New England extreme metal band Escuela Grind has dropped the new single and video “Always Watching You.” Recorded at GodCity Studio Salem, Massachusetts with producer Kurt Ballou (High on Fire, Cave In), the song is from as-yet-untitled new LP, set for a fall 2024 release via MNRK Heavy. Hear/save “Always Watching You” here, and watch the video, directed by Zack Perez for Astral Media, below.
“Most of ‘Always Watching You’ was written in a practice space by Jesse and Krissy, and refined during soundchecks we had over the year,” vocalist Katerina Economou said. “I’ve had this desire to write a song where I could portray the obsessive-stalker-girl archetype through lyrics for a while. Although not physically threatening, it’s really interesting that society is so terrified of this stereotype. In ‘Always Watching You,’ I wanted this fantastical, ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’-style imagery that was rooted in the gore and horror of death metal. Themes of parasocial relationships, anxieties from social media and an omnipresent algorithm are strongly observed in this song and throughout the entire album.”
In sync with the release of “Always Watching You,” Escuela Grind will launch European tour dates with Finnish grindcore band Rotten Sound, on May 3. After kicking off in Berlin, Germany, the Europe & U.K. Domination tour will run through May 18 in Ypres, Belgium.
Tour dates:
May 3 Dresden, Germany Music Match (Escuela Grind only)
May 4 Berlin, Germany Reset
May 5 Hamburg, Germany Hafenklang
May 6 Kassel, Germany Goldgrube
May 7 Stuttgart, Germany JuHa West
May 8 Bochum, Germany Die Trompete
May 9 Alkmaar, Netherlands Hemelvaartse Herrie
May 10 London, UK The Black Heart (as part of Incineration Festival)
May 11 Manchester, UK 0161 Festival
May 12 Plymouth, UK The Junction
May 13 Newcastle,UK The Head of Steam
May 14 Nottingham, UK Ye Olde Salutation Inn
May 15 Glasgow, UK Audio Glasgow
May 16 Birmingham, UK The Devil’s Dog
May 18 Ypres, Belgium Vort’n Vis
Escuela Grind then will embark on a seven-week summer tour of Europe that will launch June 21 in Lubeck, Germany. The tour will run from through August and include a slew of festival appearances. The full itinerary is as follows:
June 21 Lubeck, DE @ Treibsand
June 22 Copenhagen, DN @ Copenhell
June 25 Koln, DE @ Sonic Ballroom
June 27 Mannheim, DE @ 7er Club
June 28 Hauteville, SW @ Abyss Festival
June 29 Hamburg, DE @ Not A Phase Festival
July 2 St. Etienne, FR @ Clermont Ferrand
July 3 Saint-Jean-de-Vegas, FR @ Secret Place
July 4 Barcelona, ES @ Sala Razzmatazz
July 5 Madrid, ES @ The Basement Club
July 6 Porto, PT @ Barracuda Rock Club
July 7 Portugalete, ES @ Groove Estudios Y Ensayos
July 10 Karlsruhe, DE @ TBA
July 11 Neukirchen-Vluyn, DE @ Dong Open Air
July 12 Munchen, DE @ Kulturzentrum Backstage
July 13 Velenje, SI @ Vratolom Open Air
July 14 Bratislava, SI @ TBA
July 23 Eindhoven, NL @ Dynamo
July 30 Lindau, DE @ Club Vaudeville
August 1 Leipzig, DE @ Soltmann
August 2 Berlin, DE @ Resist To Exist Festival
August 3 Granichen, CH @ Open Air Granichen
August 4 Saint-Maurice-de-Gourdans, FR @ Sylak Open Air
August 8 Jaromer, CZ @ Brutal Assault
August 9 Dortmund, DE @ FZW
August 10 Vinelz, CH @ Openair Am Bierlersee
August 13 Copenhagen, DN @ Stengade
August 14 Hannover, DE @ Bei Chez Heinz
August 17 Moderna, IT @ Pignoletto Fest
August 24 Malmo, SE @ Malmo Massacre
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