DOPE Reveal New Album Blood Money Part Zer0
By
Larry Petro,
News Monkey
Saturday, August 6, 2022 @ 8:05 AM
Scheduled For Release February 24, 2023
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Free DOPE Here! Get Your Free DOPE Here! New York City industrial metal pioneers DOPE are announcing their upcoming seventh studio album Blood Money Part Zer0. The album is scheduled for release on February 23, 2023, and in a move to demonstrate the bands sincere appreciation to their loyal fanbase for more than 2 decades, they are giving away the album for FREE digitally. Longtime fans, curious listeners and people that enjoy gratis music can sign up to download the album for free on the bands website. A physical pre-order will also be available on the bands website for fans that want to purchase the new album in various physical available here: www.DopeTheBand.com.
I am so grateful to the fans who have supported me and this band, says Edsel. I appreciate your patience and the trusting relationship that we have built together. I never half ass anything, and believe that anything worth doing, is worth doing right, so sometimes it takes longer than expected. Ive come to learn that the time between releases only makes our connection stronger and the bond between this band and our fans is unbreakable. I truly love you all!
Blood Money Part Zer0 is the bands first release in 7 years and is the follow up to 2016s Blood Money Part 1, which debuted at #27 on the Billboard top 200, selling over 15K units in its first week. DOPE has sold more than a million combined albums and have amassed an incredible audience of nearly 2-million monthly listeners on Spotify, while racking up more than 100 million plays on their cult classic Die MF Die.
To coincide with the announcement of Blood Money Part Zer0, DOPE is giving away two doses of new music. The songs Believe and No Respect are now available via all streaming partners as well on the bands website. Fans that sign up for the free full-length download of Blood Money Part Zer0 will receive instant downloads of the songs. Believe displays the bands commitment to their industrial/electronic roots, while incorporating chunky guitar riffs over driving drumbeats, as Edsel delivers a melodic a war cry of love, loss, and growth. No Respect is a brutal banger that showcases the bands technical capabilities & refined musicianship, while Edsels growling vocals deliver the venomous message of You aint got no respect a sentiment everyone can relate to.
DOPE is also releasing an introspective infomercial, which doubles as a behind the scenes look into the real life of Edsel, his private life, and his many ventures outside of DOPE. A very private person, virtually inactive on social media, Edsel is intentionally secretive about what he does with his time between records and tours. This video serves as a direct message to the fans, inviting them to see behind the curtain of the mysterious man, whos creativity they have supported for years. In the end, the video is ultimately an introduction to Blood Money Part Zer0 and will feature teaser clips from the upcoming music videos for Believe and No Respect, but is also so much more. The introduction to Blood Money Part Zer0 video can be seen BELOW.
DOPE will be touring in 2023 in support of Blood Money Part Zer0 as part of the Rise Of The Machine Tour with STATIC-X and FEAR FACTORY. The 42-date trek kicks off February 25, 2023, in San Francisco, CA and wraps up April 15, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. Tickets for all stops on the Rise Of The Machine Tour can be found at: www.DopeTheBand.com.
DOPE is also releasing an introspective infomercial, which doubles as a behind the scenes look into the real life of Edsel, his private life, and his many ventures outside of DOPE. A very private person, virtually inactive on social media, Edsel is intentionally secretive about what he does with his time between records and tours. This video serves as a direct message to the fans, inviting them to see behind the curtain of the mysterious man, whos creativity they have supported for years. In the end, the video is ultimately an introduction to Blood Money Part Zer0 and will feature teaser clips from the upcoming music videos for Believe and No Respect, but is also so much more. The introduction to Blood Money Part Zer0 video can be seen BELOW.
