The Glasspack Release Candy Apples & Razor Blades EP; Moon Patrol LP Due in 2021
The thing about Misfits covers is picking one. As in, how the hell could you possibly? Granted, if you’re not a Misfits fan, well, fine, you probably don’t care — and you’re probably not going to cover them anytime soon so it’s moot anyway. But if you like the Misfits at all, how on earth could you ever narrow it down to just one song to play? What, you’re gonna do “Halloween” and not “We are 138?” You’re gonna leave out “Hybrid Moments?” Of course not.
Louisville’s The Glasspack have the right idea. Grab a bunch of Misfits songs and record ’em all, then put them up for free so Danzig doesn’t sue your ass. Thus, Candy Apples & Razor Blades was issued in time for Halloween this year and is serving as something of a precursor for Moon Patrol, the awaited next LP from The Glasspack that will be their first album since two-thousand-frickin’-seven. Man I’m old.
Good fun:
THE GLASSPACK: Louisville Psychedelic Punk Unit Releases Free Misfits/Samhain Covers EP; New Full-Length Set For 2021 Unveiling Via Small Stone
Louisville, Kentucky-based psychedelic punk unit, THE GLASSPACK, has unleashed their first recorded material in over a decade in the form of their Candy Apples And Razor Blades EP. Featuring various Misfits and Samhain covers, the eight-track offering is available for free via Bandcamp and serves as a teaser to the band’s forthcoming new full-length, Moon Patrol, set for release in 2021 via Small Stone Records.
Comments vocalist “Dirty” Dave Johnson, “I asked the guys if we could record something special this year to give away for free. So, we quickly recorded some punk rock and metal favorites with a dash of GLASSPACK flavor at DeadBird Recording Studios in Louisville. As a punk rock kid in Louisville, I fell in love with these songs immediately and still carry them with me as an adult. I never outgrew them, or maybe I just didn’t grow up. It doesn’t matter. I will likely sing some of them ’til I am ashes. This is the first actual studio recording THE GLASSPACK has released for many years. It is also the first GLASSPACK record of which I do not play guitar. I only did the vocals.
“I am also in the process of finishing up the lyrics and vocals for our upcoming Moon Patrol album,” he continues, “which is a full-length record of all original GLASSPACK material. The music is finished. Once I finish the lyrics and vocals, we will go into the studio and knock it out. COVID-19 has derailed some of our plans but this album will still be released at some point next year.”
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Candy Apples And Razor Blades Track Listing:
1. 20 Eyes
2. Hybrid Moments
3. Devilock
4. In The Doorway
5. We Are 138
6. Halloween
7. Mother Of Mercy
8. The Howl
THE GLASSPACK:
“Dirty” Dave Johnson – vocals, guitars
Brett “Cap’n” Holsclaw – drums
Nicholas Hall – guitars, keys
Billy Lease – bass
Dave Chale – drums
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