Hippie Death Cult have released a new stand-alone single, “Blood, Grit & Bone”, through Blacklight Media and Metal Blade Records. It is the Portland, Oregon trio’s first new studio output in three years, and it arrives with an official video shot by Eddy Vasquez and edited by Eddie Brnabic and Vasquez.
The band describe the song as a statement of resilience and self-acceptance.
“Blood, Grit & Bone” is a powerful, unapologetic statement of resilience, a fierce anthem of self-acceptance that celebrates the strength found in aging, the beauty of hard-earned scars, and defiant confidence in the face of societal judgment. Musically, the track traces the evolution of heavy music, building a bridge from ’70s-infused, foundational grit to the high-velocity, percussive intensity of the thrash metal movement.
- Hippie Death Cult
Recorded at The Treehouse
The track was engineered, mixed, mastered and produced by guitarist Eddie Brnabic at The Treehouse in Oregon City, Oregon. All lyrics are by Laura Phillips, with the music written by the band. The video also features dancer Bree Phillips.
Laura Phillips on vocals and bass
Laura Phillips has played bass in Hippie Death Cult since 2017 and took over lead vocals in 2020. She sings and plays bass on “Blood, Grit & Bone” and wrote its lyrics. She completes the trio alongside guitarist Eddie Brnabic, a member since the band formed in 2015, and drummer Harry Silvers, who joined in 2023.
Two tours and a homecoming
The single lands while the band is in the middle of a European and United Kingdom tour that began on 30 September and runs through 30 October. From there they return to the US to join the Corrosion Of Conformity and The Sword co-headlining tour, a two-week trek that starts on 2 November in Buffalo, New York and closes on 19 November in Pensacola, Florida. Seven headlining dates follow from 21 November in Houston, Texas through 29 November in Oakland, California.
The band released the live album “Live at the Star Theater” and the EP “Rat Salad / Jack the Stripper / Fairies Wear Boots” in 2025, and the single “Aneurysm” in 2024.
