MUNICIPAL WASTE Burns 'Church' In Norway, Laughter Ensues

August 16, 2009

Richmond, Virginia crossover act MUNICIPAL WASTE burned a miniature cardboard "church" on stage while playing the song "Upside Down Church" on August 12, 2009 at the Øyafestivalen in Oslo, Norway.

Photos of the performance can be found on Dagbladet.no.

As previously reported, MUNICIPAL WASTE filmed a video for the song "Wrong Answer" in New York City with director David Brodsky (SUICIDE SILENCE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, IN THIS MOMENT) and his crew at MyGoodEye. The clip, which is said to have been inspired by '70s game shows, gore, and more, is expected to make its online debut during the coming weeks.

"Wrong Answer" comes off MUNICIPAL WASTE's new album, "Massive Aggressive", which is scheduled for release on August 25 via Earache Records. According to a press release, the CD "brings the promise of the band's most ferocious and most focused album of their career." With such ferocity flowing through the whole of the album, the group knew it needed the right visuals to complement the vibe of the music. MUNICIPAL WASTE vocalist Tony Foresta claims that the only man who could get that imagery just right was Andrei Bouzikov, the artist responsible for the cover to 2007's "The Art Of Partying".

"We wanted to work with Andrei Bouzikov again because he is like a brother to us," says Foresta. "He is one of the few people that can tolerate me and Ryan's insane pickiness and attention to detail. Not only that but he is multi talented and can do many different styles of art and understands exactly where we are coming from."

The attitude on "Massive Aggressive" is quite different than any other MUNICIPAL WASTE record and the band needed the artwork to make it apparent from the very first glance. "We knew we wanted to stray away from the traditional painted covers that so many new 'thrash' bands seem to be doing since 'Hazardous Mutation' came out," says Tony. "We wanted the artwork to go a different direction the same way that our music has. I think we have achieved it." Overall, Tony and the rest of the band feel it's a perfect representation of where the band is today and show much gratitude for how it turned out. "I'm really happy with it. It's my favorite one yet," the frontman says.

Images below are courtesy of Dagbladet.no

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