You’d probably never know it from how often I seem to repeat myself or get stuck on certain phrases, images, etc., but just about anything that turns a well-worn cliché on its head gets some automatic points in my book. Thus, if you’re looking at the title of the lyric video premiering below for Gothenburg, Sweden, heavy rockers Honeymoon Disease and thinking to yourself, “Really? Another lady-as-motor song? Does the world really need that?” I’ll ask you to take into account the following consideration: It’s not John Garcia, or Bon Scott, or Ian Gillan talking about “their woman” as a car or car part. It’s guitarist/vocalist Jenna Disease, and instead of objectification, the image becomes one of righteous declaration: “I’m a four stroke woman/A knucklehead, a devil in chains!”

It’s hard to overstate the importance of that distinction. Jenna — joined in the band by guitarist Acid Disease, drummer Jimi Disease (ex-Mamont) and bassist Cedric — takes ownership of the image, uses it across the subject/object divide, and so it becomes something closer to empowering. One could still argue that relating one’s existence to automotive repair is inherently dehumanizing, and I think there are arguments to be made on either side of adopting the tropes of discrimination as a means for empowerment in general — this happens in race as well as gender and economics as well — but there’s a big difference between saying you’re a huge fucking motor about to run someone over so let’s kick some ass and have a good time, and saying “my woman is a car and I’m going to drive her with my dude-parts.” I don’t care how you look at it, there’s a line there, and given that we’re bringing the lyrics directly into focus with a video in which they essentially star, it seems fair to point it out.

Did I mention the song rocks? Probably should emphasize that point as well. “Four Stroke Woman” comes from Honeymoon Disease‘s second full-length and first for The Sign Records, Part Human, Mostly Beast, which is set to release on Oct. 27. The follow-up to the 2015 debut long-player, The Transcendence (discussed here), which was released by Napalm, it finds the band digging into prime boogie thrust without getting too lost in vintage-minded chicanery. You can hear a classic feel in “Four Stroke Woman” to be sure, but consider the clarity with which the song’s bassline comes through — friendly as hell, that one is — amid the forward push of the guitar, and you know which decade you’re in, one way or the other.

The band has some comment about the song and the album below, and more info follows along with preorder linkery from the PR wire.

Please enjoy:

Honeymoon Disease, “Four Stroke Woman” lyric video premiere

Honeymoon Disease on “Four Stroke Woman”:

“We live and breathe the motor culture, especially muscle cars and choppers. Acid rides motorcycles and our logo is a charger-68. Together with our action rock we create music that the motor community can relate to and ‘Four Stroke Woman’ is a salute to all bikers out there, female in particular, who dare to live the lifestyle that they desire without limits. Fast cars, furious bikes and rock ‘n’ roll, that is what’s it’s all about. And with a twist of avangarde mindset.”

Honeymoon Disease unleashes their new album “Part Human, Mostly Beast” the 27th of October on The Sign Records. The Swedish rock quartet’s second album is filled with high voltage pulse, colorful sounds and lots of groovy soul. Well acclaimed for their intense and high energetic stage performances the band have been one of the raising stars on the European rock stages, something the band have brought into the studio and recording the album live. Honeymoon Disease have worked with producer Ola Ersfjord (Imperial State Electric, Primordial, Tribulation, Dead Lord) since the recording of their last album “The Transcendence” (Napalm Records), something that led up to a recording session with better crafted songs, a more luxuries production and a lot of focus on the vocal arrangements.

Jimi Disease: “We wanted this album to have a more rough and lively feeling, as we are on stage. You should really hear the sweat from the jeans vest dripping out from the speakers.”

Tracklist:
1 – Doin’ it Again
2 – Only Thing Alive
3 – Tail Twister
4 – Rymdvals
5 – Needle In Your Eye
6 – Fly Bird, Fly High
7 – Calling You
8 – Four Stroke Woman
9 – Night By Night
10 – It’s Alright
11 – Coal Burnin’
12 – Electric Eel

The album is released on CD & Vinyl and as a bundle together with wunderbaum, bumpersticker and metal pin.

Pre-order from: http://freighttrain.se/en/

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Tilt your head at just the right angle and you can hear where Sweden’s Honeymoon Disease are coming from in noting a classic soul influence in the vocal arrangement of their latest single, ‘Electric Eel.’ That track will close out Part Human, Mostly Beast, which is the band’s second long-player behind 2015 Napalm Records debut, The Transcendence (discussed here), and will be out Oct. 27 via The Sign Records. Of course, there’s still plenty of boogie in “Electric Eel” as well, which would seem to be the whole idea, and one is curious to hear how the balance might shift from song to song throughout the album upon its arrival.

Plenty of time to stew in that anticipation, I suppose, though I also doubt “Electric Eel” will be the last we hear of Part Human, Mostly Beast before the thing actually lands three months from now. Whatever the next couple months might hold, preorders are up now and the PR wire brings art and album details as preliminaries for consumption:

FW: Honeymoon Disease – announces new album “Part Human, Mostly Beast”

Honeymoon Disease unleashes their new album “Part Human, Mostly Beast” the 27th of October on The Sign Records. The Swedish rock quartet’s second album is filled with high voltage pulse, colorful sounds and lots of groovy soul. Well acclaimed for their intense and high energetic stage performances the band have been one of the raising stars on the European rock stages, something the band have brought into the studio and recording the album live. Honeymoon Disease have worked with producer Ola Ersfjord (Imperial State Electric, Primordial, Tribulation, Dead Lord) since the recording of their last album “The Transcendence” (Napalm Records), something that led up to a recording session with better crafted songs, a more luxuries production and a lot of focus on the vocal arrangements.

Jenna Disease:
“Its rougher and more heavy but still with a melancholic feeling. It’s part human but mostly beast”

The band released the first single “Electric Eel” from the album during the spring 2017. The backside of the seven inch hold a cover of soul-legend Eddie Floyd’s classic song “Big Bird”. During the pre-production the band and producer Ola Ersfjord find a mutual interest in old soul records. This interest paved the way for a recording session with more focus on strong vocal arrangements with more chorus and soul. At the same time the band is a modern high-energy rock act with focus on taking it all the way to eleven.

Jimi Disease:
“We wanted this album to have a more rough and lively feeling, as we are on stage. You should really hear the sweat from the jeans vest dripping out from the speakers”

Honeymoon Disease released their debut album “The Transcendence” on Napalm Records in 2015. The band have since then been touring frequently with bands as Avatarium, The Vintage Caravan, Dead Lord, RavenEye and Horisont and sharing stages with bands as Imperial State Electric, Graveyard, Bombus, Year of the Goat and The Order of Israfel. On the new album the band have continued to work with producer Ola Ersfjord. Honeymoon Disease have been working with Branca Studios with the artwork. The new album “Part Human, Mostly Beast” is released the 27th of October by The Sign Records.

The album is released on CD & Vinyl and as a bundle together with wunderbaum, bumpersticker and metal pin.
Pre-order from: http://freighttrain.se/en/

Track list:
1 – Doin’ it Again
2 – Only Thing Alive
3 – Tail Twister
4 – Rymdvals
5 – Needle In Your Eye
6 – Fly Bird, Fly High
7 – Calling You
8 – Four Stroke Woman
9 – Night By Night
10 – It’s Alright
11 – Coal Burnin’
12 – Electric Eel

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Honeymoon Disease, “Electric Eel” official video

There’s a lot to like about Gothenburg heavy rockers Honeymoon Disease‘s new video for “Higher,” which is taken from their upcoming full-length debut, The Transcendence. Me? I like the wrestlers at the end. All of a sudden some dude is getting bodyslammed through a table. You’re watching the clip and you’re like, “Wait a minute, a verse ago we were at an awesome-looking parking lot barbecue — how did we get there?,” and then somebody’s getting punched in the head with the eight ball. Between that, the aforementioned cookout, the dude doing a radio show in a studio that looks positively palatial compared to just about every broadcast booth I’ve ever been in, the motorcycle gang, hot rod and the band’s apparent affection for the color yellow, yeah, as I said, there’s a lot to like.

The Transcendence is out Nov. 20 on Napalm Records, and “Higher” finds Honeymoon Disease nestled into a sweet spot betwixt the boogie of Graveyard and Horisont‘s affinity for classic metal. Guitarist/vocalist Jenna Disease, guitarist Acid Disease and drummer Jimi Disease (formerly of Mamont) recently welcomed bassist Nicklas Hellqvist to the fold, and while I think he’s too new to have played on the record or to appear in the video, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if Honeymoon Disease were looking to hit the road in a big way to support their debut. Already they have dates booked around to the release that include a stop Nov. 21 at Speedfest in the Netherlands, where they’re on a lineup with High on Fire, Mondo Generator, Voivod, Refused and many more.

Plenty to like about that as well, and one doubts very much that will be Honeymoon Disease‘s last run to herald the album’s — and thus their own — arrival. Oh, one last thing about the video. At the end of it, the band gets all their friends to lineup for a photo op in the parking lot where the party was held. Looks like a good time, and cool to see they’ve got their priorities in the right place.

Video, comment from Honeymoon Disease, album and tour info follow. Enjoy:

Honeymoon Disease, “Higher” official video

Says Honeymoon Disease:

HIGHER is our way to describe the feeling you get when someone wants to tear everything you’ve got apart. And finally, when your fuel tank is filled-up with shit, you strike back, like a flash of lightning.

The music video is directed by our good friend Max Ljungberg who has captured all the elements that builds up Honeymoon Disease. It also reflects the rage of Higher.

Honeymoon Disease’s single “Fast Love” (2014) was quite possibly the surprise of the year: The Quartet from Gothenburg Sweden didn’t just release an acceptable debut single, but delivered a heavy-speed-rocking masterpiece which could easily hold a candle comparable to classic outfits like DEEP PURPLE, THIN LIZZY or RAINBOW. The “Bellevue Groove” single B-side also pays tribute to THE DAMNED with a fantastic cover of “Neat, Neat, Neat”.

With such a heavy hitting debut single, the weighted question remains as to whether the band can deliver the same quality on a full length debut. “The Transcendence” delivers, answering this question with an album full of future classics steeped in timeless charm, blessed with massive grooves, spirited with cocky howls, and seasoned with classic style riffs. Honeymoon Disease are proof that the Modern Retro Rock movement is not a male dominated genre, with two women, Jenna and Acid, jointly responsible for their unique sound, HONEYMOON DISEASE are making their mark with testosterone fueled rhythm on anthems like “Gotta Move!” so follow, or get out of their way!

To get the full live experience check out their upcoming tour dates with Avatarium and The Vintage Caravan.

Honeymoon Disease on tour:
18 – Lyngby, Denmark – Templet
19 – Hamburg, Germany – Klubsen
20 – Essen, Germany – Turock
21 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Speedfest
22 – London, England – Underworld
23 – Frankfurt, Germany – Das Bett
24 – Pratteln, Switzerland – Z-7
25 – Munich, Germany – Backstage
26 – Leipzig, Germany – Moritzbastei
27 – Wien, Austria – Szene
28 – Innsbruck, Austria – Weekender
29 – Berlin, Germany – Bi-nuu

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