Frozen Soul is back with a new single called “Invoke War”, made all the more brutal by Machine Head‘s Robb Flynn. According to frontman Chad Green, the song “is about the internal battle we all have to fight when navigating loss, grief, guilt, and depression.
“It’s about getting back up. It’s meant to be the anthem to your day, the background music to your story, the extra weapon you might need to help conquer whatever you’re struggling with. Robb‘s lyrics add a whole new layer of power and emotion to the song. This is a follow up to ‘Arsenal of War,’ which was about remembering and carrying the light and memories of your lost loved one with you.”
He continued: “We wanted to show that this isn’t some big war with a ton of actors–this is the war we fight alone inside every day. We brought trinkets to hold up in the video to remember the good times and remind us that the battle may never end but we can choose to remember while we move forward.
“At the end, I dig up the dagger from the ‘No Place of Warmth’ video out of the bloody soil, a symbol of how hard it is to remember and relive those things. That dagger has my [late] brother Cory‘s name engraved on the side facing away from the camera. I stared at it the entire scene thinking about how badass he would think it was with me all bloody holding a dagger.”
Frozen Soul will release their third full-length, No Place of Warmth on May 8 via Century Media.
Recording took place over six weeks at Random Awesome Studios in Midland, MI, with producer Josh Schroeder. Working from a near blank slate, the band wrote and refined tracks day and night, emphasizing instinct and raw energy over overproduction. Green reflects: “We took this opportunity to change and try new things… we immediately started catching our groove.”
Pre-orders are available here. Frozen Soul will also hit the road with Avatar and Fleshgod Apocalypse this April. Get your tickets here.
4/16 Sacramento, CA Channel 24
4/17 Los Angeles, CA Novo
4/19 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theater
4/20 Albuquerque, NM Revel
4/22 San Antonio, TX Aztec
4/23 Oklahoma City, OK Criterion
4/25 Omaha, NE Steelhouse Omaha
4/26 Des Moines, IA Val Air
4/28 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
4/29 Moline, IL The Rust Belt
4/30 Grand Rapids, MI GLC Live at 20 Monroe
5/1 Milwaukee, WI Eagles Club Stage
5/2 Fort Wayne, IN The Clyde
5/4 Huntsville, AL VBC Mars Music Hall
5/5 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
5/6 Knoxville, TN Mill & Mine
5/7 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
5/9 Daytona Beach, FL Welcome to Rockville
5/10 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
5/12 Richmond, VA The National
5/13 Philadelphia, PA Franklin Music Hall
5/15 New York, NY Palladium Times Square
5/16 Buffalo, NY Buffalo Riverworks
5/17 Columbus, OH Sonic Temple Weekend
5/19 Wallingford, CT The Dome
5/20 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino
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