Like so many bands out there, Freiburg underground veterans DEAF AID used the time productively during the pandemic to work on a new album. The result in the form of "Hellgate" reflects in many of its lyrics observations of that time of emergency, deals with the increasing division of our society, addresses human greed and our selfishness.
The album title as well as the cover artwork symbolize the opening into an ominous future marked not only by the pandemic, but also by political radicalization around the world, religious fanaticism, and our ignorance of Mother Earth. While we go laughing into the buzz saw it is DEAF AID who provide the fitting soundtrack with "Hellgate". The brutal opener "Reign Of Retards", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTUFLaUBQwM which has already been released as the first single, deals with the incompetence of many people in leadership positions.
This album is the last one under the participation of the longtime bassist Sven. In the meantime Bastian Hirth has been confirmed as his successor.
The third full length album of DEAF AID was mastered again by Christoph Brandes in his Iguana Studios and is available on CD and at all streaming services from May 5, 2023.
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