Lake Malice release intensely violent and cinematic music video for raging new single ‘Mitsuko’
From the debut EP ‘Post-Genesis’ out 27th October via SO Recordings
The band will be supporting Skindred on select dates of their UK tour in October + are main support to Enter Shikari for their European tour in November
Tickets for debut headline shows, including The Black Heart in London on 6th December, on sale now
“Lake Malice are the UK’s most exciting new alt.metal band.” - Kerrang!
“They are destined to be the talk of the town. Dark, chaotic and devilishly fun, they ebb and flow between techno breaks and towering heaviness.” - Metal Hammer
“The sound of British heaviness to come.” - Rock Sound
"From an eerie laboratory, Mitsuko unleashes her extraordinary power and rage to seek retribution on those she had trusted to nurture and protect her,” say Lake Malice about the new music video which accompanies their just-released new single ‘Mitsuko’. “Inspired by the captivating character Eleven from Stranger Things (we're eagerly anticipating the final season!), The video is an intense, violent and cinematic collaboration with horror filmmaker Loki Films.”
“The pissed off love child of Linkin Park and Pendulum, wrapped up in the unfiltered aggression of Loathe,” ‘Mitsuko’ will feature on Lake Malice’s debut EP ‘Post-Genesis’, which the duo have announced will be released 27th October via SO Recordings (Enter Shikari / Placebo / Deaf Havana). Alice Guala (vocals) and Blake Cornwall (guitar / production) explain of the track, whose rage matches its music video: "Mitsuko is a deeply personal and intense torrent of ‘full-on rage’, dealing with the complexities of family values, and raw emotions of a fragmented childhood. The title takes inspiration from the original ‘Battle Royale’ manga, where the character Mitsuko shares a similar struggle of family heartbreak and abandonment.”
‘Mitsuko’ has received airplay on Kerrang! Radio and BBC Radio 1, as well as appearing on the Kerrang! Chart, Metal Hammer Tracks of The Week and propelling the band to cover star status on the Spotify playlist ‘misfits 2.0’ and snatching a much-coveted spot on the New Music Friday UK playlist, amongst others.
Following extensive touring with the likes of As Everything Unfolds, Bloodywood, Skindred, Vukovi, Vended and Enter Shikari this year alone, Lake Malice have just announced their first ever headline shows across Europe, which will culminate in a date at The Black Heart in London on 6th December. Lake Malice really hit the ground touring in 2023, also delivering overwhelmingly energetic sets at festivals such as The Great Escape, Download and 2000trees, at which Kerrang! proclaimed they “have no right to be burning this hot already.”
Lake Malice have been assuredly unleashing a string of innovatively heavy alt-anthems for a post-Pandemic world since 2021. This year’s ‘Bloodbath’ and ‘Stop The Party’, which will also appear on the forthcoming EP, have taken things up a gear, lighting up the airwaves of BBC Radio 1 and Kerrang! Radio, as well as receiving love from outlets like Kerrang! Online, Rock Sound and Metal Hammer and many more. The band’s unique splicing of hyperpop and metal also earned them two nominations at the Heavy Music Awards this year in the ‘Best UK Breakthrough Artist’ and ‘Best Breakthrough Live Artist’ categories.
‘Post-Genesis’ track listing:
1. Blossom
2. Black Turbine
3. Bloodbath
4. Power Game
5. Mitsuko
6. Stop The Party
Lake Malice Live:
06.10 NORTHAMPTON, UK - ROADMENDER (w/ Skindred)
07.10 LEEDS, UK – O₂ ACADEMY (w/ Skindred)
13.10 CAMBRIDGE, UK - JUNCTION (w/ Skindred)
14.10 NORWICH, UK - EPIC (w/ Skindred)
30.10 COPENHAGEN, DK - VEGA (w/ Enter Shikari)
31.10 MALMO, SE – PLAN B (w/ Enter Shikari)
02.11 WARSAW, PL – PROGRESJA (w/ Enter Shikari)
03.11 PRAGUE, CZ – SASAZU (w/ Enter Shikari)
04.11 MILAN, IT – ALCATRAZ (w/ Enter Shikari)
05.11 RONCADE (TV), IT – NEW AGE (w/ Enter Shikari)
07.11 VIENNA, AT – SIMM CITY (w/ Enter Shikari)
09.11 BUCHAREST, RO – ARENELE ROMANELE (w/ Enter Shikari)
10.11 BUDAPEST, HU – BARBA NEGRA (w/ Enter Shikari)
11.11 BRATISLAVA, SK – MAJESTIC MUSIC CLUB (w/ Enter Shikari)
13.11 BELGRADE, RS – DOM OMLADINE (w/ Enter Shikari)
14.11 ZAGREB, HR – TVORNICA CULTURE (w/ Enter Shikari)
16.11 SOFIA, BG – MIXTAPE 5 (w/ Enter Shikari)
18.11 ATHENS, GR – GAGARIN 205 (w/ Enter Shikari)
19.11 THESSALONIKI, GR – PRINCIPAL CLUB THEATER (w/ Enter Shikari)
22.11 SOLOTHURN, CH - KOFMEHL RAUMBAR (headline)
23.11 MUNICH, DE - STROM (headline)
24.11 COLOGNE, DE - BLUE SHELL (headline)
25.11 HANNOVER, DE - CHÉZ HEINZ (headline)
06.12 LONDON, UK - THE BLACK HEART (headline)
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