photo by Kate Russell
Texas death metal practitioners Frozen Soul have began their third full length campaign with the reveal of a massive collaboration track. Due to release No Place of Warmth May 8th via Century Media, Frozen Soul have tapped Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance to guest on the album's walloping title track.
Establishing a crushing cadence driven by relentless percussion, contemporary death metal guitars and the vocal onslaught from frontman Chad Green, Frozen Soul reassert their superiority that first had heavy music on notice with their 2023 release, Glacial Domination. Setting the bar for the album, "No Place of Warmth" frames death metal modernity with the cold realties that drive the album's underlying themes.
Chad Green elaborated on the title track, “'No Place of Warmth' about life at its coldest and the choice you have to let it consume you, or to use it to find warmth in a world that feels void of it. Life is always coming at you, and death doesn’t stop—you might slow it down, but it’s always coming—so you have to make the best out of it and march on.”
As for the guest assist from Gerard Way, Green went onto explain how friendship and shared love for the art would eventually lead the two to find common ground. “We met Gerard a couple of years ago and have become friends. I knew he had a love for metal, so I spun the idea to him about singing in a Frozen Soul song and he was stoked! Gerard is an amazing artist and musician whose creative vision has shaped generations and more to come.”
Working with producer Josh Schroeder, Frozen Soul look to continue their meteoric trajectory as flagbearers for American death metal. From the band's 2021 full length debut, Crypt of Ice, to the earned acclaim and breakout success of 2023's Glacial Domination, Frozen Soul understood the lofty expectations going into album three but opted to rely on their instincts above all else when going into the studio. “Our mindset was to stop overthinking it and trying to write the most epic song,” explained Green.
Despite the album's thematic lean towards finality and the looming frost of death, Green insists the direction of the record aims to find light in the darkest of places. “Each song on this record has its own meaning and influences that helped make them what they are, but in their essence are written to give the listener that extra push and power they need to fight those everyday battles. These songs are built to say ‘We won’t be swept away by its winds; we can and we will move forward."
In addition to the guest feature from Gerard Way, No Place of Warmth also touts special assists from Devin Swank of Sanguisugabogg and the legendary Rob Flynn of Machine Head, assembling a generational roster of firepower that makes album three for Frozen Soul undeniable.
“Anytime we have features, it’s with friends and bands that we love and respect who share the same feelings and emotion that we’re trying to get across in the song,” says Green. “Gerard, Rob and Devin all added their own unique styles and love into the songs and really helped bring them to life. It was an absolute pleasure working with them.”
En route to the May 8th arrival of No Place of Warmth, Frozen Soul are currently trekking throughout Europe as part of a massive bill featuring Heaven Shall Burn, The Halo Effect & The Black Dahlia Murder. Shortly after completing their international stretch, Frozen Soul joins Avatar for a North American trek that begins in Sacramento, CA on Apri 16th and extends through the end of May. A list of dates and cities can be found below.
No Place of Warmth, the new album from Frozen Soul arrives May 8th fro Century Media. Order the album - HERE
FROZEN SOUL EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
w/ Heaven Shall Burn, The Halo Effect & The Black Dahlia Murder
Feb 27: Hamburg, GER - Inselpark Arena
Feb 28: Cologne, GER - Palladium
Mar 01: Tilburg, NET - 013
Mar 03: Lyon, FRA - Transbordeur
Mar 04: Paris, FRA - Élysée Montmartre
Mar 05: Brussels, BEL - Ancienne Belgique
Mar 06: Stuttgart, GER - Porsche-Arena
Mar 07: Wiesbaden, GER - Schlachthof
Mar 08: Zurich, SWI - Halle 622
Mar 10: Milan, ITA - Live Club
Mar 11: Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX - Rockhal
Mar 13: Berlin, GER - Columbiahalle
Mar 14: Jena, GER - SPK-Arena Jena
Mar 15: Brno, CZE - Sono Centrum
Mar 17: Budapest, HUN - Barba Negra Red Stage
Mar 18: Krakow, POL - Klub Studio
Mar 19: Vienna, AUT - Gasometer
Mar 20: Dresden, GER - Messe Dresden
Mar 21: Munich, GER - Zenith
FROZEN SOUL US TOUR DATES
w/ Avatar
Apr 16: Sacramento, CA - Channel 24
Apr 17: Los Angeles, CA - Novo
Apr 19: Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theater
Apr 20: Albuquerque, NM - Revel
Apr 22: San Antonio, TX - Aztec
Apr 23: Oklahoma City, OK - Criterion
Apr 25: Omaha, NE - Steelhouse Omaha
Apr 26: Des Moines, IA - Val Air
Apr 28: Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
Apr 29: Moline, IL - The Rust Belt
Apr 30: Grand Rapids, MI - GLC Live at 20 Monroe
May 01: Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Club Stage
May 02: Fort Wayne, IN - The Clyde
May 04: Huntsville, AL - VBC Mars Music Hall
May 05: Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
May 06: Knoxville, TN - Mill & Mine
May 07: Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
May 10: Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
May 12: Richmond, VA - The National
May 13: Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Music Hall
May 15: New York, NY - Palladium Times Square
May 16: Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Riverworks
May 19: Wallingford, CT - The Dome
May 20: Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino
