German metal band Knife will release a new EP, “Live Leather Hounds,” on Aug. 23, 2024, via Napalm Records. Recorded during its “Evil Obsession Tour” with Sodom in 2023, this offering celebrates Knife’s raging live performances and includes studio cover and feature with black thrash icons Desaster. Pre-order the EP here.
The band also has shared the official live video for “White Witch/Black Death.”
“‘White Witch/Black Death’ features all the trademarks of the Knife sound. Ferocious speed, howling guitars, thunderous bass, violent drums and screaming vocals—the essence of true Knife metal,” the band said. “This song is a highlight of our live shows, driving the crowd into pure metal mania. When the witch is calling, the pit is raging!”
Formed in 2019, Knife overcame the challenges of the pandemic and cemented its presence in the scene once more with its recent studio album, “Heaven into Dust” (2023). In the same year, the band demonstrated its raging live performance at major festival shows such as Wacken Open Air and Rock Hard festival, and just impressed with its furious set at Rockharz Festival in 2024.
Recorded at the Turbinenhalle in Oberhausen and the Obertraubling Eventhalle Airport in Regensburg, “Live Leather Hounds” showcases a mix of Knife’s discography. The EP opens with “White Witch / Black Death,” followed by the swift transitions of dark, throbbing punk chords and dual tracks that sustain the tension on “Inside the Electric Church,” while “Black Leather Hounds” offers rough vocals infused with elements of heavy and black metal. “Heaven into Dust” delivers sharp speed metal and is topped by the dashing punk attitude of “I Am the Priest.” The EP wraps up with the studio track and cover “Metalized Blood,” accompanied by the vocalists of Desaster and Sacred Steel.
“With the release of the ‘Live Leather Hounds’ EP, we want to say thank you to all our fans for the support for the past five years,” the band said. “After the pandemic, we played many shows and met so many great people, so we thought that capturing these moments was a fine way to raise the Knife to the true Black Leather Hounds. The EP gives you the true raw Knife experience, no bullshit.”
“Live Leather Hounds” track listing:
1. White Witch/Black Death
2. Inside the Electric Church
3. Black Leather Hounds
4. Heaven into Dust
5. I Am the Priest
6. Metalized Blood feat. Guido “Sataniac” Wissmann, Gerrit P. Mutz
“Live Leather Hounds” will be available in the following formats:
- 1LP Translucent Red Slipcase (Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive) – strictly ltd to 100 copies worldwide
- 1LP White Slipcase (Napalm Records Mailorder exclusive) – strictly ltd to 100 copies worldwide
- Digital Album
Knife tour dates:
Festivals
10.08.24 DE – Büdesheim / Krawallo Rock Open Air
24.08.24 DE – Wörrstadt / Neuborn Open Air Festival
31.08.24 DE – Rheinfelden / Nordrock Schwaben Festival
06-07.09.24 CH – Hüttikon / Meh Suff!
27-28.09.24 DE – Villingen / Black Forest Fest
05.10.24 DE – Gießen / Muk
with Phantom Corporation
15.10.24 DE – Freiburg im Breisgau / Crash
16.10.24 DE – Cologne / Club Volta
17.10.24 DE – Stuttgart / Der Schwarze Keiler
18.10.24 DE – Essen / Don’t Panic
19.10.24 DE – Hamburg / Bambi Galore
20.10.24 DE – Osnabrück / Bastard Club
