HEAVY//HITTER SHARE “WASTE OF LIFE” VISUALIZER — WATCH + LISTEN
MOMENTS OF MISERY EP OUT NOVEMBER 8 VIA BLUE GRAPE MUSIC
BAND ON TOUR THROUGHOUT THE FALL
Orlando, Florida juggernauts HEAVY//HITTER — Austin Hayes [vocals], Dane Loeprich [guitar], Chris Perez [bass], and Josh Archeval [drums] — recently announced their signing to Blue Grape Music. The band’s forthcoming EP, Moments of Misery, arrives on November 8. Pre-order it here.
Today, the quartet has shared the visualizer for the bludgeoning new track “Waste Of Life.” Watch and listen here and prepare to submerge yourself in the sickest mosh parts you’ve heard all year.
“It’s about knowing when to shut up because you never know what somebody else is going through,” Hayes says of the track, which is less than three minutes in length but packs a punch that will ring your bell and leave you seeing stars. “Everybody else’s life is just as complicated as yours.”
MOMENTS OF MISERY EP TRACK LISTING:
“Deposition of Violence”
“Dead End”
“Waste Of Life”
“No Mercy, No Remorse“
“Heavens Gate”
HEAVY//HITTER will be touring throughout the fall, with headline dates and a trek in support of Carnifex and Cryptopsy on deck. All confirmed dates are below.
HEAVY//HITTER are, have always been, and always will be… unabashedly and undeniably real.
Since 2019, the band have buzzed as an underground upstart. They bulldozed a path with the Street Violence EP in 2021. They picked up plugs from Lambgoat, Lawnchair Youth, and more. Between packing houses live, they caught the attention of Blue Grape Music and signed to the label.
Unwavering drive, hustle, and a committed grind brought them to this point.
“Before I started this band, I quit music for five years,” says Austin. “I tried to go to college. I was a general manager at Domino’s Pizza. I did construction. Nothing was fulfilling, so I got back into music and started HEAVY//HITTER with Dane. I just never gave up on this band. We always want more, and we’re not going to stop.”
The band decamped to Los Angeles where they recorded Moments of Misery with producer Austin Coupe. Inspired by the likes of Suicide Silence, Knocked Loose, and Carnifex, they refined an “OG deathcore sound with newer hardcore and metalcore elements,” according to the fontman.
Ultimately, HEAVY//HITTER hold nothing back.
“When you listen to us, I hope you feel the emotion we put into the record. That’s what music is about. We’re not a machine. We’re human and honest,” Hayes shares.
What more could you want from a band?
HEADLINE DATES:
10/21 — Detroit, MI — The Sanctuary
11/6 — Nashville, TN — The End
11/8 — Augusta, GA — Grantski Records
11/15 — FL — TBD (Album Release Show)
10/9 — Seattle, WA — El Corazon
10/10 — Vancouver, BC — Hollywood Theatre
10/12 — Calgary, AB — MacEwan Ballroom
10/13 — Edmonton, AB — Starlite Room
10/14 — Saskatoon, SK — Louis’
10/16 — Winnipeg, MB — The Park Theatre
10/17 — Minneapolis, MN — Varsity Theater
10/18 — Bloomington, IL — Castle Theater
10/19 — Sauget, IL — Pop’s
10/20 — Indianapolis, IN — Hi-Fi Anex
10/22 — Toronto, ON — Opera House
10/23 — Ottawa, ON — Brass Monkey
10/24 — Montreal, QC — Beanfield Theatre
10/25 — Quebec City, QC — La Source de la Martiniere
10/26 — Albany, NY — Empire Live
10/27 — Stroudsburg, PA — Sherman Theater
10/28 — Cleveland, OH — The Asylum @ Temple Live
10/30 — Springfield, MO — The Regency Live
10/31 — Wichita, KS — Temple Live
11/1 — Colorado Springs, CO — Black Sheep
11/2 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex
11/3 — Reno, NV — Virginia Street Brewhouse
