Showing Teeth – Hellraiser
Today, heavy music disruptor SHOWING TEETH delivers a powerful and poignant message with her new single, ”Hellraiser,” out now alongside the official music video via Republic Records + Spinefarm.
SHOWING TEETH shares, “‘Hellraiser’ is about the rage I feel towards my upbringing and the suffering I faced by the hands of the very people claiming to hold the keys to heaven. These people swear on a bible and fearmonger in the name of God, pandering to people in my community, all the while, protecting pedophiles and r*pists in power. Hell is very real, and the devil shows his face every time someone is hurt, assaulted, oppressed, or killed because of who they are.”
The track takes a defiant stance, pairing visceral riffs, jagged rhythms, and raw screams. The buzzing Nashville artist paints a hellish scene in the refrain, “Devolving human creature, digging out both my eyes with a razor, refuse to see another blatant traitor.'”The song closes with a final burst of rage before fading into darkness. The accompanying music video reflects SHOWING TEETH’s love of horror drag, juxtaposing beauty and gore.
SHOWING TEETH adds, “It was important to me to include drag artists in the ‘Hellraiser’ video, because of the inspiration they give me in my writing, as well as to push back against the punishment drag art receives from Christian conservative media. I remember the first time I saw a horror drag artist, and it changed everything I knew about art; the contrast of the beauty and the gore felt like something I had been missing in the art I consumed. Horror drag has inspired so much in my music and my life.”
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
5/6 — Daytona Beach, FL — Welcome to Rockville
5/14 — Columbus, OH — Sonic Temple
5/15 — Ocean City, MD — Boardwalk Rock
6/3 — Královec, Czechia — Rock for People
6/4 — Nuremberg, BY — Rock Im Park
6/5 — Nürburg, RP — Rock Am Ring
6/10 — Nickelsdorf, Burgenland — Nova Rock
6/19 — Neuhausen ob Eck, BW — Southside Festival
6/20 — Scheeßel, NDS — Hurricane Festival
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