Inter Arma have announced a new covers album. Garbers Days Revisited is due out July 10 via Relapse. It features the Richmond metal band’s takes on classics such as Neil Young’s “Southern Man,” Prince’s “Purple Rain,” Nine Inch Nails’ “March of the Pigs,” Tom Petty’s “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” Hüsker Dü’s “The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill,” and more. Check out their rendition of “Southern Man” below, and scroll down for the full tracklist.
“Covers have been an integral part of Inter Arma since the beginning of the band,” drummer T.J. Childers said in a press release, “and some of these songs have a direct lineage while others are a little more… obscure. As timing would have it, we hope this provides a bit of an escape for listeners, given the surreal circumstances we’re in at the moment, because after all, great art should provide an escape which is part of why we chose to do this: sometimes you just wanna be runnin’ down a dream.”
Inter Arma’s latest album, Sulphur English, arrived last year. Read about it in Pitchfork’s list “The Best Metal Albums of 2019.”
Garbers Days Revisited:
01 Scarecrow (Ministry Cover)
02 Southern Man (Neil Young Cover)
03 Hard Times (Cro-Mags Cover)
04 March of the Pigs (Nine Inch Nails Cover)
05 The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill (Hüsker Dü Cover)
06 In League With Satan (Venom Cover)
07 Runnin’ Down a Dream (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Cover)
08 Purple Rain (Prince Cover)