In keeping with the band’s tradition of shining a floodlight on socio-political trauma and history’s atrocities, the lyrics for “Killing Season” are inspired by the whitewashing of colonialism, and the song tackles the brutal reality of systemic racism in the western world head-on.
Written on Thanksgiving 2019, “Killing Season” examines the genesis of the national holiday and its lesser-known bloody history that’s far from the sanitized version celebrated annually.
Watch the lyric video for “Killing Season” below:
Guitarist Andy Marsh explains: “‘Killing Season’ is a crushing old school sounding Thy Art track that we put together towards the end of 2019, to be used somewhere in 2020 for a release or tour promo. We wanted to release it now as a gift to our fans who have supported us throughout this year by continuing to listen to our music, buying merch, or simply sending us messages of support.
It means the world to us! ‘Killing Season” touches on the darkness surrounding the origins of Thanksgiving, and while that subject is relevant at this time of year, we want you to think of the atrocities both past and present that deserve acknowledgement.”
“Killing Season” is the first taste of new music from the masters of brutality since the release of their earth-scorching fifth record, ‘Human Target’.
Originally intended for another release, THY ART IS MURDER decided to release the track to say thank you to all the fans who have stood by them during the global pandemic and the chaos of 2020.
Purchase/listen to “Killing Season” here.
Oran O’Beirne
www.overdrive.ie 2020
