Fuming Mouth frontman Mark Whelan really did cheat death. In 2021, Whelan was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. He went through chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, and he made it out the other side. Fuming Mouth returned to the stage in 2022, and the Massachusetts hardcore/death metal band released their album Last Day Of Sun in 2023. Next month, they'll release another LP, and it opens with a song called "Cheat Death."
Fuming Mouth recorded their new album The Ringing Bell with their usual producer, the extremely busy Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou. It's got E Street Band scion Jay Weinberg, formerly of Slipknot and currently of Suicidal Tendencies, on drums. We've already posted lead single "A Blaze Of Nihilism," and now Fuming Mouth have shared the triumphantly brutal opening track "Cheat Death": "Near death, but I have escaped! I have survived! I refuse to die!" Fuck yeah. Fucking awesome. Here's what Whelan says about it:
This is the opening song on our new album. It was important to me to start it with a blunt and positive message that didn't beat around the bush. "Cheat Death also sets the stage for the journey from death back to life on The Ringing Bell. It was one of our simplest and most fun songs to write.
Eric Richter directed the mythic-looking "Cheat Death" video, and you can see it below.
The Ringing Bell is out 7/17 on Triple B.
