{"id":94832,"date":"2022-08-02T15:19:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=94832"},"modified":"2022-08-02T15:19:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:19:10","slug":"the-occult-debut-watch-you-die-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=94832","title":{"rendered":"THE OCCULT &#8211; Debut &#8220;Watch You Die&#8221; Single"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Montreal, Canada&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>THE OCCULT\u00a0<\/strong>are pleased to present their third single\u00a0<strong>\u201cWatch You Die\u201d<\/strong>, off their upcoming self-titled debut album slated for a release next month. The single is the opening track on the album and a great introduction to a record full of catchy punk riffs, bouncy rock n\u2019 roll energy, gritty yet melodic vocals, and lyrical themes ranging from dark and macabre, to critical and political all incorporating influences from 80s and 90s thrash to Seattle grunge. Vocalist\/songwriter Eric Savanis shares his thoughts on the single, the upcoming video and the album:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-26-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  data-gnlv=\"hey\" src=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-26-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94835\" width=\"435\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-26-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-26-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-26-1-scaled-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-26-1-scaled-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-26-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-26-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-26-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-26-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/themetalden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed-26-1-1170x1170.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u201cLyrically, the single is pretty self-explanatory if you ask me. Musically, it\u2019s very dynamic and certainly a favourite to play live. As for the rest of the album, while the songs might seem tongue and cheek at times, there\u2019s magick permeating everywhere on the record. As a student of Western Hermeticism, it\u2019s no coincidence that the band is called The Occult. Raf, our guitarist, worked his ass off on the upcoming video which is gonna blow people\u2019s minds.\u201d<\/em><br \/><br \/>The music video for\u00a0<strong>\u201cWatch You Die\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0can be seen and heard at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6-Lfr7_bUO8\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/6-Lfr7_bUO8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Single pre-save &#8211;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/distrokid.com\/hyperfollow\/theoccult\/watch-you-die\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/distrokid.com\/hyperfollow\/theoccult\/watch-you-die<\/a><br \/><br \/>The music and the lyrics on the album are all composed by Savanis. On the album, he is joined by guitarist Alex Klimantiris (Purple Meadow), bassist Gianni Berretta (House of Dusk\/Beware) and drummer Justin Piedimonte (Immortal Guardian\/The Chronicles of Israfel). The live lineup is different as is features bassist Carlos Carvalho &amp; guitarist Rafael Corzo.<br \/><br \/>With a wide range of influences, there are elements in the music to satiate a colourful array of music lovers &#8211; some of their tunes relate to horror fiction, but they are certainly not a horror punk band. They don\u2019t want to be lumped into a decisive genre as they find it limiting, they do lean heavily into lyrics of a darker nature including real-life events. <strong>The Occult\u00a0<\/strong>brings clean and accessible punk rock to listeners who are sure to fall into the vibe quite easily. They are recommended for fans of Misfits, Guns N Roses, and The Ramones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The self-titled album will be available on August 19, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Digital album pre-save &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/officialTheOccultband\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https:\/\/linktr.ee\/officialTheOccultband<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Music Video &#8211;&nbsp;<strong>\u201cInto This Night\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uJm7S-rGKio\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https:\/\/youtu.be\/uJm7S-rGKio<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Visualizer &#8211;\u00a0<strong>\u201cPlanet Pisces\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>featuring guest vocals from Lord Fez Khan (ex-Crosstitution, Double Cross) &#8211;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/B9e-cExhr48\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https:\/\/youtu.be\/B9e-cExhr48<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Track Listing:<\/strong><br \/>1. Watch You Die \u2013 3:05<br \/>2. In This Night \u2013 2:59<br \/>3. Deth Doll \u2013 3:22<br \/>4. Strangling Republicans \u2013 2:48<br \/>5. It\u2019s Amateur Hour \u2013 2:49<br \/>6. 20 Years \u2013 2:59<br \/>7. Dots \u2013 2:05<br \/>8. Gotta Love Those Humans &#8211; 3:47<br \/>9. Dine with Me &#8211; 1:56<br \/>10. Team Satan &#8211; 3:48<br \/>11. Planet Pisces &#8211; 2:44<br \/>12. Nicole &#8211; 2:51<br \/>13. Occupy Unite &#8211; 3:14<br \/>Album Length: 35:50<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Album Recording Credits:<\/strong><br \/>\u2022 All songs performed by: The Occult<br \/>\u2022 All songs written by: Eric Savanis<br \/>\u2022 Produced by: Eric Savanis<br \/>\u2022 Mixed by: Maxime Philippe<br \/>\u2022 Mastered by: Maxime Philippe<br \/>\u2022 Album Artwork by: Ishca Photography<br \/><br \/><strong>Album Band Line Up:<\/strong><br \/>Vocals: Eric Savanis<br \/>Rhythm\/Lead Guitar &amp; Back Vox\/Co-Lead on Dots Vox: Alex Klimatiris (Purple Meadow)<br \/>Bass &amp; Back Vox: Gianni Berretta (House of Dusk)<br \/>Drums: Justin Piedimonte (Immortal Guardian, ex-The Chronicles of Israfel)<br \/>Guest Vocals on Planet Pisces: Lord Fez Khan (ex- Crosstitution, Double Cross)<br \/><br \/><strong>Live Band Line Up:<\/strong><br \/>Vocals: Eric Savanis<br \/>Rhythm Guitar &amp; Back Vox: Rafael Corzo<br \/>Bass &amp; Back Vox: Carlos Carvalho<br \/>Drums: Adrian Sowavey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>For more info:<\/strong><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheOccultBand\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheOccultBand<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theoccultband\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theoccultband<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montreal, Canada&#8217;s\u00a0THE OCCULT\u00a0are pleased to present their third single\u00a0\u201cWatch You Die\u201d, off their upcoming self-titled&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94832"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94836,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94832\/revisions\/94836"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/94834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}