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Following the sensory overload of 2024’s ‘Dreams of Puke,’<\/strong> Los Angeles slime merchants SQUID PISSER<\/strong> return with ‘Throat Slave,’ <\/em><\/strong>a “full-length EP” featuring five original songs, six demented remixes, and a foreboding introduction that pushes the band’s increasingly strange universe into darker territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While retaining the band’s trademark volatility and sonic intensity, ‘Throat Slave’<\/em><\/strong> marks a significant evolution, embracing greater groove, atmosphere, and dynamic tension. It also serves as the first SQUID PISSER<\/strong> release to prominently feature the creative contributions of guitarists Michael Armendariz<\/strong> and Raz Azraai<\/strong>, expanding the band’s sonic palette while preserving its uniquely unstable identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Side A explores paranoia, confrontation, self-examination, and release, using imagery of decay and mutation to examine the struggle to reclaim one’s identity from manipulation and illusion. Side B transforms that vision through remixes by Plack Blague<\/strong>, Hyper Gal<\/strong>, Drumcorps<\/strong>, Fartbarf<\/strong>, Ecology: HomeStones<\/strong>, dj Embryonic Petit Sac<\/strong>, and KK Null <\/strong>(Zeni Geva<\/strong>), reimagining the material as electronic hallucinations, industrial rituals, mutant dance music, and psychedelic fever dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paired with the luminous, unsettling artwork of Bora Murmure<\/strong>, ‘Throat Slave’ <\/em><\/strong>emerges as SQUID PISSER<\/strong>‘s most immersive and adventurous release yet, occupying a space between nightmare and revelation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Baxter Yogurt<\/strong> puts it, \u201c’<\/em>Throat Slave’ <\/em><\/strong>is a collection of songs about defending your identity from parasites… Whether they’re people, institutions, bad habits, or the voice in your own head telling you to play it safe. The record is filled with bodily fluids, vermin, disease, and decay because that’s what these forces feel like when they’re attached to you and feeding. Every song is a battle between self-determination and surrender. The answer isn’t self-improvement or enlightenment… It’s trusting yourself enough to reject what’s false. Don’t become somebody else’s <\/em>‘Throat Slave.’<\/em><\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stream \/ Listen\u00a0<\/strong>HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Full-Length EP <\/strong>‘Throat Slave’<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set for Release on August 28th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

via Skin Graft Records \/ Sweatband Records<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-Order <\/strong>HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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SQUID PISSER Live:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Tumors Across America Tour”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 20 – Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 21 – Petaluma, CA @ Phoenix Theatre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 22 – Palmdale, CA @ Transplants<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 23 – Cottonwood, AZ @ Queen B Vinyl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 24 – Silver City, NM @ Whiskey Creek<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 25 – El Paso, TX @ EP Underground<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 27 – Austin, TX @ Lost Well<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 28 – Houston, TX @ The End<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 29 – New Orleans, LA @ Poor Boys<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 30 – Birmingham, AL @ The Nick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 31 – Atlanta, GA @ 529<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 1 – Piedmont, SC @ Tribbles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 2 – Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 3 – Asheville, NC @ Static Age Records<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 4 – Cookeville, TN @ Muddy Roots<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 5 – Harrisburg, PA @ Capitol City Music Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 6 – Montague, MA @ RPM Fest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 7 – Wallingford, CT @ Cherry Street Station<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 8 – Philadelphia, PA @ Nikki Lopez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 9 – Youngstown, OH @ Westside Bowl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 10 – Chicago, IL @ Livewire<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 11 – Sioux Falls, SD @ The Den<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 12 – Lincoln, NE @ Reverb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 13 – Kansas City, MO @ MiniBar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supporting <\/strong>The Dillinger Escape Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 25 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 26th – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 27th – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SQUID PISSER<\/strong> is a chaotic hardcore\/noise outfit blending industrial textures, fractured rhythms, and confrontational performance into a singular, abrasive identity. Featuring members of GWAR<\/strong>, Cancer Christ,<\/strong> and Duck Duck Goose<\/strong>, the band fuses blown-out electronics, noise-drenched guitars, and volatile live energy into something deliberately unhinged and immediate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band has worked with acclaimed producers including Kurt Ballou<\/strong> and Steve Evetts<\/strong>, and has engaged with forward-thinking acts such as Melt-Banana<\/strong>, The Locust<\/strong>, and Nekrogoblikon<\/strong>. Releases through Three One G Records<\/strong> and Skin Graft Records<\/strong> position SQUID PISSER<\/strong> firmly within a lineage of boundary-pushing underground music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through relentless touring, SQUID PISSER<\/strong> has shared stages with GWAR<\/strong>, Weedeater<\/strong>, Nekrogoblikon<\/strong>, Dark Funeral<\/strong>, Melt Banana<\/strong>, King Parrot<\/strong>, and Bu\u00f1uel<\/strong>, while also performing alongside Thee Oh Sees<\/strong>, deathbyromy<\/strong>, and Siiickbrain<\/strong>, demonstrating a rare ability to cross scenes without compromise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Internationally, SQUID PISSER<\/strong> has appeared at festivals including ArcTanGent Festival<\/strong>, bringing their volatile and confrontational live show to European audiences. In the U.S., the band has also performed at The Gathering of the Juggalos 2025<\/strong> and Muddy Roots Fest 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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