False Fed is a new-ish band with some familiar faces–current Discharge vocalist Jeff Janiak, founding Amebix guitarist Stig C. Miller, drummer Roy Mayorga (Nausea, Ministry, Soulfly, Stone Sour, Amebix), and bassist JP Parsons–and they’re gearing up to release their debut album Let Them Eat Fake on October 13 via Neurot Recordings (pre-order). The album was recorded by the band and mixed by Roy, and two songs from it are out now, including new single “The Tyrant Dies,” which premieres in this post.
Lead single “Echoes of Compromise” found the band exploring gothy post-punk territory, while “The Tyrant Dies” leans into a heavier punk side. “‘The Tyrant Dies’ is very aggressive in comparison to our first single release,” said JP. “It’s got this riff that we all just instantly locked into from the get-go. The song pretty much just wrote itself.”
“When I started writing the lyrics to this song it was originally about individual narcissistic / psychopathic human beings, than somewhere along the line I realized that it represented most of our world ‘leaders,’ so now it’s a song about protest, rebellion and feeling hope in a world that can sometimes feel hopeless,” says Jeff. Stig adds that the song is his personal favorite. “The syncopated beat was fun to work with; it’s simple but powerful.”
The new song comes with a visualizer edited by Darren Green (PunkRockGreeny). Check out both singles below.
