CLAWFINGER: 'Life Will Kill You' To Receive U.S. Release Next Month

Swedish rap/metal combo CLAWFINGER will have its latest album, "Life Will Kill You", released in the U.S. on July 15 via Locomotive Records. The CD, which entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 89 upon its European release last summer, was recorded and self-produced at Sweden's Fear And Loathing Studios, a facility that CLAWFINGER runs along with the members of MESHUGGAH.

CLAWFINGER's video for the song "Prisoners", taken from "Life Will Kill You", can be viewed below.

On the topic of the new CD's lyrical direction, frontman Zak Tell stated last year, "Paedophilia, addiction, death, suicide bombers, self-esteem issues and misers are a few of the topics I've chosen to write about this time around. Not very uplifting stuff, I guess, but hey that's just me and it's not as if I actually plan it, it just happens, I promise! There are a few positive lyrics as well so it's not all gloom, doom and troubled thoughts. A majority of the tracks are though.

"Anyway, I guess there are a few different reasons as to why I chose to write about the stuff I do, the logical one being that the music we play is of a slightly aggressive nature and therefore inspires darker lyrics, although that's not entirely true as we also have softer and less serious songs and I sometimes also break free from the given formula. Most of the time I don't, though, out of fear of getting lost! The second reason is that it's simply my outlet for all the less pleasant things that go through my head. My everyday life is fairly normal and family-orientated so to get some sort of balance I use CLAWFINGER as my frustration ventilator or whatever you want to call it!