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Grade 2 sign with Hellcat Records and announce new album
Grade 2 sign with Hellcat Records and announce new album
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Tuesday, August 6, 2019 - 13:24
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Young punk band from the Isle of Wright, Grade 2 will release their third album and Hellcat debut, 'Graveyard Island,' on October 11th. The album was recorded and produced by Rancid’s Tim Armstrong at Armstrong’s Shiprec Studios and mixed by The Interrupters’ Kevin Bivona.

Today, the band unveils the video for Graveyard Island’s title track, which offers proof that punk rock is still as relevant in 2019 as it was in 1976. “Although we’re more than forty years on from when punk began, I actually think the times are very similar now to how they were back then,” says Sid Ryan. “The political climate today means that people see the worst in everything, which means that for us there’s a lot to write about. Everything in the country is pretty much turning to shit! There are certain parts of our record that would make sense were it released in 1976.”