Cage Fight release new single and video ‘Oxygen’

UK metal band, CAGE FIGHT – fronted by vocal powerhouse, Rachel Aspe – have released a new single/ video, “Oxygen.”

Rachel explains, 

“When your worries occupy all the space in your head, you’re navigating through fog; every task, every move, feels like a challenge. Oxygen is about a fight against time, when everything becomes overwhelming and suffocating.”

On the video, she adds: 

“The mask on the album cover is the radiotherapy mask my grandmother wore every day for her cancer treatment. It was moulded to her, and I’m now wearing it as she lives through me. The process was painful and exhausting. This is a symbol of strength, perseverance, and healing. It represents a cage you fight in, until you shed your skin and are reborn. The mask also has specific meanings for each song on the album. In ‘Oxygen’, we wanted to portray the feelings of fear, oppression and anxiety. To be locked in this cage, pushed down by its weight.  The mask here is our own mind, and overwhelming thoughts, while seeing time passing by and being powerless.”

Cage Fight will release their second studio album Exuvia on May 1 via Spinefarm.   

Recorded by Sam Bloor at Lower Lane Studios and mixed by Jim Pinder (Sleep Token, Malevolence), Exuvia retains the raw, old school hardcore heart of Cage Fight – vibrating with meaty grooves, pummelling rhythms, plus a wave of furious anger that feels like a punch to the gut. At the same time, it also explores more multi-layered terrains, atmospheres and melodies, making Cage Fight sound bigger, tighter and more epic than ever before.   

Throughout the 11 pieces of music, the band prove they aren’t afraid to experiment… and have a bit of fun – “Pick Your Fighter” being a prime case in point, inspired, as Rachel says, by French pop number “Et C’est Parti…” by Nâdiya, though you’d never guess it from the song’s crushing heaviness.   

The rest of the lyrics on Exuvia are written by Rachel herself – the first time she has expressed her feelings in this way, and the results are deeply personal, taking in anxiety, assault and having to deal with grief. Expansive final track, “Élégie”, is about losing her grandfather and the regret that can come from things left unsaid.

On “Pig”, meanwhile, she calls out the creepy men who send women unsolicited messages online, while the title track was inspired by her grandmother, currently battling cancer, who also contributed to the lyrics.    

In celebration of the forthcoming release of Exuvia, CF will host a sold-out album release party on May 1 at legendary London dive bar, Blondie’s. 

Radio City Beer works are also brewing a new batch of “Pick Your Fighter” beer, which will be available on tap at the event. 

Since their inception, the band has become known for their visceral, high-energy live performances; already, they’ve toured with acts such as Sepultura and Cro-mags, supported the likes of Napalm Death and Employed To Serve, and played numerous festivals, including Summer Breeze and Bloodstock.    

Cage Fight live:

01 May -26 – London, Blondie’s (Exuvia album launch party) 

Announced festivals:

02 May – Dark Reign, UK   
27 Jun – Basinfire Festival, CZ  
26 Jul – Mozhell Open Air, FR  
31 Jul – Radar Festival, UK  
01 Aug – Xtreme Fest, FR  
02 Aug - Sylak Festival, FR  
14 Aug - Motocultor Festival, FR  
22 Aug – Barbeuk Festival, France
23 Aug – Furiosfest, FR    
29 Aug – Beastfest, Gravesend, UK (headline)
23 Oct – Firemaster Convention Festival, FR
24 Oct – Margate Rock Festival, UK