Dawn Ray’d announce new EP ‘Wild Fire’

DAWN RAY’D have announced a new EP!

Titled Wild Fire, the upcoming EP from the UK anarchist black metal band is their brand new release and is their first new music since 2019’s Behold Sedition Plainsong. The two-track release is scheduled to be released this Friday, May 7th, via Prosthetic Records.

Wild Fire I is bombastic black metal at its finest, whilst Wild Fire II embraces the most folk leanings of the band. The two tracks were recorded and mixed by Jason Taylor-Brown at Coastal Sounds, and then mastered by Jaime Gomez Arellano at Orgone Studios. A performance of both tracks was premiered exclusively via Roadburn Redux last month.

Alongside the announcement of the new EP, the band have released the first song from the upcoming release; Wild Fire I. The new song was first premiered via Decibel Magazine.

Speaking about the new song and the forthcoming release, the band says, “for too long have we watched antisocial losers use cheap far-right shock tactics, shameful relics of the past, swastikas, dog whistles and other cowardly signifiers to which they have no claim, so as to inject a bit of life into otherwise unremarkable bands. Why is it those bands, (of which we all know the names) when pressed, deny any far right leanings, hastily distance themselves from any sincere conviction, mumble apologies, insist there was some misunderstanding, or some other historical context?

DAWN RAY’D has done everything we can to make it as clear as possible what we believe, why we think the world should be better, and how we think we can get there. And one of the first jobs we have is to erase these parasites, cowards and bad actors from our communities: we are against fascism in all forms, now and forever. We make no apologies and will not concede one inch in our conviction and belief that people are good and need defending, everything for everybody, until this world is a good and fair place for everyone who is good and fair. Wild Fire is two versions of the same song, and I hope the lyrics ring out clear for themselves. Fuck all the coward bands that crumble when pressed, let’s together build the true black metal resistance.”

Watch the official lyric video for Wild Fire I here: 

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming EP below:

Track List: 

1. Wild Fire I
2. Wild Fire II

Wild Fire is set for release on May 7th via Prosthetic Records. 

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