HACKTIVIST ‘False Idols’ Single & Video Due Monday 4th August

Milton Keynes-based tech-metal-grime-rock hybrid HACKTIVIST release brand new track ‘FALSE IDOLS’ on MONDAY 4th AUGUST, their first new release since 2013’s ‘ELEVATE’ (not counting their highly successful cover release of Jay-Z & Kanye’s ’N****as In Paris’ at end of last year).

Recorded & mixed in the band’s own studio set-up, ‘False Idols’ once again merges the tight rhymes of co-frontmen J Hurley & Ben Marvin with crushing riffs and jagged tempos, but moves the Hacktivist sound on from last year’s releases, instead pointing the way to the band’s upcoming album release, on which work continues (stay tuned for news).

Its not all been time wasted in Hacktivist-world so far this year. The band ventured down under for their first ever Australian shows, appearing on the mammoth Soundwave Festival, and toured Europe as special guests of Korn before starting the 2014 festival circuit and opening for Limp Bizkit in France.

‘False Idols’ comes a few weeks ahead of the band’s main stage appearances at Reading (Friday 22nd Aug) & Leeds (Saturday 23rd Aug) Festivals, and follows the newsof their headlining UK tour this Nov / Dec (a tour as part of the ‘Download Freezes Over’ series of tours, which features Sheffield metal-core-ish-ers DEAD HARTS as main support, and Guildford’s THE ONE HUNDRED opening proceedings).

Keep your eyes out for the link to the ‘False Idols’ video which will be coming Monday morning.

Catch Hacktivist live at one of the following dates:

JULY 2014

THUR 31 – RESURRECTION FESTIVAL – Viveiro, ES

AUGUST 2014

SAT 09 – BRUTAL ASSAULT FESTIVAL – Fortress Josefov, CZ

FRI 22 – READING FESTIVAL – Reading, UK

SAT 23 – LEEDS FESTIVAL – Leeds, UK

SAT 30 – MASTERS OF ROCK FESTIVAL – Torhout, BE

OCTOBER 2014

SAT 05 – MAKE A SCENE FESTIVAL – Middlesborough, UK

NOVEMBER 2014

(Headline tour with support from Dead Harts and The One Hundred)

FRI 14 – MILTON KEYNES – Crauford Arms

SUN 16 – NORWICH – Open

MON 17 – HULL – Fruit

TUE 18 SHEFFIELD – Corporation

WED 19 – PRESTON – 53 Degrees

THUR 20 – EDINBURGH – Electric Circus

FRI 21 – ABERDEEN – Tunnels

SAT 22 – GLASGOW – King Tuts

MON 24 – LIVERPOOL – Kazimier

TUE 25 – CARDIFF – Clwb Ifor Bach

WED 26 – SWANSEA – Sin City

THUR 27 – EXETER – Cavern

FRI 28 – PLYMOUTH – White Rabbit

SAT 29 – BRIGHTON – Audio

DECEMBER 2014

(Headline tour with support from Dead Harts and The One Hundred)

TUE 02 – BRISTOL – Exchange

WED 03 – BIRMINGHAM – Institute Temple

THUR 04 – MANCHESTER – Roadhouse

FRI 05 – LEEDS – Cockpit

SUN 07 – SOUTHAMPTON – Joiners

MON 08 – GUILDFORD – Boiler Rooms

TUE 09 – SOUTHEND – Chinnery’s

THUR 11 – LONDON – Islington Academy