With its sophomore album, Putrid | Obsolete, coming March 15th on Persistent Vision Records, Richmond, Virginia band Prisoner have unveiled the album's second single, "Shroud."
Stream "Shroud," here now (available March 1st on all digital platforms):
Pre-order Putrid | Obsolete, here:
https://persistentvisionrecords.com/collections/prisoner
https://deathwishinc.com/collections/persistent-vision
"Shroud" sees the quintet unleash a flood of blackened hardcore, laced with industrial elements. Shades of Godflesh, Neurosis, and Napalm Death interweave into a nightmarish web of analog and digital punishment that fully captivates.
Invisible Oranges reports: "Prisoner keep it gross and misanthropic... The record uniquely balances the scales between industrial insanity and d-beat delinquency, with a sludgy backdrop to create an all-encompassing feeling of hatred and dread."
“The lyrics are inspired by the collapse of the environment, caused by uncontrolled capitalism and the short-term desires of the ruling class poisoning the earth," states Prisoner's Pete Rozsa. "The first single, 'Leaden Tomb,' was more the hateful, angry emotional response to this issue, whereas 'Shroud' is the more nihilistic, depressed response."
Formed in Richmond in 2012, Prisoner first made its mark in 2017 with the release of debut album Beyond the Infinite, via Forcefield Records (Inter Arma, Yautja). Noisey's Kim Kelly hailed that album with these words: "A jagged slab of experimental, metallic hardcore... An interesting example of how extreme metal and noise can artfully coalesce without losing the soul of either."
Seven years later, Prisoner has delivered Putrid | Obsolete, a monstrous new beast that carries that marriage of "extreme metal and noise" to new depths.
Putrid | Obsolete was produced by the same team that worked on Beyond the Infinite – recorded and mixed by Ricky Olson (.gif from god, Enforced) and mastered by Brad Boatright (Nails, Body Void) – and yet, seven years down the line, the sound that these two have summoned is exponentially more earthquaking than what came before. Also contributing to the immensity of the new recording is newest member Adam Lake, who makes his recorded debut with Prisoner here and helps elevate the band's industrial and noise facets to a central position within the mix. Guitarist/vocalist Pete Rozsa states: "Before Adam was in the band, Justin [Hast, bassist] and I would have a few synths on stage and would play samples over top of a few songs. We decided we would benefit more from a full-time member committed to samples, programming, and synthesizer, and Adam filled that role perfectly."
With a decade's worth of shows under its belt, playing with the likes of Full of Hell and Windhand, Prisoner embarks on an East Coast tour with Listless in March.
Prisoner's Putrid | Obsolete kicks off a year's worth of crucial releases from Persistent Vision Records, the new, Richmond-based label owned by Paul Hansbarger, whose former label, Perpetual Motion Machine, released music in the ‘00s by such greats as Pageninetynine, Thou, and Kowloon Walled City.
Mar 13 - Richmond, VA @ Fallout (w/ Listless)
Mar 14 - Norfolk, VA @ Chichos Backstage (w/ Listless)
Mar 15 - Raleigh, NC @ The Pourhouse (w/ Listless)
Mar 16 - Asheville, NC @ Static Age Records (w/ Listless)
Mar 17 - Birmingham, AL @ The Firehouse (w/ Listless)
Mar 18 - Atlanta, GA @ The Catacombs (w/ Listless)
Mar 19 - Tampa, FL @ Deviant Libation (w/ Listless)
Mar 20 - Hollywood, FL @ American Legion 92 (w/ Listless)
Mar 21 - Orlando, FL @ Stardust Video & Coffee (w/ Listless)
Mar 22 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern (w/ Listless)
Apr 27 - Richmond, VA @ Wonderland (w/ Disrotter)
May 8 - Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5 (w/ Rid of Me)
Jun 14 - Richmond, VA @ Cobra Cabana (w/ Nuclear Tomb)
Photo by Tony Lynch
“The lyrics are inspired by the collapse of the environment, caused by uncontrolled capitalism and the short-term desires of the ruling class poisoning the earth," states Prisoner's Pete Rozsa. "The first single, 'Leaden Tomb,' was more the hateful, angry emotional response to this issue, whereas 'Shroud' is the more nihilistic, depressed response."
Formed in Richmond in 2012, Prisoner first made its mark in 2017 with the release of debut album Beyond the Infinite, via Forcefield Records (Inter Arma, Yautja). Noisey's Kim Kelly hailed that album with these words: "A jagged slab of experimental, metallic hardcore... An interesting example of how extreme metal and noise can artfully coalesce without losing the soul of either."
Seven years later, Prisoner has delivered Putrid | Obsolete, a monstrous new beast that carries that marriage of "extreme metal and noise" to new depths.
Putrid | Obsolete was produced by the same team that worked on Beyond the Infinite – recorded and mixed by Ricky Olson (.gif from god, Enforced) and mastered by Brad Boatright (Nails, Body Void) – and yet, seven years down the line, the sound that these two have summoned is exponentially more earthquaking than what came before. Also contributing to the immensity of the new recording is newest member Adam Lake, who makes his recorded debut with Prisoner here and helps elevate the band's industrial and noise facets to a central position within the mix. Guitarist/vocalist Pete Rozsa states: "Before Adam was in the band, Justin [Hast, bassist] and I would have a few synths on stage and would play samples over top of a few songs. We decided we would benefit more from a full-time member committed to samples, programming, and synthesizer, and Adam filled that role perfectly."
With a decade's worth of shows under its belt, playing with the likes of Full of Hell and Windhand, Prisoner embarks on an East Coast tour with Listless in March.
Prisoner's Putrid | Obsolete kicks off a year's worth of crucial releases from Persistent Vision Records, the new, Richmond-based label owned by Paul Hansbarger, whose former label, Perpetual Motion Machine, released music in the ‘00s by such greats as Pageninetynine, Thou, and Kowloon Walled City.
Mar 13 - Richmond, VA @ Fallout (w/ Listless)
Mar 14 - Norfolk, VA @ Chichos Backstage (w/ Listless)
Mar 15 - Raleigh, NC @ The Pourhouse (w/ Listless)
Mar 16 - Asheville, NC @ Static Age Records (w/ Listless)
Mar 17 - Birmingham, AL @ The Firehouse (w/ Listless)
Mar 18 - Atlanta, GA @ The Catacombs (w/ Listless)
Mar 19 - Tampa, FL @ Deviant Libation (w/ Listless)
Mar 20 - Hollywood, FL @ American Legion 92 (w/ Listless)
Mar 21 - Orlando, FL @ Stardust Video & Coffee (w/ Listless)
Mar 22 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern (w/ Listless)
Apr 27 - Richmond, VA @ Wonderland (w/ Disrotter)
May 8 - Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5 (w/ Rid of Me)
Jun 14 - Richmond, VA @ Cobra Cabana (w/ Nuclear Tomb)
Photo by Tony Lynch
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