L.A. DEATHROCKERS’ SINGLE IS TITLE TRACK OFF NEW EP WITH PIRATES PRESS RECORDS.

Los Angeles, CA – December 2024 – LA’s Slaughterhouse are back at it with a new music video showcasing their trademark intensity. The song is the lead single and title track off their new five song 12” Etched Vinyl EP, which is NOW available for pre-order via Pirates Press Records. Directed by Rye Beres & Nick Green, and filmed at Blue Beach Studios in Redondo Beach, CA, the no-frills punk rock video depicts the band doing what they do best: ripping through the song at a furious pace and whipping the crowd into a frenzy! Like the best of early 80’s LA punk bands that inspired them, Slaughterhouse definitely has something to scream about. Regarding the single, singer Meriel O’Connell considers song it a more personal song, remarking, “You get a lot of people talking in your ear about what you should do, say, look like, how you should behave…I don’t think we’re put on this planet to try to make everyone happy or feel comfortable.” ‘Sick And Tired’, the record the single appears on, is the band’s first EP for Pirates Press Records, after having previously released a split 7″ with Guadalajara, MX’s like-minded Flores Y Fuego via the label. With 5 brand new tracks of early 80’s-inspired LA hardcore/death rock for the masses, Slaughterhouse are setting the tone for 2025 right out of the gate with what will no doubt be a fixture on best of the year lists. After a raucous 2024, group wasted no time getting back in the studio with producer Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Alkaline Trio, Pennywise) to give the people more of what they’ve been clamoring for: big plans, big sounds, big screams… and this EP is the just the start of what they have in store for the new year! Never one to rest on their laurels, Slaughterhouse continue to set the scene afire and prove to everyone what those who’ve seen them live already know: this band is the real deal, and they can more than hold their own on any stage, with any line up. If 4 new original songs weren’t enough, this EP features a blistering cover of Black Flag’s ‘My War’. True to their LA roots and sound, band rips through this legendary punk classic with a version that should make Rollins proud, while at the same time making it wholly their own. For fans of Slaughterhouse, this is what you’ve been waiting for. If you’ve seen them live in the past year, you already know what’s coming. If you haven’t had the privilege yet, this is your starting point. If this EP is, as the band puts it, “the tip of the iceberg creatively,” we can’t wait to hear what’s next! Slaughterhouse blaze their own trail forward while hearkening back to a period in the early 80s when hardcore punk and gothic post-punk created an unholy union known as deathrock, with Los Angeles as one of its epicenters. Fans of genre legends like Christian Death, TSOL, 45 Grave will not want to miss out! Their furiously energetic live shows have made them an in-demand act both at their own gigs and supporting an impressive and diverse roster of punk rock greats, including Bad Religion, Descendents, Pennywise, Social Distortion and many more!

‘Sick And Tired’ EP Tracklist:

01) DNA

02) Sick And Tired

03) My War

04) Smiles

05) Whips And Chains

SLAUGHTERHOUSE TOUR DATES:

01/10/2025 – Long Beach, CA – Alex’s Bar (w/ ADOLESCENTS)

Photo credit: Max Marshall, @maxim.marshall