ten Foot Pole & Big Wig on several shows of that tour.
They wrote a new record in 2018 and started to record it in early 2019. They had their new album fully recorded but after several problems during the production, they needed to re-record a few things again and change the production team.
Everything was ready for 2020 before the real issues began - they had to change their drummer. And, oh yeah-- there was something called COVID-19, so they waited until they found a new drummer again and until it made sense for them to release that record, which means they could tour with it and bring it to the people.
Well, the time is now - with a new drummer from Slovenia and a new album coming out soon they will be heading back to Canada and touring with their good friends Belvedere and Darko. The new record is called "Keep your Cool" and will be released via Lockjaw Records and Thousand Islands Records. Even though the songs are from 2018/2019, they couldn't fit better into these times.
They also didn't sit still during this time and already started to write new songs with the new members and hope to release a follow-up EP soon.
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