INTOX

Blasting out of the speakers with herculean riffs and razor sharp vocal hooks, the debut album INTOX by Pacing The Cage, is like a case of hand grenades with their pins pulled out. From start to finish, INTOX is a testament to hard work, craftsmanship and masterful songwriting.

Honest, powerful and provocative, INTOX (French for 'brainwashing') is a very personal record that explores very public subject matter covering topical ground as intense as mental illness, addiction, #MeToo, political corruption, social equality, climate change and the global refugee crisis. To deliver these explosive themes, Pacing The Cage wraps up powerful lyrics in equally incendiary music... a barrage of heavy guitars, thundering drums and towering vocal melodies.

Based in the Australian artistic nexus of Melbourne – undoubtedly one of the world's greatest cities for killer rock music – INTOX reflects the proud history of the band’s hometown to perfection. An exercise in music idolatry as much as it is a master class in songwriting, INTOX is both a brilliantly universal slice of rock and its own distinct voice, literally and figuratively. It is everything a red-blooded rock aficionado craves.

But that is not to say INTOX is one-dimensional. Amidst heavy-hitting tracks like Whatever I Want, Tornado and The Devil Is Innocent are more delicate numbers like the pop-laden Tokyo and the simmering Tell Them It's War, where the band gets to wield subtlety as well as intensity. Over the course of the album, Pacing The Cage shows off a deep bag of tricks that will keep even the most discerning listener on their toes. Honest, powerful and provocative, INTOX is as sincere as albums get.