With the global West descending into fascism and an American government hell bent on strengthening the police state and spreading egregious disinformation, the timing is as urgent as ever for Planet On A Chain to deliver another album. Ritual Routine will release on October 3rd through the Revelation Records, recorded and mixed by Jack Shirley at The Atomic Garden and mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios. Having launched a first preview with the three song Mangled and Twisted EP in August, the band now share three more tracks on Poor Excuse.
“Poor Excuse,” “Echo Chamber”, and “Identity” exude and ongoing assault of fast hardcore to the senses — lightning fast riffing and frantic drums that never cheat, with fills that border on the impossible. Focus track “Poor Excuse” was written about platforming and making a celebrity of those who carry out or attempt to carry out acts of violence against others that escaped consequences under the guise of “self defense.”
Vocalist Dave Ackerman expands:
“‘Poor Excuse’ was written about the platforming and celebrity of people like Kyle Rittenhouse, Daniel Perry and the McCloskey’s, The fanfare for people who have murdered (or were prepared to) with a nod and wink as if they were acting in self defense. I don’t want these people to be looked up upon. I am not a fan of the prison system but I also don’t think cold blooded murder should be rewarded with lucrative speaking arrangements and book deals.”
Once a band whose notoriety rested heavily on the “members of” angle, Planet On A Chain have become mainstays of the Revelation Records roster: an interstate outfit featuring four members from Northern California’s volatile hardcore punk scene and a vocalist from Texas by way of New Jersey whose combined output totals over a century of making some of the most urgent and forward thinking bands of their respected eras. Since forming, the band has released 2022 full-length Deprogram, 2023’s Boxed In – an LP worth of re-recorded demo material, and 2024’s Culture Of Death. With the forthcoming Ritual Routine, Planet On A Chain’s fast, politically-fueled hardcore punk is as relevant now as ever.
Ritual Routine is available on vinyl for preorder now through Revelation Records.
Planet On A Chain is Dave (vocals), Brian (guitar), Alex (guitar), Tobia (bass), and Moses (drums).
