Hardcore punk band HUMAN ISSUE share new single “The World Is Your Oyster”

Hardcore punk band HUMAN ISSUE share new single “The World Is Your Oyster”

IN FLESH out June 5th on Smartpunk Records

On tour now with Leftover Crack, touring with The Bouncing Souls in September

Photo Credit: Taylor Wong

Today, California punk band Human Issue share the final preview off their upcoming album In Flesh, set for release June 5th through Smartpunk Records. “The World Is Your Oyster” delivers a positive message over breakneck riffs and roaring dual vocal delivery from Hunter Martinez and Matthew Watkins. The high speed video for the song was shot and edited by Justin Eckley and Dylan Buck at Psychic Youth Large. Watch it HERE and stream HERE.

Speaking further on the track’s lyrics, Martinez shares:

“It took a long time for me to make a change for myself because I felt like I “needed” to be stuck to something I wasn’t happy with. The song is about feeling the sense of freedom that change can bring when you let yourself free of burden – letting go of something that you don’t care to hold onto anymore.”

Human Issue are currently on a west coast tour supporting Leftover Crack and Spaceman Bob and will follow it up with an east coast headline run starting June 18th. This September they’ll support The Bouncing Souls, The Suicide Machines and Strike Anywhere on tour. You can find all the band’s upcoming tour  and festival dates, including The Fest and Camp Punksylvania,  below.

Fast, direct, and stripped of excess, In Flesh pairs short-burst songwriting with sharp, poetic lyrics and a strict “get in, get out” approach. Most songs land under two minutes, packing hardcore aggression, flashes of melody, harsh riffs, and relentless drums into a tight nine-track, fifteen-minute release. In Flesh was produced by vocalist Hunter Martinez, Bryan Lothian (of A Global Threat) and Alex Jacobelli (Negative Blast), who also engineered and mixed, with mastering by Nick Townsend at Townsend Mastering.

In Flesh is available for preorder now through Smartpunk Records.

Human Issue is Hunter Martinez – Vocals, Matthew Watkins – Vocals, Sam Mankinen – Drums, Ryan Marino – Bass, Dylan Moore – Guitar, and Emmett O’Reilly – Guitar.

Album Artwork

In Flesh Tracklist:

1. In Flesh

2. The World Is Your Oyster

3. Vice

4. Circles

5. Clocks Bow. Trees Frown.

6. Waking

7. Medicate

8. More Of The Same

9. Observer

Tour Dates:

w/ Leftover Crack and Spaceman Bob

5/11 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon

5/13 – Arcata, CA – Rampart Skatepark

5/14 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield’s

5/15 – Reno, NV – Club Underground

5/16 – San Jose, CA – The Ritz

5/17 – Fresno, CA – Strummers

5/19 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory

5/20 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent

5/21 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues

5/22 – Flagstaff, AZ – Orpheum Theater

5/23 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater

6/18 – Philadelphia, PA – Bonk’s Til Close

6/19 – Boston, MA – Middle East Upstairs

6/20 – Brooklyn, NY – The Broadway

6/21 – Gilbert, PA – Camp Punksylvania Festival

w/ The Bouncing Souls, The Suicide Machines and Strike Anywhere

9/10 – The Beacham – Orlando, FL

9/11 – Music Farm – Charleston, SC

9/12 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC

9/13 – The Underground – Charlotte, NC

9/15– The National – Richmond, VA

9/16 – Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD

9/17 – Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY

9/18 – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH

9/20 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI

10/23-25 – Gainesville, FL – The Fest