CHARGER (Heavy Metal – USA 🇺🇸) – Release “Breakout” video – Taken from the EP “Last Call” which is out NOW via Pirates Press Records #charger #heavymetal

Producer: Chris Duggan
Mixing Engineer: Chris Duggan
Sound Engineer: Matt McDavid
Bass Guitar: Matthew Freeman
Guitar: Andrew McGee
Drums: Jason Willer
Vocals: Andrew McGee
Vocals: Matthew Freeman
Vocals: Jason Willer
Keyboards: Kephera Moon
Synthesizer: Kephera Moon
Background Vocals: Lars Frederiksen
Background Vocals: Wayne Lozinak
Composer: Matthew Freeman
Composer: Jason Willer
Composer: Andrew McGee
Composer: Kephera Moon

The East Bay’s mighty Charger has returned with five new songs on 12” vinyl…Last Call is on its way from Pirates Press Records just in time for your motorcycle trip to hell!

Charger members hail from legendary punk bands such as UK Subs, Rancid, and Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School of Medicine, just to name a few, but make no mistake, this band is its own entity with its own sound forged together!

The band laid down these tracks in July 2025 at Studio 2200 in Sausalito, CA – formerly known as the Bay Area’s legendary Record Plant – with Chris Dugan at the helm.

The first track “Plains Drifter” opens with bassist & vocalist Matt Freeman’s signature all-over-the-neck bass playing, before giving way to guitarist & vocalist Andrew McGee’s dynamic riffing, while drummer & vocalist Jason Willer holds it all together with his distinctive brand of powerhouse drumming. At just under two and a half minutes, there’s barely time to catch your breath before there are four more songs waiting for you!

On side two, “Rolling Thunder” & “Breakout” introduce the inimitable keyboard style of Kephera Moon, a past member – along with Willer – of pioneering Swiss Krautrock band Brainticket, as well as playing with Hedersleben & Nik Turner (Hawkwind).

In addition to the core band members, Lars Frederiksen (Rancid, The Old Firm Casuals) & Wayne Lozinak (Hatebreed) dropped by the studio to contribute vocals. Frederiksen also has co-writing credits on two of the songs.

To complete the package, the infernal artwork of Santos looks truly incredible across the massive gatefold jacket of the vinyl edition!

Charger has become an institution all their own since the release of their self-titled debut EP, the single “Watch Your Back,” and their incredible LP Warhorse, hitting the road with legends like High on Fire & Agnostic Front. The five songs on the Last Call EP will take you on a powerful journey. If you’re a fan of heavy music in any configuration, you’ll find a lot to like on this release!

Last Call by Charger is from the Pirates Press Records on 12” Ruby Ghost Vinyl (/250), 12” Blue Smoke Vinyl (/250), or 12” Blood Red Vinyl (/500), as well as Digipak Compact Disc (/500) and Limited Edition Cassette with Metallic Gold Imprint on Solid Red Tapes (/100). It will be available wherever you get your hardest hitting records on October 23, 2026!

Track List:

01. Plains Drifter
02. Last Call
03. Set in Stone
04. Rolling Thunder
05. Breakout

Order the EP & Merch HERE!!!!!

Band Members:

• Matt Freeman – Bassist and vocalist (also known for Rancid and Operation Ivy)
• Jason Willer – Drummer and vocalist (also known for Jello Biafra & the Guantanamo School of Medicine and UK Subs)
• Andrew McGee – Guitarist

• Kephera Moon – Keyboardist (also known for Brainticket and Hedersleben)

Guest Contributors (2026)

• Lars Frederiksen – Vocals and co-writer (Rancid)
• Wayne Lozinak – Vocals (Hatebreed)

ALL of the bands links can be found here —> LINK TREE

https://linktr.ee/piratespressrecords