Highly Suspect

Cape Cod, MA’s Highly Suspect deliver "Natural Born Killer," the lead single from their fourth full-length album, The Midnight Demon Club, which will arrive on September 9th via Roadrunner/FRKST thru 3EE. Lead vocalist and guitarist Johnny Stevens A.K.A. “Terrible Johnny” had this to say about the single, "I’m always fighting for my place out here in this world. And there are two mindsets one could have - rollover and mope about the hard shit or just be a motherfucking life beast and smash all your challenges at hand. And if you’re really a badass, have fun doing it. That’s the flow. That’s the essence of being a natural born killer."

The Midnight Demon Club finds Highly Suspect at a turning point. Produced by Highly Suspect and WZRD BLD, the 12-track offering teems with truth barely contained in fits of metallic exorcism and hip-hop-induced beat-craft. Stoned musings about a world on the brink of destruction ride over gorgeously uneasy orchestration and vocal transmissions that drip with sadness, longing, rage, and confidence all at once for the New York-based band.

The multi-Grammy Award-nominated and gold-certified High Suspect consists of Johnny Stevens [vocals, guitar], Ryan Meyer [drums, vocals], Rich Meyer [bass, vocals], Matt Kofos [guitar] and Mark Schwartz [synths]. After grinding it out as an underground curiosity, they scraped a path to mainstream infamousness with their 2015 full-length debut, Mister Asylum. It earned a Grammy Award nomination in the category of “Best Rock Album” as the single “Lydia” received a nomination for “Best Rock Song” was certified gold by the RIAA. The 2016 follow-up The Boy Who Died Wolf roared to life with the gold-selling “My Name Is Human,” which garnered a Grammy Nomination for “Best Rock Song.” 2019’s MCID affirmed them as the rare outfit who could collaborate with Young Thug and Gojira on the same album.  With hundreds of millions of streams and sold out shows on multiple continents, Highly Suspect charge ahead of the pack again on 2022’s The Midnight Demon Club with no compromises and no apologies as they challenge rock to be dangerous and maybe even life-changing again.

Highly Suspect are currently touring Europe on "The Devils In The Detail Tour" and visiting multiple countries before wrapping up at Lollapalooza in Paris. They will be back in the U.S. for Louder Than Life Festival on September 22nd and KPNT/St. Louis' "Pointfest" on September 24th.

(Photo Credit: Jimmy Fontaine)

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