All too often, the world can feel so dark and heavy that everyone seems to have lost their collective minds. But one band are hell-bent on partying like there’s no tomorrow.
Though they were formed out of the powdered slopes of Austria, INSANITY ALERT have a different style of shredding in mind. Their undying allegiance to ’80s crossover thrash is only rivaled by their craving for a juicy moshburger and an ice-cold 666 pack.
Today, Insanity Alert are announcing a new EP. Moshemian Thrashody puts a fun, frothy and snot-nosed spin on four familiar classics, though the inspiration behind the lead single might surprise you.
Watch the video for Beerless Fiesta: https://youtu.be/ejAw3Nqcxcw?si=GuK7gQgo7LognbMx
Moshemian Thrashody comes out May 17 on Season of Mist.
Pre-order: https://shop.season-of-mist.com/list/insanity-alert-moshemian-thrashody
Pre-save: https://orcd.co/moshemianthrashodypresave
It makes sense that Insanity Alert parody Queen, Guns ‘N’ Roses and Iron Maiden on Moshemian Thrashody. After all, these speed freaks will go to comically absurd lengths when paying homage to the classics. So when the video for “Beerless Fiesta” opens with a faint but familiar waft of saxophone, it throws you for a loop, like an edible that your friends swore was just a regular old brownie.
Wait, are they about to rip on…George Michael?
“I’m never gonna drink again”, Heavy Kevy screams in agony, as if wrapped around the toilet. If this band are so much as entertaining the idea of sobriety, then you know they’re battling one hell of a hangover. But their new single only goes to show that Insanity Alert aren’t hopping on the wagon anytime soon. When the thrash riffs start spilling forth like a frothy beer bong, that means it’s time to jump in the mosh pit.
“Moshemian Thrashody rides the thin line between familiar and super awkward”, says Insanity Alert. “It’s like getting shitfaced with your favorite highschool teacher”.
The video for “Beerless Fiesta” was produced, filmed and edited by Max “Mugs” Raggl in Innsbruck, Austria ( www.mugs.at ).
The concept was created by Heavy Kevy and Insanity Alert.
There’s only one way to welcome a new album from Insanity Alert: a summerlong tour! Crack open some beers, roll up a spliff and prepare to meet the wall of death when the band debut Moshemian Thrashody at some of Europe’s biggest and heaviest festivals.
March 23 – Trofaiach, AT @ Mad Mountain Meeting [TICKETS]
April 12 – Stuttgart, DE @ JuHa West [TICKETS]
April 13 – Eindhoven, NL @ Welcome to Hell Festival [TICKETS]
April 25 – Prague, CZ @ Modrá Vopice, Prague (CZ) [TICKETS]
April 26 – Ostrava, CZ @ Barrák [TICKETS]
April 27 – Pardubice, CZ @ Obscene Society Fesitval [TICKETS]
April 28 – Brno, CZ @ Sibiř
May 9 – Oostende, BE @ Huggins Awakening Fest [TICKETS]
May 11 – Durbuy, BE @ Durbury Rock Festival [TICKETS]
May 24 @ Chemnitz, DE @ Chemnitz Metal Culture [TICKETS]
May 25 – Schönenberg, DE @ Iron Fest Open Air [TICKETS]
May 31 – Innsbruck, AT @ Treibhaus *Hometown Release Party* [TICKETS]
June 21 – Copenhagen, DK @ Copenhell [TICKETS]
July 20 – Bertingen, DE @ Rock Unter Den Eichen [TICKETS]
August 14 – 17 – Dinkelsbühl (DE) @ Summer Breeze Open Air [TICKETS]
August 31 – Bruck an der Mur, AT @ Daaark Fest
September 6 – Hüttikon, CH @ Meh Suff! Metal Festival [TICKETS]
Praise for Insanity Alert
“Maddening and powerful thrash from guys who understand the sound and culture” – Metal Injection
“Experts in crafting immense and blistering fun” – Distorted Sound
“Heavy, fast, old-school and right in your face” – Grimm Gent
“They make quite a noise…combining retro thrash with their own boozy brand of skateboarding-crossover thrash which hits at such a speed that by the time you’ve slapped the disc on you’re already getting back off your arse to play it again” – Metal Forces
Track-list
1. Welcome To The Moshpit (2:17)
2. Beer In The Park (4:24)
3. Beerless Fiesta (2:10) [WATCH]
4. Moshemian Thrashody (3:43)
Total runtime: 12:33
[Movie trailer voice] In a world that’s plagued by war, natural disasters and TikTok dance challenges, one band are hell-bent on partying like there’s no tomorrow. Sure, the hangovers might hit a little harder now that they’re four albums in. But on Moshemian Thrashody, Insanity Alert are still nothing but a good time.
Ski parties visit Austria for its powdered slopes, but when Insanity Alert banded together from around Innsbruck in 2011, these adrenaline junkies had a different, more dangerous type of shredding in mind. Their destructive appetite for ‘80s crossover thrash is only rivaled by an unquenchable thirst for ice-cold beer.
While under the influence of older party monsters like Suicidal Tendencies and Municipal Waste, Insanity Alert roll their riffs with the same strand of humor as labelmates Cannabis Corpse. Their songs parody everyone from perennial punching bags like David Guetta and Milli Vanilli to sacred cows Iron Maiden.
“We think of our renditions as tributes to the greatness of the original songs”, the band says. “Mixing their greatness with our blend of speed, fun, brutality and weirdness just feels right.
On the strength of their demo tape alone, Insanity Alert sent skate punks and metalheads running into the pit. First Diagnosis was quickly confirmed by follow-up EP Second Opinion. Critics properly diagnosed their self-titled full-length as a much-needed dose of derangement, but the band has upped their prescription of snot-nosed speed and grinding d-beats with each release.
Moshburger was served up in 2016 while Insanity Alert were on tour with Hatebreed, Madball, Terror and Power Trip. They then shared a 666-Pack with festivalgoers at Wacken Open Air. With names like Slapmaster Puke and The Inphiltrator, this band will go to comically absurd lengths just to jump into the circle pit with their fans — so long as there’s a full fridge and good bud(s) waiting backstage. When Insanity Alert played the main stage at Hellfest in 2019, Dave of the Death could barely feel his fretting hand after taking one heck of a stage dive the night before.
Moshemian Thrashody keeps the festivities going with new parodies of familiar classics like Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden. One might surprise you, though. Lead single “Beerless Fiesta” gives the crossover thrash treatment to (checks notes) George Michael? Insanity Alert aren’t going into mosh retirement anytime soon, though. The title track sees Queen’s theatrics and raises it with a clown car full of hijinks, including a Hauwitzer guitar solo that pops off like a bottle of champagne. Don Melanzani chugs down blast beats as the band joins in an acapella gang chant about “letting it snow” with Santa Claus that’s rowdier than a German beer hall.
“These are some killer tunes that we threw in our drunken 420 blender”, says Heavy Kevy. “Moshemian Thrashody rides the thin line between familiar and super awkward – like seeing your old grandpa in the mosh pit or masturbating for the first time with your other hand”.
After almost 15 years of bringing crossover thrash to party animals everywhere, Insanity Alert will still go anywhere the weed blows.
Line-up
Heavy Kevy – Vocals
Don Melanzani – Drums
The Inphiltrator – Guitar
The Dave of Death – Guitar
Slapmaster Puke: Bass
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