SharpTone Records just announced the signing of Alabama hardcore and death metal act No Cure. The heavy quintet also shared their label debut “Don’t Need Your Help” featuring Jesse Clark of Wielded Steel and Nick Chance of Beautiful Child Of God. The track is set to appear on their forthcoming EP I Hope I Die Here set for release on December 6.
The band shares, “Every track [of the EP] features someone that has made an undeniable mark on Alabama hardcore over the years. We do not expect you to recognize every name on this record, and that’s the point.”
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Of the new song, vocalist Blaythe Steuer notes, “‘Don’t Need Your Help’ is about my touring experience throughout the country, and learning that many people still view the Southeast through a lens of negativity. The meaning behind the song is broad, in the sense that it certainly acknowledges the painful past of the region. But it also makes clear that it doesn’t help anyone to continue shitting on the current people here that only want to make it a better place for everyone.”
Steuer adds, “It was critically important to me to have two of my closest friends sing on this song. The first being Nick Chance (Beautiful Child of God), and also Jesse Clark (Wielded Steel). Both of them have shared these kinds of experiences as well. Overall, it is an extremely overstimulating and hard-hitting track, and I can’t wait to rip it live.”
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Check out the new No Cure track below.
Of the EP, the band says, “‘I Hope I Die Here’ is a love letter to Alabama and the Southeastern experience. It is an acknowledgment of suffering and a proclamation of strength. This record is conceptually driven and more musically diverse than our previous EPs, on purpose. There is a distinct reason for each song to exist.”
No Cure continues, “We approach many topics, including what it’s like to grow up under the boot of religion, fraternity culture, the dark side of a beloved landmark, local ecological exploitation, and more. We do not believe the world needs any more songs about how craaaaaazyyy of a guy you are, how much you hate your town, or how your ex was such a checks notes bitch for breaking up with you because you cheated on her.”
I Hope I Die Here is set for release on December 6 via SharpTone Records. Pre-save the EP here.
I Hope I Die Here Tracklist:
- “Hang Me From the Bible Belt” (Feat. Daniel McWhorter of Gideon)
- “Don’t Need Your Help” (Feat. Jesse Clark of Wielded Steel + Nick Chance of Beautiful Child of God)
- “Forced Coagulation” (Feat. JT Anderson of Cold Hard Steel)
- “The Basement Beneath the Fountain” (Feat. Kayhan Vaziri of Wretched Blessing + Yautja)
- “Your Children Will Drown In the Burning River” (Feat. Matthew Hasting of MychildrenMyBride)
- “Kill A Frat Guy” (Lance McLaughlin of Bareknuckle)
- “The Problem Is You (Same Old Shit)” (Feat Michael Collier of The Slam Brigade)
- “Warcry” (Feat. Hollan Chapman of Living Tragedy)
