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Be Cool

by MF Ruckus

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From MetalSucks.net:

If you’ve ever watched someone reach for that one drink that you know will push them right over the edge into a bad time, you’ll immediately relate to MF Ruckus’ new video, “Be Cool.” The new track is the hard rockers’ first single off their forthcoming studio effort, The Front Lines of Good Times Vol. I.
At first blush, MF Ruckus looks like a herky-jerky version of Clutch that decided to drink more beer and smoke more weed, yet still play a faster variant of hard rock. But looking at the band’s backlog of songs, it’s obvious they’re more than that, since they’re able to swing from hard rock to country and back at the drop of a hat.

What we get with “Be Cool” is a sub-three minute track that just hits the ground running. The Denver, Colorado quartet rips through the song with purpose, at times straddling the line between the speed of thrash and the heavily distorted sound of modern hard rock. And it’s gotta be said that the bass tone on this song is a thick boi, which is a welcome inclusion on the track.
Even though the video follows the drug-addled insanity of a man who’s just taken a hit from a formaldehyde-soaked joint, MF Ruckus frontman Aaron Howell said the the song was a message of unity and call to “agree to disagree” even when it seems hard to do these days.
“The song is a call for people to treat each other right and seek common humanity rather than get mired in the details. I’m a major proponent of open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement. So it’s less about a specific political/ideological perspective than it is about saying ‘It’s OK. Whatever we have to work through, we can figure it out together. In the meantime, let’s make an effort to be aware of our inherent, universal flaws and be good to each other.’”
The Front Lines of Good Times Vol. I is coming next year via Glory or Death Records.

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Devil In the Details
Needles Under Fingernails
Big on The Amygdala
Nada On the Vena Cava

Onward - A distant shore, so far
Upward - Spiraling toward the stars
Cowards - Cower, thrown from the tower
Power - Power, in our darkest hour

Point a Finger Cast a Stone
Gather Up The Minions
Judge Jury Execution
In the Court of Opinion

Onward - A distant shore, so far
Upward - Spiraling toward the stars
Cowards - Cower, thrown from the tower
Power - Power, in our darkest hour

Just one rule
Just be cool

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released September 1, 2022
Howell/Wilburn/O'Connor/Blosser
Produced by MF Ruckus and Brad Smalling
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at Evergroove Studio - Evergreen, CO
Asst. Engineer: Ethan Kotel

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When MF Ruckus hits the stage, a nexus in the universe forms, creating a place where all is in perfect harmony, war ceases, poverty becomes abundance and all the starving children of the world dance and sing. They write songs in the key of fuckin’ A and throw shows that will blow your mind into a million tiny pieces.
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