THOTCRIME has today announced their third album, CONNECTION ANXIETY, due for release this summer via Prosthetic Records on August 16. Alongside the album announcement, the US / UK based cybergrind band has shared the two lead singles, The Wrong Way and Behind the Cracks. On CONNECTION ANXIETY, THOTCRIME all out embrace jubilation and celebration, pulling influence from rave, J-rock and J-Metal, electronicore and pop.
Speaking on the album announcement, Les Beaux Plastiques (producer) comments: “When we started working on a follow up to D1G1T4L_DR1FT, we decided that we wanted to explore our favourite aspects from our past while exploring more of where we were at the time. All the guitars are real, all the drums were written by our drummer, the mixing and production has taken a big step up, and there’s a lot more 90’s and 00’s rave elements, to inform a more unified direction, while still maintaining the THOTCRIME ethos of chaos and genrefluidity.”
With vocalist Hayley Elizabeth adding: “CONNECTION ANXIETY is a lot of things. This record feels like a proclamation that we’re holding out for hope. I hope the record is as fun as it is proactive. I hope that our third entry solidifies our existence in a world that is constantly changing. I also hope that our fans listening to this record resonate with it’s message: “a better world is possible, and it’s okay that change happens even if it’s scary.”
Garnering praise from outlets such as Metal Hammer, Kerrang! and Metal Injection, THOTCRIME’s sophomore effort, D1G1T4L_DR1FT, was the beginning of a self-actualization for the young band. Two albums under their belts and countless hours spent collaborating via online servers and the first ever full member line-up tour soon followed in the United States, with Hayley Elizabeth (vocals), Melody Jane (guitar) and Dottie Homler (drums) meeting co-founding member Les Beaux Plastiques (production) for the first time in person.
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