DOUBLE CRUSH SYNDROME Returns With New Single / Video “Free Hugs For Dictators”; New Album To Be Released In June
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“Honestly? As recently as 2024, I would have told anyone waiting for a new DCS album to get lost. The band hadn’t broken up, but it was on ice. Deep freeze on the lowest setting,” says Double Crush Syndrome frontman Andy Brings, who most recently cracked the Top 5 of the Official German Album Charts with his former band, Sodom, and the re-releases from his era with the thrash icons over 30 years ago, which he played a key role in shaping (Get What You Deserve) —and with the re-release of Tapping The Vein, they even reached No. 3 in 2024.
A 2024 tour of Spain as a special guest of Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg (Brings: “For me, as a die-hard Ramones fan, it was a truly religious experience.”), various festival appearances, and a 2025 tour of Germany with their friends The Last Internationale from New York have finally reignited the DCS flame.
And so today, DCS are releasing “Free Hugs For Dictators”, the first single from their new album, Until One Of Us Dies, which is set to be released on June 5 and was recorded in Cologne with legendary producer, Wolfgang Stach. Watch the official video here.
Andy Brings: “Working with Wolfgang was a dream. We often talked about how crazy it is that we’re back in the studio together more than three decades after our joint Sodom productions.”
The song’s title foreshadows its content.
Brings: “I’ve always avoided making political statements in my lyrics, but I can’t help but notice that the pied pipers of this world are clearly striking the right notes again. That scares me, and I want to do something to counter it!”
The crowdfunding campaign for the album also kicks off today. “We don’t have a record label; we do and finance everything ourselves. That’s why we’re thrilled about the direct support from old and new fans—which we really need.”
Click here for the crowdfunding campaign.
With new music on the horizon, DCS have announced support shows with Doro and Foreigner.
Double Crush Syndrome have released four albums: The You Filter (2013), Die For Rock´N´Roll (2017), Flash & Blood (2018), and Death To Pop (2019).
(Source: www.bravewords.com)
