Friday, January 20th, 2022 – Australian extreme metal squad, To The Grave have unveiled their powerful new single / video‘Cut Off The Head‘, the third taken from their new album, Director’s Cuts, out 24th February, 2023, via Unique Leader Records. Watch the horror-tinged video to ‘Cut Off The Head‘ HERE or by clicking the image below and
Pre-order Director’s Cuts HERE.
“‘Cut Off The Head’ is our commentary on the current state of heavy music from our perspectives. Too many people use their “fame” to inflict harm on others, from shitty business practices and bullying within the scene through to taking advantage of and assaulting fans. We’re sick of our art and expression being connected to the actions of these people simply by existing in the same genres. They deserve everything they have coming to them.”
At just over 44 minutes in length, ‘Director’s Cuts’ is an album packed with ambition and conscience. To The Grave have never shied away from channeling the real horrors of animal cruelty and its impact into the violent, emotional intensity of their music. Songs such as ‘Red Dot Sight’, ‘Found Footage’ and ‘Cut Off The Head’ perfectly conjure images of a world gone astray.
‘Director’s Cuts’ was recorded by bassist Matt Clarke, with drums recorded live at The Brain Studios in Sydney and mixed and mastered by Lance Prenc at Prenc Audio (Void of Vision, Alpha Wolf, Polaris) in Melbourne with album photography by Animals Uncovered.
“This is the refinement of our combined musical tastes, fuelled by our sadness and anger at the state of the world. We made the music we wanted to make without really considering how it would fit into any little genre boxes, because we knew if we loved it completely then everyone else would too. These songs are hard and heavy without being technical just for the sake of it.”
