NASTY

German aggro pun koutfit Nasty (stylized as NASTY )bomb-drop their new album, HeartbreakCriminals, via Century Media.The quartet—featuring Nash (drums), Paddy (guitars), Berry(bass), and Matthi (vocals)—follow-up Menace(2020) even more pissed off and with even more love in their hearts. Tracks like “Resurrection” and “Don’t Play with Fire” illustrate Nasty’s growth as artists while continuing tohold the flag of “f*cked-up music for a f*cked-up world” high.Indeed,re-recording old-school, fan-favoritetracks "Declaring War” and “Chaos," both off 2006'sDeclaring War, connects Nasty's brow-beaten dotsfrom the beginning to who the group are today.Heartbreak Criminalsa sonic life lesson offist-fights lostandbattleshardwon. Nastyareperseverance.Formed in 2004 in Kelmis, Belgiumon the Belgian-German border, Nasty quickly set off asa band ofaction, not words. Across seven full-lengths—starting with the bloody knuckles ofDeclaring Warthroughthe creativemoshofMenace—the group’scudgelof hardcore, thrash, hip-hop, and other rabblerousinggenreshas proven to bea game changer.On the weight oflive staples like “Fire on the People,” “Slavesto the Rich,” and “Chaos,” they’ve toured Europe, the United States, Russia, Brazil, Japan, China, andSouth Korea, sharing stages with high-profile acts like Suicidal Tendencies, Terror, Strife,Madball,andmore. Their performances at Wacken Open Air, Hellfest, Graspop Metal Meeting, With Full Force, andResurrection Fest worked to solidify Nasty as not just a small-venue act but one with the swagger todecimate audiences on the biggest festivalplatforms.Their recentwinterforay across Europe with Cabal,Frozen Soul, and Dying Fetus was a resounding success, exposing Nasty’s broken-bottleanthemstonew audiences.Heartbreak Criminalswas written ad hoc throughout 2021 and 2022. The group met up at various timesto break through the post-pandemic haze, hashing outstormerslike "Roses,"“Reality Check,” and “TotalDomination” with a ready-to-kill attitude.Videos for “Resurrection” and“Declaring War”have alreadyintroducedthe firestorm that isHeartbreak Criminals.To underpin Nasty’s visceral heft, Matthi (vocals)explored the depths of heartbreak, therawnessof betrayal, and a thing he calls “real talk.” There’snolyrical holds barred in “911,” “Nobody Cares,” and the title track. Whereas most bands are about themonolog, Nasty only caresabout deliveringresults onHeartbreak Criminals.Nasty recruited Andy Posdziech (Caliban, Any Given Day)yet againto manageHeartbreak Criminals'controls.The Gelsenkirchen native holed up with Nasty at Bestes Studio for over nine months. The goal:make Nasty "harder." That's precisely what Posdziech did,grinding devastating 13 tracks out of thegroup. The powerful effect of “Resurrection,” “Don’t Play with Fire,” and “Kiss from a Rose” was furtherenhanced by mix/master maven Marvin Kinkel (Beginning, I Am the Poison). The capper toHeartbreakCriminalsis the vivid cover art by illustrator/tattoo artist Marcel Kristensen.WhereHeartbreak Criminalstakes Nastyisn't up to fate—they're not about pie-in-the-sky concepts.Instead, they hit the streets and put in the work. Just as the group powered through sour times before,withHeartbreak CriminalsNasty are gonna come out on top.