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Ithaca announce new album ‘They Fear Us’

ITHACA have announced a new album!

Titled They Fear Us, the upcoming album from the UK metallic hardcore band is the long-awaited follow-up to 2019’s The Language Of Injury, and is scheduled to be released in July this year, via Hassle Records.

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released the first song from the upcoming album; the title track They Fear Us. Speaking about the new song, the band says, “we’re proud to present They Fear Us, the debut single from our second album. We chose this as the first single because it reflects one of the big themes of the album – discovering and harnessing inner power, strength, revenge and retribution; challenging masculine power structures both in a general but also deeply personal sense. It’s a deific statement of intent – they may have hurt us before but now they fear us and you should too.

These ideas are reflected in the lyrics but also in the musical choices. The vocal sample is a field recording Sam made while he was in India grieving his mother’s death, of a priest leading a Ganga Aarti ceremony next to the Ganges – this ceremony invites Mother Ganga in and asks for her blessing, reflecting the power of the divine feminine. The drum break is pitched up to create a similar sound to a dhol. We’re so happy to share music that we feel reflects who we truly are as a band, standing unapologetically as us.”

Listen to They Fear Us here:

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

Track List:

1. In The Way
2. The Future Says Thank You
3. They Fear Us
4. Camera Eats First
5. Cremation Party
6. Number Five
7. Fluorescent
8. You Should Have Gone Back
9. Hold, Be Held

They Fear Us - Ithaca

They Fear Us is set for release on July 29th via Hassle Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

For more information on ITHACA like their official page on Facebook.

James Weaver

Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Distorted Sound Magazine; established in 2015. Reporting on riffs since 2012.