Paradise Slaves, a new band featuring former members of 36 Crazyfists and Diecast, have released their debut single, “A Fever to Defeat.” Watch the lyric video below.
The Boston-by-way-of-Anchorage quartet cements a union between vocalist Brock Lindow (36 Crazyfists), solo artist and guitarist Tyler Stroetzel, guitarist Jon Kita (Diecast), bassist Brad Horion (Diecast) and drummer Ryan Manning (Pentagram, Blitzkid). Their debut album will be released in 2025 via Spinefarm Records.
Their first single mirrors what brought them together and the one thing that affected us all at the top of this decade.
“It’s specifically about COVID,” Lindow said. “It was written at the height of the pandemic.”
As the story goes, Killswitch Engage guitarist Joel Stroetzel shot a text over to Lindow mid-pandemic. His younger brother Tyler was putting together a solo album, “Dark Verses, Vol. 1,” and wanted Lindow to sing on a track. Right away, the duo hit it off as collaborators and buddies.
Following the first song, they continued to write and record. Given his longstanding friendship with Lindow, Kita naturally fit in and joined the fold, followed by Horion and Manning. Jamming away, they nodded to inspirations such as Soundgarden and Alice in Chains twisted up with just the right amount of hardcore grit and heavy metal eloquence. In between, they performed alongside the likes of Killswitch Engage, Fit for an Autopsy and more. Eventually, the group congregated at Tin Bridge Studios in Massachusetts to record.
“This band is something I didn’t expect,” Lindow said. “After it fell in my lap, I was making new music with new people and we became brothers, and for that, I’m so grateful. When you get a gift like this, you need to put your best foot forward and have some fire. I definitely still have the same fire and love for making music I always had, and it manifests in Paradise Slaves.”
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