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Political punk metallers HAWXX – drop “Sacred Water” music video

Political punk metal band HAWXX are known for their wild performances and songs of rage, love and resistance. The London based progressive trio have created their most devastating and beautiful work with their second full-length album, The World Splits Open, which was released back in June. To kickstart their stint across the UK on their imminent headline tour that begins today in Sheffield, the band have shared a new music video for the album track “Sacred Water”, exploring our abusive relationship with water.

On the inspiration for the track and video for “Sacred Water”, vocalist Annouli states:

“This song is about our corrupted relationship with water. I live on a boat on the river Lea so being aware of the river and its movements is a big part of day to day life. One day, Thames Water flushed raw sewage through our community. It was terrifying to see this normalised, the audacity of this corporation to so easily contaminate our waters, to kill wildlife in the process, to prioritise profit and greed.”

“This song grieves for a time where our relationship to water was everything,” continues Annouli. “It is also part of a thread that runs through a lot of songs on this album, the powerful state that exists on the other side of grief, that even though our natural world is collapsing, we can emerge from the doom and transform into what the earth has called us to be.”

The band follows on with:

“The song starts and ends with words from the traditional Greek island song ‘Thalassaki’, and was recorded in one take live at Middle Farm studios with Peter Miles. We were lucky enough to have the amazing Lucia Tong as a dancer on this music video, whose powerful performance embodies nature and the process of contamination.”

HAWXX are about to head out on the road imminently, beginning their 13 date UK headline tour in Sheffield tonight, with more dates across the country throughout September and October. You’ll be able to experience the unity, acceptance, and catharsis of a HAWXX performance in all its chaotic glory on the following dates:

Fri 25th Sep – SHEFFIELD Sidney & Matilda

Sat 26th Sep – LEEDS Santiago Bar* (new date!)

Sun 27th Sep – GLASGOW Nice N Sleazy

Thu 8th Oct – BIRMINGHAM The Flapper

Sat 10th Oct – CHELTENHAM The Frog And Fiddle

Sun 11th Oct – MANCHESTER Gullivers

Wed 14th Oct – BRIGHTON Daltons* (venue change)

Sat 17th Oct – LEICESTER Firebug

Sun 18th Oct – NEWCASTLE Anarchy Brew

Thu 22nd Oct – TUNBRIDGE WELLS Forum Basement

Fri 23rd Oct – BOURNEMOUTH The Anvil

Sat 24th Oct – NEWPORT Le Pub