New Zealand power thrashers Bulletbelt reveal video for new track 'Cosmic' • GRIMM Gent

New Zealand power thrashers Bulletbelt have recently revealed a music video for a new track off their fifth studio album “Burn It Up”, which is scheduled to be released on September 22 via Impaler Records.

Titled “Cosmic”, this new video was directed by Jason Howden and sees Bulletbelt walking towards a more melodic and epic sound.

“‘Cosmic’ is a big step for us.” Says drummer Steve Francis “Taking Bulletbelt in a new direction required us to step outside our comfort zone and strip everything back. All clean singing which is a first, and a chance to show we can be heavy without having to be ‘balls to the wall’ tempo! This is Diego’s first contribution lyrically and he takes the listener on a deep trip with a conversation with God, only to realise he is his own God.”

The follow-up to their critically lauded fourth album “Warlords” was recorded in April 2022 at the Massey Studio in Wellington by the group’s founding member and drummer Steve Francis, long-time bassist Tim Mekalick, guitarist Josh O’Brien and the new vocalist Diego Attinger.

The eight songs — all live instruments, no triggers, patches or simulations — were co-produced by James Goldsmith (Beastwars, Mermaidens, etc) and the album’s killer artwork was illustrated by Christchurch artist Jake Clark a.k.a. Mr Wolf, accompanied by design and layout by Japanese designer Seiya Ogino of Ogino Design (MONO, Dark Funeral, Vomitory, Naglfar, etc). Pre-orders are now available at this location.

Meanwhile, in October the band will embark on their first European Tour supporting Brazil’s Semblant, check out the full dates below:

Bulletbelt European Tour 2023 (supporting Semblant):
Oct 5 / DE Düsseldorf / Pitcher
Oct 6 / DE Weinheim / Café Central
Oct 7 / BE Bree / Ragnarok
Oct 8 / NL Den Haag / Musicon
Oct 10 / UK Manchester / Rebellion
Oct 11 / UK London / Underworld
Oct 12 / FR Paris / Petit Bain
Oct 14 / FR Toulouse / Connexion Live
Oct 15 / FR Montpellier / Secret Place
Oct 16 / FR Lyon / Rock and Eat
Oct 18 / FR Pratteln / Suisse Z7
Oct 20 / HU Budapest / Analog Music Hall
Tickets: www.bulletbelt-official.com/tour

Bulletbelt has toured Australia, Japan and New Zealand and played numerous support slots with visiting international acts including Sepultura, Carcass, Napalm Death, Midnight, Psycroptic, The Black Dahlia Murder, Impiety, Bölzer, Tragedy, Rotten Sound, Midnight, Municipal Waste, Ringworm, Paul Dianno, Arch Enemy, DragonForce, Sacred Riech and Vio-Lence.

The band first announced themselves to New Zealand’s metal-loving audiences in 2009. With music featuring on the soundtrack to the cult-classic movie, “Deathgasm“, international touring and three previous records of brutal, beautiful sonic assault, it’s a solid foundation that “Warlords” sits atop. After a decade of brand-building, blood, sweat and… beers… tears and forever true and strong of heart, the sound of mind and body and committed to the riff, the chorus, the way of the anthem, Bulletbelt‘s head is held high, their flag is in the sand.