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With the release of the Nightmares album, Beast Parade deliver a soiree of rock tonality that expands into experimental textures and tones all with an outstanding drive and some cinematic undertone.
"We process a lot of the darkness of the world through our music, kind of creative therapy. And there is so much darkness out there to write about... but just because the world's perpetually on fire doesn't mean you can't also groove and "vibe" as the kids say. No need to always have a bad time while you're having a bad time, you know?
There's a lot of topical meat on the bones of this record -including a little tribute to Frank Herbert's Dune novels- but the title track is about the constant clamoring for our collective attention with the "latest breaking tragedy" that so much of media seems to have become, and that "if it bleeds, it leads" theme runs throughout," explain the duo of their record.
Beast Parade was a long time coming and it began when Matt Kutruff and Tim Fiori met in high school playing drums together in a Portland suburb garage.
They later evolved into a 4-piece alt-rock band called Gods and Kings, with Tim on drums and Matt on guitar, that performed around the pacific northwest from 2008 to 2010. The project released one self-titled album in 2009 before abruptly disbanding.
After over a decade of life changes, a few failed bass players, and of course, the pandemic, Matt and Tim decided to forge ahead, focusing on writing and recording as a duo. It was then that Beast Parade was born.
"One of the benefits of getting older, and generally becoming better songwriters, is that we give less of a shit about what people think, about chasing trends, or trying to be any one specific thing. We want those interested in our music to appreciate it for what it is, and not the ways it could or should be something else. We're proud of our old band, Gods and Kings, but despite that group's unique sound, it was made by musicians chasing their influences, not ones that had digested those influences to create something different. We're always honing our songwriting, but we'll never shy away from venturing wherever we're inspired to go, and maybe it's that maturity that keeps the whole thing cohesive and not sounding like an unwieldy, unfocused, patchwork mess. At least, we hope it does," says Matt about the project and evolution in songwriting.
The Nightmares album is available for streaming and download on all major outlets and the guys have been working on new material for upcoming releases.