ABOUT FROZEN SOUL AND NO PLACE OF WARMTH:
In five short years, FROZEN SOUL’s brand of all inclusive, in-your-face death metal has captured the attention of countless fans of extreme music globally. Their latest entry No Place of Warmth is their most definitive and defiant record to date. At the center of it all is vocalist Chad Green, whose sandpaper-y bellow sits somewhere between spiritual guide, dungeon master and soothsayer, delivering tales of unending battles and vanquishing foes. Musically, No Place of Warmth is staunchly death metal, leaning into the unchecked aggression of hardcore punk while maintaining the band’s Texas-sized sound mixing classic American death metal (Obituary, Cannibal Corpse, Mortician, Mota Skuld) and early Earache ruination (Carcass, Bolt Thrower).No Place of Warmth sees FROZEN SOUL distilled to its primordial essence– a brigade of road-wisened soldiers who’ve been to the frontlines enough and know exactly how to attack in their next barbaric sortie. The result is a more menacing version of the band hellbent on shock and awe and maximal minimalism– across eleven new songs, FROZEN SOUL keep it brief and focused, emphasising brutality but with an ear for hooks. No Place of Warmth is a pinnacle for the band, and a shining example of flawless execution, inline with classics like Tomb of the Mutilated, Cause of Death, Heartwork, and Hacked Up for BBQ. “Our mindset was to stop overthinking it and trying to write the most epic song,” recalls Green.While the title No Place of Warmth may hint towards subject matter on a glacial terra incognita, ever-expanding and devoid of signs of life, the record is also very much the opposite. “Each song on this record has its own meaning and influences that helped make them what they are, but in their essence are written to give the listener that extra push and power they need to fight those everyday battles. These songs are built to say ‘We won’t be swept away by its winds; we can and we will move forward,’” says vocalist Green emphatically.This time around they’ve brought a gang to join them. For their latest effort, the band grabbed a trio of incredible collaborators for inclusion– Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance, Devin Swank from Sanguisugabogg and Rob Flynn from Machine Head. Though each adds their distinctive swagger to the LP, none can overshadow the mechanised killing machine behind FROZEN SOUL. “Anytime we have features, it’s with friends and bands that we love and respect who share the same feelings and emotion that we’re trying to get across in the song,” says Green. “Gerard, Rob and Devin all added their own unique styles and love into the songs and really helped bring them to life. It was an absolute pleasure working with them.”FROZEN SOUL looked to noted producer Josh Schroeder and Random Awesome Studios to do the heavy lifting with No Place of Warmth, spending six weeks in Midland, Michigan for the recording. The session proved to be a bit different than those before, as FROZEN SOUL entered the studio’s halls with a bit of a blank slate, having used much of what they had written to date after years of focused touring and recording. As a result, the band wrote every night and during the day in Midland, working with Schroder to tune the songs and going off of instinct, instead of working and tuning an unfinished idea to death. “We took this opportunity to change and try new things– we would go into the basement of where we were staying and just write and immediately we started catching our groove,” states Green. FROZEN SOUL’s fresh and live theatrical take on old school death metal has earned them sold out tours and support slots with an array of heavy staples like Dying Fetus, Blood Incantation, Obituary, Amon Amarth, Killswitch Engage and Napalm Death just to name a few. Their breakout EP Encased in Ice (2019) and two full-lengths Crypt of Ice (2021), Glacial Domination (2023), a festival of their own in Wrecking Ball Metal Madness, and now No Place of Warmth, cement FROZEN SOUL as a leading force of metal’s next generation. This April they cross the states with Sweden’s Avatar and Fleshgod Apocalypse. For tickets go here. Pre-save / pre-order No Place Of Warmth here |
