Avant-grind chaos merchants Squid Pisser have released the official music video for “Tumors,” the latest preview from their upcoming EP ‘Throat Slave’.
The clip premiered on Decibel and arrives ahead of the EP’s August 28th release. Following the record’s arrival, the band will hit the road for an extensive North American tour, including a handful of dates supporting The Dillinger Escape Plan.
Explaining the meaning behind the new song, vocalist Baxter Yogurt (aka Tommy Meehan of GWAR) shared:
“A tumor is just a chaotic mass of cells growing out of control without a purpose. A destructive asshole feeding off another life form because it can’t survive on its own. The song is about people who spread chaos wherever they go while hiding behind manipulation, posturing, fear, and false confidence. People like that can seem larger than life until you realize they’re just total parasites with no real personality of their own.
They’re faking everything they pretend to be, scrambling desperately and loudly for attention, conflict, and other people’s pain because there’s nothing of substance underneath. Even their identity is borrowed… stitched together from the people they’ve used, envied, and tried to become. It’s about seeing through that illusion and recognizing these people for what they really are: cowardly, pathetic, and ultimately insignificant.”
Tour Dates
Headlining Dates
- 08/19 Long Beach, CA – Alex’s Bar
- 08/20 Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial
- 08/21 Petaluma, CA – Phoenix Theatre
- 08/22 Palmdale, CA – Transplants
- 08/23 Cottonwood, AZ – Queen B Vinyl
- 08/24 Silver City, NM – Whiskey Creek
- 08/25 El Paso, TX – EP Underground
- 08/27 Austin, TX – Lost Well
- 08/28 Houston, TX – The End
- 08/29 New Orleans, LA – Poor Boys
- 08/30 Birmingham, AL – The Nick
- 08/31 Atlanta, GA – 529
- 09/01 Piedmont, SC – Tribbles
- 09/02 Charlotte, NC – Snug Harbor
- 09/03 Asheville, NC – Static Age Records
- 09/04 Cookeville, TN – Muddy Roots
- 09/05 Harrisburg, PA – Capitol City Music Center
- 09/06 Montague, MA – RPM Fest
- 09/07 Wallingford, CT – Cherry Street Station
- 09/08 Philadelphia, PA – Nikki Lopez
- 09/09 Youngstown, OH – Westside Bowl
- 09/10 Chicago, IL – Livewire
- 09/11 Sioux Falls, SD – The Den
- 09/12 Lincoln, NE – Reverb
- 09/13 Kansas City, MO – MiniBar
With The Dillinger Escape Plan
- 10/25 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall (feat. XCOMM)
- 10/26 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom (feat. XCOMM)
- 10/27 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
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