{"id":21486,"date":"2023-03-11T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=21486"},"modified":"2023-03-10T20:42:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T20:42:49","slug":"therapy-announce-album-hard-cold-fire-set-for-release-5th-may-2023-via-marshall-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=21486","title":{"rendered":"THERAPY? ANNOUNCE ALBUM \u2018HARD COLD FIRE\u2019 &#8211; <strong>SET FOR RELEASE 5TH MAY 2023 VIA MARSHALL RECORDS<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>UK IN-STORE DATES REVEALED FOR MAY 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TICKETS \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marshallrecords.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=005079c247251a93b7c3cf265&amp;id=46ad47d21d&amp;e=dcaa52b01d\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PRE-ORDER \/ PRE-SAVE \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/marshallrecords.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=005079c247251a93b7c3cf265&amp;id=3894a69a46&amp;e=dcaa52b01d\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Therapy? - Joy (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TbQHEKSv2MM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Northern Irish rock outfit,&nbsp;<strong>THERAPY?&nbsp;<\/strong>announce their colossal new studio album \u2018<strong>Hard Cold Fire\u2019,<\/strong>&nbsp;a spiralling, hypnotic melange of grunge-rock and towering melody that sees the trio steadfast and reinvigorated.<strong>&nbsp;\u2018Hard Cold Fire\u2019&nbsp;<\/strong>is set for release&nbsp;<strong>5th May 2023<\/strong>&nbsp;via&nbsp;<strong>Marshall Records.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accompanying the announcement, the band also shares their first offering in the form the riotous new single&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marshallrecords.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=005079c247251a93b7c3cf265&amp;id=b995af548e&amp;e=dcaa52b01d\">\u2018Joy,\u2019<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>and details on a run of intimate UK in-store dates coinciding with the album\u2019s release. Fans can find more information for in-store tickets&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marshallrecords.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=005079c247251a93b7c3cf265&amp;id=bf8c126397&amp;e=dcaa52b01d\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>, pre-order&nbsp;<strong>limited edition bundles&nbsp;<\/strong>of&nbsp;<strong>\u2018Hard Cold Fire\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>pre-save&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marshallrecords.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=005079c247251a93b7c3cf265&amp;id=69582643b5&amp;e=dcaa52b01d\">HERE.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resilience and survival have become vital watchwords for&nbsp;<strong>Therapy?.<\/strong>&nbsp;Enduring over three decades as the musical, cultural and social landscapes have shifted around them, the trio have forged and retained a powerful and lasting connection with a dedicated fan base around the world, doing so by putting their emphasis on the music, solidifying a hard-won reputation as forward-thinking writers and a fierce live proposition in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/qnuj_Mvg-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/qnuj_Mvg-1024x668.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/qnuj_Mvg-1024x668.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/qnuj_Mvg-300x196.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/qnuj_Mvg-768x501.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/qnuj_Mvg-1536x1002.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/qnuj_Mvg-2048x1335.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/qnuj_Mvg-1140x743.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As&nbsp;<strong>Therapy?\u2019s<\/strong>&nbsp;fourth decade finally gets underway in earnest, sixteenth album \u2018<strong>Hard Cold Fire\u2019,<\/strong>&nbsp;written and pre-produced during an unprecedented time for music, is hefty, compact, and accessible, a distillation of everything that has made them what they are &#8211; hewn from County Antrim basalt, still possessed of their stoicism, but casting a renewed focus on catharsis and healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cOne thing we did decide when we were eventually able to rehearse, was that we didn&#8217;t want to make a lockdown record,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;says vocalist and guitarist&nbsp;<strong>Andy Cairns,<\/strong><em>\u201cbecause people have been through enough.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhen we began to rehearse the songs, we realised there was an empathetic quality to them. We wanted to make something that was a bit more relatable, and less standoffish and claustrophobic &#8211; which we have a history of, and it stands in places &#8211; but we wanted to make something more approachable and open.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe wanted this album to be one that felt good to play live, almost a release after this period of stasis, but then also not dwelling on the whole situation &#8211; we\u2019re moving forward, and we wanted that energy to be there,\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>adds bassist&nbsp;<strong>Michael McKeegan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The serrated, chugging riffage, churning low-end and propulsive rhythms that are hallmarks of the band\u2019s sound are all present and correct, but met with a new-found sense of resolution and release, as most readily displayed on the one-two punch of their first single,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marshallrecords.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=005079c247251a93b7c3cf265&amp;id=92a0190e1b&amp;e=dcaa52b01d\"><strong>\u2018Joy\u2019.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWell, &#8216;Joy&#8217; started with a term from &#8216;Waiting for Godot&#8217;, by Samuel Beckett,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>confesses\u00a0<strong>Cairns<\/strong><em>\u201cthis wonderful line: &#8216;habit is a great deadener&#8217;. I just love that word, &#8216;dead-en-er&#8217;. It&#8217;s an amazing word. People get themselves into these habits, and the next thing you know, their life is over and they&#8217;ve only lived in a very small circle of experience, often through choice, which is scary.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>CONNECT WITH THERAPY?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marshallrecords.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=005079c247251a93b7c3cf265&amp;id=cc8318cd40&amp;e=dcaa52b01d\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marshallrecords.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=005079c247251a93b7c3cf265&amp;id=43a1637d57&amp;e=dcaa52b01d\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marshallrecords.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=005079c247251a93b7c3cf265&amp;id=eed8527762&amp;e=dcaa52b01d\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marshallrecords.us15.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=005079c247251a93b7c3cf265&amp;id=ea52d428d2&amp;e=dcaa52b01d\">Site<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK IN-STORE DATES REVEALED FOR MAY 2023 TICKETS \u2013&nbsp;HERE PRE-ORDER \/ PRE-SAVE \u2013\u00a0HERE Northern Irish rock outfit,&nbsp;THERAPY?&nbsp;announce their colossal new studio album \u2018Hard Cold Fire\u2019,&nbsp;a spiralling, hypnotic melange of grunge-rock and towering melody that sees the trio steadfast and reinvigorated.&nbsp;\u2018Hard Cold Fire\u2019&nbsp;is set for release&nbsp;5th May 2023&nbsp;via&nbsp;Marshall Records. 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