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Montreal, QC – January 27, 2023
Austriaâs HOG MEETS FROG Shares Amusing Single âPeeping-Bear’s Exegesis of Not Peepingâ
New EP âhumANIMALizationâ Out Feb 24th
Bottom L-R: : | ARIYAN Rezaei Jahromi (guitar) | Ivo Matuš (drums)
Top: | Peter âPETZâ Schwabl (bass, storytelling)
Photo Credit Vicky vanSane
Hog Meets Frog is nothing short of humorous and entertaining with its diverse, wacky music. They have a new EP âhumANIMALizationâ coming out in February and are enticing listeners with the debut single âPeeping-Bear’s Exegesis of Not Peepingâ. A non-conceptual concept record, it explores offbeat stories about several intriguing animals including a bigot monkey, an insecure piggy, a peeping control bear, and a greedy stock market bull. Their high jinks are detailed through storytelling and interesting music that is cheerful, funky, fuzzy, and progressive. The band explains further:
âEvery person has his or her own world of experience, which we do not want to give a framework. Everyone should see in the album what he or she sees in it. It is always a nice compliment when people tell us that they had fun listening to our music. Because we also want to convey fun. We are also happy when people not only see the music or the obvious sides of the stories, but also go through the looking glass to look for the deeper meaning behind it, which can be found in almost every number. In any case, interpretations are not only allowed but encouraged. For those who want to know what we were thinking, we are happy to talk about it.â
âhumANIMALizationâ is the third EP from Hog Meets Frog, two of the tracks including this single were released previously, but itching to have another physical offering, they gathered five cohesive songs that offer metaphors into current events and provide commentary on social systems in place, in this case, the NSA scandal.
Influenced by a range of genres including progressive metal, death metal, funk, and world music, Hog Meets Frog is only defined by itself and is unexpectedly contagious. They are recommended for fans of Primus, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and System of a Down.
Listen to âPeeping-Bear’s Exegesis of Not Peepingâ – https://youtu.be/wBzsbPU_4Ycâ
âhumANIMALizationâ is due out on February 24, 2023, and available for pre-order – Hogmeetsfrog.bandcamp.comâ
Track Listing:â
1. Of Snakes ânâ Moles ânâ Bulls ânâ Dough (4:32)
2. Peeping-Bearâs Exegesis of Not Peeping (5:10)
3. Apes Donât Smoke Cigars â Just Pipes (4:47)
4. Stuff(ed), Cage(d) & Enslave(d) (3:25)
5. ZIGGY The Unpigcorn (3:46)
EP Length: 21:42
EP Band Lineup:â
Ivo MatuÅ¡ â Drums (peeping-bearâs exegesis of not peeping || apes donât smoke cigars â just pipes)
Christoph âfizlâ Hehn â Drums (of snakes ânâ moles ânâ bulls ânâ dough || stuff(ed), cage(d) & enslave(d) || ZIGGY the unpigcorn)
ARIYAN Rezaei Jahromi â Guitar
Peter âPETZâ Schwabl â Bass, Storytelling
Live Band Lineup:â
Christoph âfizlâ Hehn â Drums
ARIYAN Rezaei Jahromi â Guitar
Peter âPETZâ Schwabl â Bass, Storytelling
For more info: Hogmeetsfrog.com | Facebook.com/hogmeetsfrog | Twitter.com/hogmeetsfrog | Instagram.com/hogmeetsfrog | Tiktok.com/@hogmeetsfrog | Spotifyâ
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