BOKASSA – GARDEN OF HEATHEN
Aug. 24th 2023
Garden of Heathen is a true heavy hitter.
A melodically driven stoner punk track built up by hefty drums, smooth riffs and catchy lyrics, featuring Lou Koller from New York hardcore legends Sick of it All on vocals.
This is the first single from the band´s upcoming album, which was recorded by Tue Madsen (Meshuggah, The Haunted, Halford) at Antfarm Studios in Denmark.
This is the first single from the band´s upcoming album, which was recorded by Tue Madsen (Meshuggah, The Haunted, Halford) at Antfarm Studios in Denmark.
Bokassa comment:
«Garden of Heathen is a fast, riffy and melodic stonerpunker with one of our best choruses. A band favourite and a perfect way to kickstart a new album. There’s just something about the explosiveness of the track that makes it a real banging tune in our opinion. The fact that, the legend that is, Lou Koller from Sick Of It All appears on the track is nothing short of epic in our minds!»
The band who has built an impressive career through heavy touring, high technicality and unique punkified take on stoner metal, are now due for an extensive EU tour with heavy rock legends Therapy? in Nov. and Dec.
Therapy? released their impressive 16th album “Hard Cold Fire” in May.
Here´s Jørn from Bokassa note on the tour and Therapy? anno 2023;
«I already think «Poundland of Hope and Glory» is one of the best tunes of 2023 so the fact that we get to see it live 26 dates over UK and Europe with Therapy? alongside all their hits is awesome!»
About Bokassa:
All through their career the band has been an extremely active and potent live band.
Bokassa have played some of the world’s biggest rock & metal festivals like Wacken, Hellfest, Download, Rockfest,Tons of Rock.
And they have toured all over Europe and Norway, supported the likes of Mastodon, Baroness, Judas Priest, Zebrahead and off course Metallica.
Now the band is set to unleash even more relentlessly hard hitting and at the same time compellingly groovy music.
TOURDATES 2023:
15-18 – Sept Full Metal Cruise Kiel, DE
22-24 – Sept Full Metal Cruise Kiel, DE
Oct 05, Trix (supp. Therapy?) Antwerp, Belgium
Oct 06, Reflektor (supp. Therapy?) Liege, Belgium
Oct 08, Melkweg (supp. Therapy?) Amsterdam, NL
Oct 20, Athens – Club Show Athens. GR
Oct 21, Athens – Club Show Athens. GR
Nov 09, Gruenspan (supp. Therapy?) Hamburg, DE
Nov 10, Gebaude 9 (supp. Therapy?) Cologne, DE
Nov 11, Das Bett (supp. Therapy?) Frankfurt, DE
Nov 12, Backstage Halle (supp. Therapy?) Munich, DE
Nov 14, Proxima (supp. Therapy?) Warsaw, Poland
Nov 16, SO36 (supp. Therapy?) Berlin, DE
Nov 18, Het Bolwerk (supp. Therapy?) Sneek, NL
Nov 19, La Sucrerie (supp. Therapy?) Wavre, BE
Nov 30, Concorde 2 (supp. Therapy?) Brighton, UK
Dec 01, Wedgewood Rooms (supp. Therapy?) Portsmouth, UK
Dec 02, Academy2 (supp. Therapy?) Sheffield, UK
Dec 03, Roadmenders (supp. Therapy?) Northampton, UK
Dec 07, The Fleece (supp. Therapy?) Bristol, UK
Dec 08, Academy 2 (supp. Therapy?) Manchester, UK
Dec 09, Pop Recs (supp. Therapy?) Sunderland, UK
Dec 10, King Tut’s (supp. Therapy?) Glasgow, UK
Dec 14, Electric Ballroom (supp. Therapy?) London, UK
Dec 15, Nightrain (supp. Therapy?) Bradford, UK
Dec 16, Institute (supp. Therapy?) Birmingham, UK
Dec 17, The Globe (supp. Therapy?) Cardiff, UK