Blasting out of the speakers with herculean riffs and razor sharp vocal hooks, the debut single Thrill Pill by Pacing The Cage is like a case of hand grenades with their pins pulled out. Working away on a full-length record like mad scientists in a lab, Pacing The Cage have spent 12 months meticulously sculpting the finished product Intox so that no detail is left to chance.
A provocative tale to impeach the behaviour of men who treat women like they are objects of entitlement and consumption, Thrill Pill parades masculinity in all it’s shameful glory. With contemptuous lyrics, memorable melodies, bombastic riffs and sweet to chaotic dynamics, Pacing The Cage wraps up powerful lyrics in equally incendiary music.
Based in the Australian artistic nexus of Melbourne – undoubtedly one of the world’s greatest cities for killer rock music – Pacing The Cage reflect the proud history of the band’s hometown to perfection. An exercise in music idolatry as much as it is a master class in songwriting, Thrill Pill is both a brilliantly universal slice of rock and its own distinct voice, literally and figuratively.
While Intox was recorded together by lifelong friends Andrew Mullen on vocals/guitars and Leigh Thompson (formerly of Wishful Thinking) on drums, they have completed their line-up bringing the searing power of the album to the stage – a testament to hard work, craftsmanship and
straight-up rock n’ roll.
Thrill Pill out now – Intox out July 27 (pre-order)
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