New England extreme metal powerhouse, Escuela Grind , today drops the new single/video, " Always Watching You ". Recorded at Salem, Massachusetts' GodCity studio with producer Kurt Ballou (High on Fire, Cave In), "Always Watching You" is taken from Escuela Grind's as-yet-untitled new LP, set for an autumn release via MNRK Heavy.
Stream the video for "Always Watching You," directed by Zack Perez for Astral Media below.
“Most of "Always Watching You" was written in a practice space by Jesse and Krissy, and refined during soundchecks we had over the year," offers Escuela Grind vocalist Katerina Economou . "I've had this desire to write a song where I could portray the obsessive-stalker-girl archetype through lyrics for a while. Although not physically threatening, it's really interesting that society is so terrified of this stereotype. In "Always Watching You", I wanted this fantastical, Nightmare on Elm Street-style imagery that was rooted in the gore and horror of death metal. Themes of parasocial relationships, anxieties from social media, and an omnipresent algorithm are strongly observed in this song and throughout the entire album."
ESCUELA GRIND + ROTTEN SOUND TO JOIN FORCES FOR MAY 'EUROPE & UK DOMINATION' TOUR
In sync with the release of " Always Watching You " and as part of its seemingly unending live gauntlet, Escuela Grind will launch European tour dates with Finnish grindcore band, Rotten Sound, on May 3. The 'Europe & UK Domination' tour will launch in Berlin, Germany and run through May 18 in Ypres, Belgium.
Escuela Grind + Rotten Sound 'Europe & UK Domination' tour :
May 3 Dresden, Germany Music Match (Escuela Grind only)
May 4 Berlin, Germany Reset
May 5 Hamburg, Germany Hafenklang
May 6 Kassel, Germany Goldgrube
May 7 Stuttgart, Germany JuHa West
May 8 Bochum, Germany Die Trompete
May 9 Alkmaar, Netherlands Hemelvaartse Herrie
May 10 London, UK The Black Heart (as part of Incineration Festival)
May 11 Manchester, UK 0161 Festival
May 12 Plymouth, UK The Junction
May 13 Newcastle,UK The Head of Steam
May 14 Nottingham, UK Ye Olde Salutation Inn
May 15 Glasgow, UK Audio Glasgow
May 16 Birmingham, UK The Devil's Dog
May 18 Ypres, Belgium Vort'n Vis
"EUROPE! We're coming back to crush a bunch of shows with our homies in Rotten Sound, plus a few SICK festivals like Incineration, Music Match, 0161 Festival and Vort 'N Vis Festival," says Escuela Grind . "We're stoked to bring the Nike and New Balance-shod feet of Escuela Grind back to Europe to grind posers into jelly and go crazy with friends old and new. Plus we'll have new music out and we'll be playing even more songs from our NEW ALBUM! Come on out to these shows, grind your face off, two-step, stage dive, meet your new bestie, make an arch nemesis, get spin-kicked in the face by a 17-year-old drinking Radler, buy some merch. It's gonna rule! See you there!"
Unquestionably one of the hardest working bands in music today, Escuela Grind will follow the team-up with Rotten Sound with a seven-week summer tour of Europe that will launch on June 21 in Lubbock, DE. The tour will run from June through August and include a slew of high profile festival appearances. The full itinerary is as follows:
June 21 Lubeck, DE @ Treibsand
June 22 Copenhagen, DN @ Copenhell
June 25 Koln, DE @ Sonic Ballroom
June 27 Mannheim, DE @ 7er Club
June 28 Hauteville, SW @ Abyss Festival
June 29 Hamburg, DE @ Not A Phase Festival
July 2 St. Etienne, FR @ Clermont Ferrand
July 3 Saint-Jean-de-Vegas, FR @ Secret Place
July 4 Barcelona, ES @ Sala Razzmatazz
July 5 Madrid, ES @ The Basement Club
July 6 Porto, PT @ Barracuda Rock Club
July 7 Portugalete, ES @ Groove Estudios Y Ensayos
July 10 Karlsruhe, DE @ TBA
July 11 Neukirchen-Vluyn, DE @ Dong Open Air
July 12 Munchen, DE @ Kulturzentrum Backstage
July 13 Velenje, SI @ Vratolom Open Air
July 14 Bratislava, SI @ TBA
July 23 Eindhoven, NL @ Dynamo
July 30 Lindau, DE @ Club Vaudeville
August 1 Leipzig, DE @ Soltmann
August 2 Berlin, DE @ Resist To Exist Festival
August 3 Granichen, CH @ Open Air Granichen
August 4 Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans, FR @ Sylak Open Air
August 8 Jaromer, CZ @ Brutal Assault
August 9 Dortmund, DE @ FZW
August 10 Vinelz, CH @ Openair Am Bierlersee
August 13 Copenhagen, DN @ Stengade
August 14 Hannover, DE @ Bei Chez Heinz
August 17 Moderna, IT @ Pignoletto Fest
August 24 Malmo, SE @ Malmo Massacre
