Florida deathcore practitioners Bodysnatcher unveiled a video for their new, stand-alone single, “Dead Rabbit.” The emotional bruiser is a tribute to drummer Chris Whited’s late brother and former bandmate, Adam.
Of the new song, Whited elaborates: “This song was written as a message to my brother, Adam, who died last April. Adam got me into hardcore and playing music when we were younger. He started, and played in, our old band King Conquer and was a massive part in the South Florida metal and hardcore scene. Adam was diagnosed with a severe case of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) when he was only 16 years old. He fought through it for years, continuing to tour through the pain, loss of sight, numbness of limbs, and brain lesions until he physically couldn’t do it anymore.”
Bodysnatcher have a massive tour schedule ahead of them that begins on March 1. The band will be playing alongside AngelMaker, Paleface, Distant, Lorna Shore, Shadow Of Intent, Brand Of Sacrifice, and Boundaries, across multiple tours—See dates below.
Bodysnatcher w/ AngelMaker, Paleface, Distant:
3/01/2023 Respectables – West Palm, FL * Sold Out
3/02/2023 The Abbey – Orlando, FL * Sold Out
3/03/2023 Masquerade (Heaven) – Atlanta, GA
3/04/2023 Hangar 1819 – Greensboro, NC * Sold Out
3/05/2023 The End – Nashville, TN * Sold Out
3/06/2023 Red Flag – St. Louis, MO
3/07/2023 The Rino – Kansas City, MO * Sold Out
3/08/2023 89th Street – Oklahoma City, OK * Sold Out
3/09/2023 Trees – Dallas, TX
3/10/2023 The Rock Box – San Antonio, TX
3/11/2023 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
3/13/2023 Nile Underground – Mesa, AZ * Sold Out
3/14/2023 Chain Reaction – Anaheim, CA * Sold Out
3/15/2023 Strummer’s – Fresno, CA
3/16/2023 Goldfields – Roseville, CA
3/17/2023 Neck Of The Woods – San Francisco, CA
3/18/2023 American Legion Post 8 – Las Vegas, NV
3/19/2023 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
3/20/2023 HQ – Denver, CO * Sold Out
3/21/2023 1867 Bar – Lincoln, NE * Sold Out
3/22/2023 Subterranean – Chicago, IL * Sold Out
3/23/2023 The Sanctuary – Detroit, MI * Sold Out
3/24/2023 The Winchester – Cleveland, OH * Sold Out
3/25/2023 Preserving Underground – Pittsburgh, PA * Sold Out
3/26/2023 Lovedraft’s – Mechanicsburg, PA * Sold Out
3/27/2023 The Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY
3/28/2023 Webster Underground – Hartford, CT * Sold Out
3/29/2023 The Palladium Upstairs – Worcester, MA * Sold Out
Bodysnatcher w/ Lorna Shore, Shadow Of Intent, Brand Of Sacrifice, Boundaries:
3/30/2023 Empire Live – Albany, NY * Sold Out
4/01/2023 Piedmont Hall – Greensboro, NC * Sold Out
4/02/2023 Hooligans Music Hall – Jacksonville, NC * Sold Out
4/03/2023 Music Farm – Charleston, SC * Sold Out
4/05/2023 Janus Live – St. Petersburg, FL
4/06/2023 Club LA – Destin, FL * Sold Out
4/07/2023 House Of Blues – New Orleans, LA * Sold Out
4/08/2023 The Hall – Little Rock, AR
4/10/2023 The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI * Sold Out
4/11/2023 Evansville Coliseum – Evansville, IN
4/12/2023 Alliant Energy PowerHouse – Cedar Rapids, IA
4/14/2023 Pub Station – Billings, MT * Sold Out
4/15/2023 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA * Sold Out
4/16/2023 Showbox SODO – Seattle, WA * Sold Out
Bodysnatcher w/ Shadow Of Intent, Brand Of Sacrifice, Boundaries:
4/17/2023 Peter’s Room – Portland, OR
4/19/2023 Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO
4/20/2023 The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
4/22/2023 The Waiting Room – Omaha, NE
4/23/2023 The Forge – Joliet, IL * No Brand Of Sacrifice
4/24/2023 Hi-Fi – Indianapolis, IN
4/25/2023 The Foundry – Cleveland, OH *No Brand Of Sacrifice
4/26/2023 Mr. Smalls – Millvale, PA
Bodysnatcher’s latest full-length, Bleed-Abide, was released last year on MNRK Heavy. Recorded by the band’s Chris Whited at 1776 Recordings with drums engineered by Neil Westfall and Bud Phillips at The Unicorn Room, and guitars re-amped by Phil Pluskota at Sonic Assault Studio. The record is callously grim, ferocious, and threatening, crackling beneath the weight of its own fury and power.
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Watch the video for “Dead Rabbit” by Bodysnatcher here:
Follow Bodysnatcher here, and purchase their latest album Bleed-Abide here.
Photo courtesy of Toddi Babu
