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On June 27th, Canadian hardcore outfit Pig Pen will unleash their debut album Mental Madness through Flatspot Records. After making waves with single “Mental Mentality,” the band - Matty Matheson (vocals), Wade MacNeil (guitar), Daniel Romano (guitar), Ian Romano (drums), and Tommy Major (bass) - are delivering the next splash with “Rabid Beach.” The single is two chaotic minutes of grimy riffs, gruff vocals, and hammering rhythms. The song gets a video treatment with hand-drawn animation by artist Jesi Jordan, capturing rage and transformation. 

After spending months passing along riffs and playlists filled with inspiration, the ten tracks on Mental Madness were written in a day and recorded the next. With a band made up of career musicians, the do-it-yourself approach for the album was a no-brainer, taking the wheel by self-recording and producing. The tracks were sent off to Arthur Rizk (Cold World, Fucked Up, Power Trip) for mixing and Grammy award-winning engineer Alan Douches for mastering. The album packs grit and bounce, combining elements of ‘80s hardcore with true rock and roll flair. The subject matter on Mental Madness sticks to themes that Matheson describes as “mental health shit”: topics like isolation, loneliness, and “letting your mind destroy you.”