Back in 2022, we were introduced to Skullpresser–the hardcore band with Mannequin Pussy‘s Colins “Bear” Regisford on bass/backing vocals, The Wonder Years‘ Mike Kennedy on drums/backing vocals, Burdens‘ Jared Birdseye on lead vocals, Jared’s Burdens bandmate Dan Zimmerman on guitar/backing vocals, and One Dead Three Wounded‘s Sam Tropio on guitar–with their debut single “Profit From Pain.” That song ended up as the opening track of Skullpresser’s self-released, self-titled debut EP in early 2023, and now the band have announced a second EP, Positions of Power, which will be paired on vinyl with the self-titled. It comes out September 6 via Born Losers Records (pre-ordered), and the video for the title track premieres in this post.
It’s a raging, no-bullshit hardcore song, and its message is a very timely one with the approaching presidential election. “This song is about the farce of the two party political system in the US,” the band says. “It’s clear both sides are in it for themselves and not the people. Our political leaders and the media purposely sew division to enrich themselves. The music itself is aggressive and unhesitatingly direct.” Check it out below.
Catch Skullpresser live at The Wonder Years’ Loneliest Place on Earth fest in Philly on August 24.
Tracklist
Positions of Power:
1. Positions of Power
2. Chained
3. Born To Please
4. Throes Of Man
5. The World Can See
Skullpresser:
6. Profit From Pain
7. Not My Time
8. Cast Aside
9. Just A Pig
10. The Hammer Falls
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And if you haven’t heard the S/T EP, you can check that out now too: