Misfire announce debut album ‘Sympathy For The Ignorant’

MISFIRE have announced their debut album!

Titled Sympathy For The Ignorant, the upcoming album from the Chicago-based thrash metal trio is their debut full-length effort and is scheduled to be released in April this year, via MNRK Heavy.

The upcoming debut was created in a small studio and engineered by bassist/vocalist Sean Coogan, and is free from click-tracks and other unnecessary frills, projecting the purity of what three musicians raised on PANTERA and the Big 4 sound like in a room together.

“The album is a sonically badass version of what you’ll hear live. It’s real, no fake shit,” drummer James Nicademus says. “It’s very much a throwback to the way things used to be recorded. Like, just turn the shit on, press record, layer some stuff in after that, put some words on top of it, mix it, and it’s done. Whatever happens, we’re going to be here for a long time because we can’t live without doing this shit. All we want is to make records, tour, and have a good time doing it.”

Alongside the announcement of the debut album, MISFIRE have released a new music video for the first song lifted from the upcoming album; Fractured. The new music video was first premiered via Decibel Magazine.

Speaking about the new song, Nicademus adds, “featured as the first song of the album, Fractured unearths the feelings of uncertainty and dread we were faced with in 2020. Inspired by the current state of the world, it delves into the madness that is the pandemic. The song poses the question, ‘What’s left of who we are?,’ as we are left with humanity divided and fractured. The album has a common theme revolving around situations that many people have gone through or will go through. We’re all going through this shit right now so this is our take on it: ‘No matter what you believe, we are fractured, divided, diseased.’ We are looking forward to sharing it with the world!”

Watch the official music video for Fractured here: 

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

Track List: 

1. Fractured
2. Red Flag
3. War Of Mine
4. Skin Of Mirrors
5. Death Trap
6. No Offense
7. R.I.P.
8. He Said, She Said
9. L.Y.S.
10. Sympathy For The Ignorant

Sympathy For The Ignorant is set for release on April 1st via MNRK Heavy. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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