NOFX scrutinize mass shootings in new tune “Fish in a Gun Barrel”: Stream
NOFX acquired themselves in scorching water final yr when a pair members cracked a joke onstage in regards to the horrific bloodbath that befell at a rustic music competition in Las Vegas. Now, the veteran punk band has launched a brand new tune that scrutinizes mass shootings, with frontman Fats Mike declaring that it was really written three years in the past.
In October 2017, greater than 50 individuals have been killed when a gunman opened fireplace from a lodge room onto followers on the Route 91 Harvest Music Competition in downtown Las Vegas. Whereas onstage in Vegas in Might 2017, Fats Mike exclaimed, “We performed a tune about Muslims and we didn’t get shot. Hooray,” and guitarist Eric Melvin added, “I assume you solely get shot in Vegas in case you are in a rustic band.” Fats Mike responded, “No less than they have been nation followers and never punk rock followers.”
The band was subsequently booted from its personal Punk in Drublic competition and different occasions following the onstage feedback, and laid low for a number of months afterward.
At the moment, NOFX launched the brand new tune “Fish in a Gun Barrel”, together with a video introduction from Fats Mike that explains the tune was written two years earlier than their controversial feedback and multiple yr earlier than the Vegas bloodbath.
Sitting subsequent to a pc display that listed the tune being uploaded on June 14th, 2016, Fats Mike says, “It was written a yr earlier than the Vegas capturing, however I didn’t need to launch it ’trigger it could be insensitive. After which different stuff went down in Vegas, so I couldn’t launch it then. And now it’s popping out on our new report, so now it the fitting time to launch it.”
He continues, “There’s been so many shootings that we’re releasing it early. I simply wished to indicate everybody after I wrote it — 6/14/2016. That’s all I acquired. I hope you just like the tune.”
The tune itself goes on to deal with the speaking factors round mass shootings, together with psychological well being, non secular beliefs, the NRA, and extra matters. Lyrics embrace: “Does anybody know what made him resolve to unload his first spherical? / Do you suppose he cared what race or religion are the victims he left for useless on the bottom?”
The monitor is on the market as a $1 digital obtain at Bandcamp, with all proceeds benefitting Mother’s Demand Motion for Gun Sense in America.
