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(HED) P.E. Reveals New Record “Class of 2020”! Preorders Now Live!

What up, ninjas?! The SoCal metallic punk rock champions known worldwide as (HED) P.E. have recently announced details for their twelfth studio album, “Class of 2020” and it’s awesomely set for release on August 21 via legendary Californian independent label Suburban Noize Records. For the die hard fans that know, this date also marks the 20th anniversary of the group’s smash hit breakthrough album, “Broke”!
From Adrenaline PR
On Class of 2020, (HED) P.E. gets back to the raw essentials, utilizing old-school punk-rock guitar tones and aggressive, unfiltered vocal stylings at the core of their trademark sound. Longtime fans will find that Class of 2020 is a return to the classic sound of early (HED) P.E. albums.
“We were on the road in the middle of a tour when the COVID-19 pandemic hit full force,” comments frontman Jared Gomes. “Like everyone else on the planet, we were faced with some unprecedented challenges. As a small business owner of an independent band, I was faced with an additional set of challenges with the tour being canceled and making it back home from Rhode Island to Idaho. When I got home, I immediately got inspired creatively and hit the studio to smash out this record. For this one, we took it all back to our roots with a back-to-basics approach to try and capture that true G-Punk sound of our earlier albums.”
In an effort to bring Class of 2020 around full circle and connect it with (Hed) P.E’s impressive back catalog, the album cover is an homage to the group’s breakthrough album “Broke”, which celebrates its 20th anniversary a day after the new studio album is released. While planning to the milestone anniversary for (Hed) P.E, Jared was able to connect with former members DJ Product and original guitarist Chad “Chizad” Benekos and rekindle their creative flame. DJ Product created artwork for the Class of 2020 album and added his trademark scratching over some tracks, while original (Hed) P.E guitarist Chizad blessed the band with a blazing solo on “Greedy Girl”. The unholy union that many fans never thought possible came together to connect the past and present incarnations of (Hed) P.E and to enhance “Class of 2020” in a meaningful way.
When discussing the album, Gomes talks about the moniker Class of 2020 having dual meaning for him and the band. “I had the title ‘Class of 2020’ as a working title for some time now,” he explains. “We had made hoodies with the Class of 2020 on them, but it was originally intended to be a statement about the band being here 20 years later. A whole new Class of (HED) P.E., so to speak. Once the pandemic broke out, this title took on a new profound meaning. The Class of 2020 never really graduated. The Class of 2020 will go down in history for several different reasons.”
(HED) P.E. are the pioneers of the G-Punk sound, which fuses together punk-rock, metal, hip-hop and reggae. The band has toured the world for 20 years sharing the stage with the likes of Suicidal Tendencies, System of a Down, KORN, Tech N9ne, Tool as well as the original Black Sabbath on the iconic Ozzfest tour. (HED) P.E. experienced a creative resurgence after signing with Suburban Noize Records in the early 2000s and was instrumental in developing the booming underground scene.
So whatcha waiting for?! Preorders behind “Class of 2020” are available now at https://shop.srh.com/collections/hed-p-e-class-of-2020.
Official “Class of 2020” track listing:
1 – First Blood
2 – Watch It Burn
3 – No Days Off
4 – Death Awaits
5 – Last Call
6 – Ole Time Sake
7 – Greedy Girl
8 – Nothing Lasts 4ever (The Ballad of C19)
9 – We The People
10 – Overdue

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  1. AmputatedStumps

    AmputatedStumps

    Comment posted on Monday, July 20th, 2020 10:09 pm GMT -5 at 10:09 pm

    My long anal probing fingers are crossed. I really hope they stay true to their word about this being like the OG hed pe. Last 3 albums were major dislikes for me and I own all of their albums up to those. Not gonna hold my breath but I am slightly waiting anxiously now.

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