Fuming Mouth, “Cheat Death”

Fuming Mouth frontman Mark Whelan really did cheat death. In 2021, Whelan was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia . He went through chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, and he made it out the other side. Fuming Mouth returned to the stage in 2022, and the Massachusetts hardcore/death metal band released their album Last Day Of Sun in 2023. Next month, they'll release another LP, and it opens with a song called "Cheat Death."

Fuming Mouth recorded their new album The Ringing Bell with their usual producer, the extremely busy Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou. It's got E Street Band scion Jay Weinberg, formerly of Slipknot and currently of Suicidal Tendencies, on drums. We've already posted lead single " A Blaze Of Nihilism ," and now Fuming Mouth have shared the triumphantly brutal opening track "Cheat Death": "Near death, but I have escaped! I have survived! I refuse to die!" Fuck yeah. Fucking awesome. Here's what Whelan says about it:

This is the opening song on our new album. It was important to me to start it with a blunt and positive message that didn't beat around the bush. "Cheat Death also sets the stage for the journey from death back to life on The Ringing Bell . It was one of our simplest and most fun songs to write.

Eric Richter directed the mythic-looking "Cheat Death" video, and you can see it below.

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