DZ DEATHRAYS ANNOUNCE POSITIVE RISING: PART 1 TOUR (AUSTRALIA/2019) – INCLUDING ALL AGES SHOWS + WITH SPECIAL GUESTS POLISH CLUB, VOIID & THE BUOYS + RELEASE NEW TRACK ‘YEAR OF THE DOG (FEAT. MATT CAUGHTHRAN OF THE BRONX)’

After years of love, respect for and shared stages with The Bronx, DZ Deathrays had always hoped to collaborate with Caughthran at some stage. Recording Positive Rising: Part 1 in L.A. with Miro Mackie (St. Vincent, Cold War Kids, Hatchie) and saw it as the perfect opportunity to get Californian local Matt on a track.

“Matt from The Bronx, one of our all-time favourite bands, drove an hour from his house, came into the vocal booth and nailed his part on, like, the first go,” laughs vocalist and guitarist Shane Parsons. “I felt bad for making him drive so far. But it was also just a showcase of how good a vocalist he is… and that was unreal for me, because now with Lachlan in the band, I’ve been trying to approach things from a vocalist’s perspective, and it shows you how hard you’ve got to work.”

DZ treated fans to the first taste of Positive Rising: Part 1 on 13 June with the release of‘IN-TO-IT’. With all the grit and punch of a DZ anthem, ‘IN-TO-IT’ see’s DZ take a bite into spoken singing and it’s delicious. Parsons rough vocals narrate the punter living for the weekend, shedding light on Australian society’s relationship with alcohol and the impact liquor has as a coping mechanism.

2018 was a huge year for DZ Deathrays with their third LP Bloody Lovely debuting at #4 on the ARIA charts and earning the trio their third ARIA nomination for Best Rock/Heavy Metal Album. DZ Deathrays celebrated their 10th Anniversary with an absurdly large national tour with guests PUP, The Love Junkies, Ali Barter, Press Club, Gooch Palms and Polish Club DJs.  Earlier in 2019 DZ Deathrays released an incredible hip-hop collaboration with Australian heavyweights Briggs and Trials and young prodigy Jesswar in ‘Front Row Hustle’.

‘Year Of The Dog (feat. Matt Caughthran)’
DZ Deathrays
Single out now through I OH YOU
Available to buy/stream here

Positive Rising: Part 1 Album
DZ Deathrays
Out Friday 30 August through I OH YOU
Available to pre-order here

Positive Rising: Part 1 tracklist:

1. Hi Everyone
2. Still No Change
3. IN-TO-IT
4. A Lot To Lose
5. Hypercolour
6. Snakes
7. Nightmare Wrecker
8. Year Of The Dog
9. Silver Lining

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