A Killer’s Confession, the alt-metal band fronted by former Mushroomhead vocalist Waylon Reavis, have released “Meat Hook,” the latest single and video from their sixth studio album, Victim 3, due November 13 via MNRK Heavy. The song arrives just days before the band head out on a North American headline tour.
Pre-save Victim 3 here.
Built on heavy riffs and hard grooves, “Meat Hook” is about accepting who you are, the good and the bad, instead of living up to anyone else’s expectations. Reavis rates it highly:
“Meat Hook is possibly my favorite song on the album. It is a confrontational anthem. It is finding acceptance on who you truly are good or bad and living up to it. Know thy self only then will you be truly free.”
Waylon Reavis
The track follows “Roses”, which we covered last month, along with a reworking of The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights.”
The End of the Victim Trilogy
Victim 3 closes the story that began on Victim 1 and Victim 2. It follows the final descent of a vigilante serial killer, who ends up on death row facing the consequences of what he has done. Reavis, Evan McKeever and Dusty Boles recorded the album in Nashville and Denver. Since forming in 2016, the band have worked with Brian “Head” Welch of Korn, Chad Gray of Mudvayne and Aaron Nordstrom of Gemini Syndrome.
Tracklist
- The One
- Meat Hook
- Roses
- Sick Condition
- Blinding Lights
- Sinners
- Guillotine
- Undertow
- Never Alone
- Pull Me Under
- Worth Saving
Everything Comes Full Circle Tour
The band will be joined by Dizasterpiece and Dead Things, with an album release night in Louisville on November 13. Tickets are available here.
- Nov 4: Raleigh, NC, Chapel of Bones
- Nov 5: Baltimore, MD, Fish Head Cantina
- Nov 6: Lowell, MA, Taffeta Music Hall
- Nov 7: Pottstown, PA, Cosmic Arts
- Nov 8: Clifton, NJ, Dingbatz
- Nov 10: Warrendale, PA, Jergel’s Rhythm Grille
- Nov 11: Flint, MI, The Machine Shop
- Nov 12: McHenry, IL, The Vixen
- Nov 13: Louisville, KY, The Fox Den
- Nov 14: Columbus, OH, The King of Clubs
- Nov 17: Lawrence, KS, The Bottleneck
- Nov 18: Lincoln, NE, Bourbon Theatre
- Nov 19: Des Moines, IA, XBK Live
- Nov 20: Sioux Falls, SD, Bigs Bar
- Nov 21: Rapid City, SD, The Park
- Nov 22: Denver, CO, HQ
- Nov 24: Glendale, AZ, The 44 Sports Grill & Nightlife
- Nov 25: West Hollywood, CA, Whisky A Go Go
- Nov 27: Anaheim, CA, The Parish @ House of Blues
- Nov 28: Murrieta, CA, Solaris Beer & Blending
- Nov 29: San Francisco, CA, DNA Lounge
- Dec 1: Draper, UT, Leatherheads Sports Bar & Grill
- Dec 2: Rifle, CO, The UTE Theater
- Dec 4: Lakewood, OH, The Winchester
Our Take
Three-album concept stories are hard to finish, and it says something that Reavis calls this project closer to his heart than anything else in a long career. If “Meat Hook” really is his favorite, it is a good sign for the finale: a blunt, confrontational song that puts the character’s refusal to apologize right up front.
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