Borstal announce debut EP ‘At Her Majesty’s Pleasure’
BORSTAL have announced their debut EP!
Titled At Her Majesty’s Pleasure, the upcoming EP from the brand new hardcore band (featuring Pierre Mendivil [KNUCKLEDUST], Nick Barker [BRUJERIA, ex-CRADLE OF FILTH/DIMMU BORGIR/TESTAMENT] and members of DRIPBACK and KING OF PIGS) is their debut studio outing and is scheduled to be released in April this year, via 4Family Records.
Originally conceived in late 2019 by Barker and his long time friends Wez4 and Lee Kitchener of DRIPBACK, the three brought in Pierre Mendivil [KNUCKLEDUST/BUN DEM OUT] to the fold, and with the addition of second guitarist Jamie Hunter [MORDHAU/KING OF PIGS] in April 2020 the line up was complete.
Speaking about the new project, Barker says, “I’ve wanted to do a NYHC style band for a few years but nothing ever came to fruition sadly, until one day I happened to mention it to Wez and Lee [DRIPBACK] who totally jumped on the idea with overwhelming enthusiasm, immediately suggesting Pierre from KNUCKLEDUST! My love of HC/Punk stems way back to my early teens in the mid-80’s when I discovered this style of music from the thrash bands I listened to at the time. Reading the thanks lists on so many vinyl inner sleeves discovering all these new bands and music I’d never heard of before… It changed my life forever! Coming from a black/death metal background this is something new for me and I’m excited to share it with the world.”
Pierre Mendivil adds, “during the peak of lockdown in the UK Lee and Wez mentioned to me they were starting a new band and asked if I’d be interested in singing with them. As my other bands we’re not in the position to start writing new music and I needed an outlet for the frustration I felt from dealing with working on the frontline during this pandemic, it didn’t take much to get me onboard. I’ve worked with Lee and Wez in the past on DRIPBACK tracks and know they live for this, so I feel very honoured to be involved in a band with them and after meeting Nick and Jamie, BORSTAL instantly feels like family.”
Alongside the announcement of the debut EP, BORSTAL have released a new music video for the first song lifted from the upcoming EP; Vicious Circles.
Watch the official music video for Vicious Circles here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming debut EP below:
Track List:
1. Refuse To Lose
2. Karma
3. We Stand As One
4. Vicious Circles
5. Worm Food
6. King Of The Jungle
At Her Majesty’s Pleasure is set for release on April 1st via 4Family Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
For more information on BORSTAL like their official page on Facebook.
