CAGE FIGHT - neue Single ‘Pick Your Fighter’
UK metal band, Cage Fight – fronted by vocal powerhouse, Rachel Aspe – have released a new single, ‘Pick Your Fighter’, featuring Julien Truchan of Benighted.
Rachel Aspe explains, "We wanted to write a fun, sing-along party song with themes of determination and fighting spirit, and the result is ‘Pick Your Fighter’. I also wanted to pay tribute to a French artist who marked my teenage years, and my dad suggested Nâdiya, an R&B singer who is huge back home. Musical and lyrical motifs in ‘Pick Your Fighter’ nod to Nadiya's hit ‘Et C’est Parti’, a motivational party song that was a huge hit. The crowning touch is some very heavy guest vocals from my French friend Julien Truchan of the band Benighted. And there are pig squeals, many pig squeals!"
Inspired by the 'Et C'est Parti' video, which uses a boxing ring as a metaphor for the song's message, the 'Pick Your Fighter' clip is in the style of an 8-bit combat video game.
Watch ‘Pick Your Fighter’ HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EWC-z6pTmI
To create this video, Cage Fight collaborated with Enemy of Boredom Academy, which supports neurodivergent young people in becoming media professionals.
Cage Fight drummer, Nick Plews, runs one of the sites for EOB Academy, and had the idea to give EOB’s Video Game Design students – currently sitting their Level 3 qualifications – the opportunity to take part in an exciting work experience project, which they can reference in their portfolios, helping them gain exciting opportunities in the future.
Nick comments, “That lightbulb moment, which came in the back of the van after a gig, was so exciting. I couldn’t wait to get back and rally the troops to get this looking awesome! On a personal note, this is definitely a special moment for me, and I am beyond impressed with what the students have achieved.”
Cage Fight will release their second studio album, Exuvia, on May 1st via Spinefarm.
Recorded by Sam Bloor at Lower Lane Studios and mixed by Jim Pinder (Sleep Token, Malevolence), ‘Exuvia’ retains the raw, old school hardcore heart of Cage Fight – vibrating with meaty grooves, pummelling rhythms, plus a wave of furious anger that feels like a punch to the gut. At the same time, it also explores more multi-layered terrains, atmospheres and melodies, making Cage Fightsound bigger, tighter and more epic than ever before.
Throughout the 11 pieces of music, the band prove they aren’t afraid to experiment… and have a bit of fun – ‘Pick Your Fighter’ being a prime case in point, inspired, as Rachel says, by French pop number ‘Et C'est Parti…' by Nâdiya, though you’d never guess it from the song’s crushing heaviness.
The rest of the lyrics on ‘Exuvia’ are written by Rachel herself – the first time she has expressed her feelings in this way, and the results are deeply personal, taking in anxiety, assault and having to deal with grief. Expansive final track, ‘Élégie’, is about losing her grandfather and the regret that can come from things left unsaid.
On ‘Pig’, meanwhile, she calls out the creepy men who send women unsolicited messages online, while the title track was inspired by her grandmother, currently battling cancer, who also contributed to the lyrics.
The album’s cover art, shot by photographer Manuel Acquualeni, depicts a radiation mask, establishing a connection both to Rachel’s experience with her grandmother and to the album’s title – ‘Exuvia’ can be defined as a cast-off skin or outer shell. It also represents healing, something Rachel feels she has achieved by opening up in the lyrics.
Exuvia track-list:
1. Confined
2. Oxygen
3. Pig
4. Pick Your Fighter
5. Un Bon Souvenir
6. Deathstalker
7. Le Déni
8. Exuvia
9. The Hammer Crush
10. IHYG (I Hate Your Guts)
11. Élégie
Un Bon Souvenir (Single Version – Digital only)
Pre-order Exuvia HERE: https://cagefight.lnk.to/Exuvia
In celebration of the forthcoming release of Exuvia, CF will host an album release party on May 1st at legendary London dive bar, Blondie’s.
Radio City Beer works are also brewing a new batch of ‘Pick Your Fighter’ beer, which will be available on tap at the event.
Since their inception, the band has become known for their visceral, high-energy live performances; already, they’ve toured with acts such as Sepultura and Cromags, supported the likes of Napalm Death and Employed To Serve, and played numerous festivals, including Summer Breeze and Bloodstock.
Footage of Cage Fight on the main stage at Bloodstock 2025 is right now receiving a storm of appreciation across socials; check out Rachel performing ‘PIG’ HERE: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTvdkRvCicx/
The video clip for previous single, ‘Un Bon Souvenir’, can be viewed HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSloqy5--gg
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Quelle: Head Of PR