NEWS: Pig Pen announce “Mental Madness” with title track!

You’ve probably already heard all the rumours and guess what? They’re all true. Last month having warmed up at a frenzied sold out show at Toronto venue Sneaky Dee’s a debut album from Pig Pen titled “Mental Madness” is due out on 27th June via Flatspot Records. Made up of life long friends in vocalist Matty Matheson (chef, restaurateur, and actor from FX’s The Bear), guitarists Wade MacNeil (Alexisonfire, Dooms Children) and Daniel Romano, drummer Ian Romano (Daniel Romano’s Outfit), and bassist Tommy Major (Daniel Romano’s Outfit, Young Guv), the band embrace the scene the grew up in and in doing so create music which is tough, harsh, intense, noisy and soulful – a blitz of pure Hardcore energy. Their debut album comprises ten fresh cuts, written and recorded in true DIY or DIE style. Mixed by Arthur Rizk (Cold World, Fucked Up, Power Trip) and mastered by Grammy award-winning engineer Alan Douches (Psycroptic, Haken, The Obsessed), it’s said the album packs grit and bounce, combining elements of ‘80s hardcore with true rock and roll flair. The title track is of course now streaming.

Vocalist Matty Matheson comments: “You can be having a beautiful day, surrounded by friends,” Matheson explains, “and your brain can continuously ruin it. No matter how good or bad your life is, you can still hate yourself. I’ve got to ask myself why am I feeling the ways I’m feeling?”