Butcher Babies set to release new EP of cover songs, "UNCOVERED"

Butcher Babies have officially announced the upcoming release of their new EP, UNCOVERED. The 5 song EP will feature cover songs. Each band member chose a track, and in the early summer of this year, they entered the studio with producer Logan Mader (DEVILDRIVER, GOJIRA, 5 FINGER DEATH PUNCH) to dissect and “butcher” these five classics, creating something all their own., each chosen the band members. The EP is set to release on September 30th. Check out the track listing:

Uncovered track-listing
1. Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers
2. They’re Coming to Take Me Away
3. Don’t Give a Fuck
4. Crazy Horses
5. Pussy Whipped

BUTCHER BABIES’ Carla Harvey (vocals) comments: “It was a blast recording songs that we have been fans of our entire lives and putting our spin on them. We all chose a song that had some significance to us. My pick was ‘They’re Coming to Take Me Away’ by NAPOLEAN XIV because I have a vivid memory of my stepdad, who I considered completely insane, playing it over and over again on his car stereo when I was a pre-teen. The song is about being taken away to a mental institution. I can still see him tapping his fingers on his steering wheel to the beat...”

BUTCHER BABIES’ Heidi Shepherd (vocals) adds: “As an eight or nine-year-old little girl, I used to rummage through my parents’ albums and 8-tracks looking for some cool music. In hopes that my parents had at least a little bit of good taste, I would play every single song looking for something that I could latch on to. That’s when I came across ‘Crazy Horses’ by THE OSMONDS; it was the heaviest song I had heard at that age. I would play that song over and over and over again, I was addicted. To this date, it’s still one of my favorite songs and reminds me so much of growing up in Provo, Utah.”

In regards to BUTCHER BABIES’ cover of THE OSMONDS’ “Crazy Horses”, Donny Osmond comments: “When we released ‘Crazy Horses,’ we were pushing against what THE OSMONDS were known for, but it became a greatest hit. The BUTCHER BABIES have reinvented this song in a creative and innovative way — and that’s what music is about. Now…What if I had recorded ‘Puppy Love’ like this?“

This is going to be awesome. You can also head over to their website at http://butcherbabiesofficial.com/ where they list several pre-order bundle options that include signed CD, t-shirts, video messages, hand written lyrics, guest list for life tickets and much more! What are you waiting for, head over and check it out!!!

Make sure to visit their website for a complete listing of upcoming tour dates. They will be heading out on their headlining tour with support by another great band Anti-Mortem which I have been waiting to catch live! They will also be performing at the Louder Than Life Festival in October. In addition, they announced this morning that Butcher Babies have been added to the Soundwave 2015 Festival in Australia! That is such amazing news and I can’t wait for them to blow everyone away at that show.