Boston's melodic punk rockers Oh the Humanity! have released another single before their upcoming album is released in January. "Upper Riffspiratory Infection," which may be a favorite song title in a while, is a hard and fast punk track that's equally as melodic. The music comes at you much faster than the vocals, but Oh the Humanity! make that work. Plus, as the title suggests, the song is quite riff heavy. It's that perfect mix of punk and thrash that is what we love about the band. You get hard and fast music, shout along gang vocals, riffs that would sound at home in an 80's metal song, and more melody than should be possible in such a song, all crammed into under three minutes.
The band says of their latest single:
"Upper Riffspiratory Infection is a song about wanting to be present but being stuck in the past. Dwelling on things long since forgotten by most but not you, and those old demons haunting your present. This song is a straight up punk rock ripper. Shreddy guitars, fast driving drums, vocals that pack a punch, and a massive bridge that pays off in spades."
You can watch the video for "Upper Riffspiratory Infection" below. Ground to Dust is due out on January 24 on Thousand Islands Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Oh the Humanity!, check out the band on Instagram and Facebook.
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