After hopping behind the kit earlier in the year with straight edge hardcore supergroup Sect, Fall Out Boy drummer Andy Hurley has returned with new music from his '90s-era mosh crew, Racetraitor. The insanity of the U.S. presidential campaign has the band waxing political on a new two-song release, which marks the first material from the outfit in over 15 years.
"By the Time I Get to Pennsylvania"/"Damaged" is streaming now through Bandcamp, with both tracks also able to be downloaded on a name-your-price basis. The first track is a savage assemblage of grinding blasts and post-thrash pinch squeals. Lyrically, the piece hints at Republican candidate Donald Trump's plan to build a wall around Mexico and the "masquerade" of the campaign trail.
Racetraitor explained in a statement: "The 2016 election has been a parade of jingoism and xenophobia. We consider it a call to action. 'By the Time I Get to Pennsylvania' is our small way of voicing disgust at what is going on."
The two-song offering is the first release from Racetraitor since a split record with Burn It Down in 1999. While currently available in the digital realm, a flexi disc version of "By the Time I Get to Pennsylvania"/"Damaged" is also in the works.
The Chicago-bred band play a hometown reunion show at the Cobra Lounge on October 22.
Back in the summer, Hurley's Sect project with members of Cursed and Earth Crisis issued their self-titled debut album.
"By the Time I Get to Pennsylvania"/"Damaged" is streaming now through Bandcamp, with both tracks also able to be downloaded on a name-your-price basis. The first track is a savage assemblage of grinding blasts and post-thrash pinch squeals. Lyrically, the piece hints at Republican candidate Donald Trump's plan to build a wall around Mexico and the "masquerade" of the campaign trail.
Racetraitor explained in a statement: "The 2016 election has been a parade of jingoism and xenophobia. We consider it a call to action. 'By the Time I Get to Pennsylvania' is our small way of voicing disgust at what is going on."
The two-song offering is the first release from Racetraitor since a split record with Burn It Down in 1999. While currently available in the digital realm, a flexi disc version of "By the Time I Get to Pennsylvania"/"Damaged" is also in the works.
The Chicago-bred band play a hometown reunion show at the Cobra Lounge on October 22.
Back in the summer, Hurley's Sect project with members of Cursed and Earth Crisis issued their self-titled debut album.
