FREYA – Blood Thirst (single) (2024)
Publicist – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
“I wrote Blood Thirst to be a straightforward banger. I was inspired by Biohazard for the first part of the song. Not that it sounds like them, but it felt like it had that hard-hitting old-school hardcore vibe with an easy-to-follow memorable riff. And then the second half I wanted to showcase the thrashy, Slayer side of our style. Just wanted it to crank and hit hard. As much as I love a mosh pit, I think Iâm equally happy when an audience is engaged, head-banging, and genuinely seems to be happy to be there. Whether itâs an old song, a new song, or whatever, I’m stoked when I see those fans out there smiling and banging their head. Our new material does that, itâs easy to follow the groove.” – Â Karl Buechner – Vocals – FREYA
For fans of Earth Crisis, Terror, Hatebreed, Madball, Ringworm
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âBloodthirstâ artwork by Ethan D. Henry
Band: FREYA
Single Title: Blood Thirst
Release date: August 23, 2024
Label: Upstate Records
Single Credits:
⢠All songs performed by: FREYA
⢠All songs written by: FREYA
⢠Produced by: Ethan D. Henry
⢠Mixed & Mastered by: Len Carmichael (Landmine Studios)
⢠Album Artwork by: Ethan D. Henry
Single Band Lineup:
Ethan D. Henry – Drums
Bryan W. Fleming – Guitar
Karl Buechner – Vocals
Ed Ordez – Bass
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About The Single Artwork
The cover art was created by our drummer Ethan and our friend Kim. The image conveys extinction-level warfare.
About The Single:
“Iâve been friends with Karl, Erick, and Bulldog for over twenty years. We have worked with Peta2 in the past and have always supported animal rights even though itâs not our main objective. Iâm not vegan or anything but I was just thinking of this concept of some trophy hunters entering the forest killing and taking what they wanted and leaving the corpses of their victims to rot. I imagined a grizzly bear being fed up finding rotten deer, Turkey, and whatever else on his daily trek. Full of rage, he is forced to fight back and chase the men out of the forest. Like Batman haha. But a pissed-off grizzly bear.
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FUN FACTS – STORY ANGLES
(1) Freya was invited last minute to play a festival in Albany called Park fest that was headlined by 50 Cent. Our van was broken so we rented a Ryder box truck, set a living room couch in the back of it, and drove from Syracuse to Albany. After the concert we were on the way back we got out at a gas station and the police laid everyone out thinking that the truck was being used to smuggle people from below the border.
(2) There is a vacant lot in downtown Syracuse next to Moresound Studio. In the fall and winter, we parked the van in that area. Over the course of a month and a half or so grass grew up around it and homeless people lived inside of our vehicle.
(3) Freya used to practice in a rented rehearsal room in North Syracuse. We heard that the building was going to be undergoing renovations and that we needed to remove our equipment. As will oftentimes happen things got away from us. We drove up to the building and it was wrapped in plastic had been condemned and was undergoing asbestos removal.
(4) Dimebag Darrell from Pantera was murdered in Columbus Ohio during a Damage plan performance. A week or so later Freya played that same club. When the stage lights brightened I got a chill, I saw that silver duct tape had been placed over the bullet holes in the walls.
L-R – Ethan D. Henry – Drums, Bryan W. Fleming – Guitar, Karl Buechner – Vocals, Ed Ordez – Bass
Hailing from Syracuse, NY, Freya was formed in 2001 by three members of Earth Crisisâ bassist Ian Edwards, lead guitarist Eric Edwards and vocalist Karl Buechner. When Earth Crisis temporarily concluded, members split into three separate bands; Freya, percussionist and guitarist Dennis Merrick and Scott Crouse, respectively, formed Slave One and all five Earth Crisis members continued on with their reactivated project band, Path of Resistance.Â
Over the past 20 years, Freya have blazed a path through both the worldwide hardcore and metal scenes. Prominently featured on MTVâs Room Raiders, Road Rules and the iconic Headbangers Ball as well as the Showtime series, Shameless, the Freya vault runs deep with their soon to be seventh release, Fight As One, since their inception. Freyaâs discography has been featured in Kerrang!, Decibel, Amp and Metal Hammer for their unique sound, a well-crafted amalgamation of darkened New York style hardcore with a generous dose of thrash metal stirred into the mix.
Discography:
Fight as One (Full-length) 2023
Grim (Full-length) 2016
Paragon of the Crucible (Full-length) 2013
Ghost Echoes (EP) 2013
All Hail the End (Full-length) 2010
Lift the Curse (Full-length) 2007
Hoods / Freya (Split) 2004
Freya / Darkest Hour / Dead to Fall (Split) 2003
Shared Stage with: Ringworm, Escuela Grind, Terror, Death Before Dishonor, Madball, Walls of Jericho, Kataklysm, Biohazard, Downset, Tree, Full Blown Chaos
Tours And Fests:
Muddy Roots – August 2024
Upstage Fest – August 2024
Kittie Fest – 2011
