Irish speed tyrants Gama Bomb have released a video for the track “Speed Funeral” from forthcoming record Bats out November 10. The video finds the band in the aftermath of the untimely demise of band mascot, Snowy The Gamabominable Snowman.
Vocalist Philly Byrne comments:
“BATS is the weirdest album we’ve ever made. It has a guest spot by hip hop legend The Egyptian Lover, a surprise ending, a futuristic prologue, and a crossover song with lyrics by Percy Bysshe Shelley—We finally felt confident enough to take the brakes off and had a lot of fun with the writing. Weird is good!”
Regarding Speed Funeral, Byrne states:
“There are songs on our new album that diverge from the ‘Gama Bomb formula’ a lot, so we wanted to lead with Speed Funeral because it’s a fun, catchy, classic GB mosher. We’re breaking you in gently with this one!
“The lyrics are about something I’ve always dreamed of—When I die, I want to be strapped to a rocket and blasted off into space as my family and friends watch. We’re middle-aged men now, so maybe death is on our minds a bit more.”
The album is tied together with a 1960s aesthetic. Guitarist John Roche comments:
“The accompanying artwork and inlay by the lovely Rory McGuigan are based on 1960s exploitation movies in the vein of Russ Meyer and other directors who didn’t want to put their name on their films.”
The art was created by the Graham Humphreys, the artist behind posters for A Nightmare on Elm Street, Evil Dead and What We Do In The Shadows. This is his fourth collaboration with Gama Bomb.
Bats is the first Gama Bomb album to be entirely produced, mixed and mastered by guitarist Domo Dixon.
Gama Bomb tour dates:
Oct 7 – Rising Fest, France
Oct 20 – Milton Keynes – Craufurd Arms, UK
Oct 21 – Derby – Alt Fest, UK
Oct 22 – London – Boston Music Rooms, UK
Oct 23 – Manchester – Deaf Institute, UK
Oct 24 – Newcastle – Anarchy Brewing Co., UK
Oct 25 – Edinburgh – Bannermans, UK
Oct 26 – Carlisle – The Brickyard, UK
Oct 27 – Sheffield – Corporation, UK
Oct 28 – Swansea – The Bunkhouse, UK
Oct 29 – The Siege of Limerick, Ireland
Dec 3 – Life After Death Horrorfest, Mexico
Photo courtesy of Gama Bomb
