LATEX GRENADE – video premiere
- Posted on 11-06-2020
We offer you the premiere of the new single "The Cage" by California’s punk/metal band Latex Grenade
San Diego, California based thrash/punk crossover unit Latex Grenade have released the video for the title track of their 2018 album, The Cage. With the current situation in the USA, the songs lyrical themes are more relevant today than ever before.
"The song, The Cage, shows the immense hypocrisy of American politics right now. We currently have a President who has polarized the nation to dangerous levels, throwing gasoline on already tense situations." Exclaims guitarist/vocalist Geoff Davis. "We have a President who has repeatedly failed to condone Nazis and white supremacists as countless acts of domestic terror have engulfed many of our communities. We have a system that has failed us leaving us with two political parties comprised of blind followers and corrupt pseudo-elected politicians put into power by big money super PAC’s."
The Cage is a riff-driven call to action, inviting the normally silent people in society to be courageous enough to have those tough conversations in our communities when they arise with friends, family, colleagues or others and rather than changing the subject or saying something to damper the mood, standing their ground when someone is spewing hate. The Cage is about acknowledging the truth behind the infamous Einstein quote regarding the world being destroyed not by those who commit evil but by those who watch and do nothing, as they explain, "Today in 2020, we have had to dig deep as a band and really think about where we stand on so many things, and we have come to the realization that it is our duty to no longer be afraid of losing fans if we feel something is unjust, even if it may offend a few people. We have decided that there is no more tight rope to walk between writing safe songs vs songs that have an opinion: writing songs that are neutral, vanilla, politically correct for the widest audiences possible and songs that are tough topics and are considered "dangerous" in the music industry. We feel the time has come that if we stay silent and don’t speak up for these injustices occurring then we are part of the larger problem."
Latex Grenade are widely known as a party band, but they’ve always had deeper underlying messages running through their songs and albums, "This song has been on our minds for years. Since Latex Grenade started, people would listen to our songs and hear a band that is more interested in drinking and partying than caring about world problems, and honestly, this is rightfully so as our biggest singles over the years have been songs about lighter and more playful things in society. However, even from the beginning, we have always been very outspoken about major issues including the selfishness of corporations where we highlighted the BP oil spill in 2010 on our album, Going Green, and now illustrating the hypocrisies of our country during the Trump Era as we have done with our album, The Cage."
Bassist Nick Shores delves a little deeper into the inspiration behind the video, "We are very passionate behind the message of this song and decided the best way to get our message out there was to put together a high energy lyric video, putting a visual to each and every hypocrisy we point out. Our main premise is that there are billions of people in the world and everyone has a point of view. Many of them differ from each other, but at the end of the day the one thing that we need to agree on is hate will never lead to peace. We must come together and break through this cage."
The Cage is available now on all digital platforms including Spotify
Deezer and Apple Music
About Latex Grenade
Latex Grenade, having released four studio albums on iTunes and Amazon, is a band that brings great passion and energy. Attracting the adrenaline seekers in action sports, this power trio inspires the listener through fast upbeat melodies and highly energetic vocals. Their latest album, The Cage, tackles very topical concepts of the day speaking out to what the band believes in with a bold message. FDR Parts I and II, are as motivating as it gets primarily taking on relevant themes such as overcoming adversity and personal struggles, striking an awfully familiar chord with many through these tough societal times. Upon the release of their album, FDR Part 1 (2013), Latex Grenade took off on their first national tour, playing at SXSW Austin and headlining at the Winter Snow Show with FM94/9 at Bear Mountain. Since then Latex Grenade has embarked upon 3 national tours having played in over 27 states nationwide and 2 international tours including South Africa where they supported The Springbok Nude Girls on their Beautiful Evolution Tour. San Diego Citybeat says, "Latex Grenade’s music is straight forward Pennywise-style punk melodies roughed up with some thrash metal riffs".
The notion no longer exists, that we’ll be okay in the end of this.
If we don’t stand up and fight for us, then we’ll all be destroyed.
Not today.
-Latex Grenade, The Cage
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