HOUSECORE RECORDS hardcore punk act ARSON ANTHEM are pleased to announce today’s release of their first full length album, Insecurity Notoriety. The album is available for purchase now at your local record store and several online carriers. The band is planning a possible tour in January, so make sure to stay tuned in to all things ARSON ANTHEM and news about the tour at http://www.myspace.com/arsonanthem.
“It’s that combination of blood, sweat and tears that makes an album like ARSON ANTHEM ‘s Insecurity Notoriety so brilliantly brutal. The album sprays vitriol like shrapnel, as all classic hardcore should….Legendary Down and Pantera frontman Philip Anselmo continues to conjure sonic intensity like no one else. Between founding Housecore Records and riffing on Insecurity Notoriety, there’s no shortage of inspiring and invigorating music coming from Anselmo.” – Rick Florino, ARTISTdirect.com
ARSON ANTHEM is comprised of metal greats Philip H. Anselmo (Pantera, Down, Superjoint Ritual), Hank Williams III (Superjoint Ritual, Assjack), Mike IX Williams (Outlaw Order, Eyehategod), and Collin Yeo (Ponykiller). The band was brought together in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with Mike Williams moving into Anselmo’s spare apartment after his home and possessions were destroyed. Through this connection, Williams and Anselmo spent time listening to Anselmo’s irreplaceable hardcore music collection. The members relived the days of early 80’s hardcore bands, such as Discharge, Negative Approach, Sheer Terror, and many others. It didn’t take long for the music to squash their cabin fever, and inspire them to create a new venture that is now ARSON ANTHEM. Anselmo knew of the underrated, yet unbridled percussion skills that he and William’s mutual friend Hank Williams III possessed, causing the contact to be made and the band to come together. Finally, bassist Collin Yeo was recruited, and the sound was born. “All we had to do was meet and jam,” states Anselmo. “Fucking perfect, fucking real, fuck all.”
For more information on ARSON ANTHEM and the upcoming masterpiece Insecurity Notoriety, visit these sites today:
http://www.myspace.com/arsonanthem
http://www.thehousecorerecords.com/