GREAT AMERICAN GHOST: Ethan Harrison talks 'Tragedy Of The Commons' and Australian Tour with Thy Art Is Murder

This week Great American Ghost return to Australia to support Thy Art Is Murder on their ‘Godlike Australian tour’ with Brand of Sacrifice (Can) and Lune, kicking off on Friday November 8 in Melbourne followed by a slot at the massive Froth & Fury Festival on Saturday 9 November in Adelaide.

The band are also gearing up to release their highly anticipated new album ‘Tragedy Of The Commons’ on January 31 with fans already given an indication of what’s to come with the singles Hymn of Decay and Forsaken, and now share Lost In The Outline which they will hopefully play on the run across the country.

The Everblack Podcast spoke to Great American Ghost frontman Ethan Harrison about their return down under for the Thy Art Is Murder ‘Godlike Australian tour’ with Brand of Sacrifice (Can) and Lune, playing Froth & Fury Fest and the importance of Fear Factory to him, upcoming album ‘Tragedy of the Commons’ and more.

Watch/listen to the interview here:

On the Will Putney produced record, Great American Ghost transmit their message without filter delivered through a combination of basement-born hardcore spirit, staggering metallic precision, polemic lyrical provocations, and unexpectedly arresting melodies.

Set on examining our basest instincts as a society, vocalist Ethan Harrison expands: “We are a political band, and we always have been,” notes Ethan. “We integrate ‘extreme views’ into what we do, which is ‘extreme music’. Rather than write another generally political album, we tried to play into broader themes of hopelessness. Normal people are losing control on a constant basis. Tragedy Of The Commons is a statement about exploitation. If two people share finite resources, one person will eventually exploit those resources and hurt the other person. Citizens don’t have enough money to eat and live in this country, but our government is spending billions on funding other armies around the world that are being used to kill other poor people. Tragedy Of The Commons boils down to this fundamental exploitation of the less fortunate.”

TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS – OUT JANUARY 31

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