Says lead vocalist Andrew Neufeld of the new single “I think of our new single ‘Heavy Steps’ as a bold statement of a riff right off the bat, and lyrically coming from an unhinged perspective about tearing through life. Instinct over reason – without even realizing how easily our worlds could implode from under our feet. A bit of a “just test me” type sentiment is being echoed in this song.”

Picking up where the comedic mini-thriller video for their riff-heavy banger “No Easy Way Out” left off (spoiler; COMEBACK KID are chased in a forest and kidnapped), the video for ‘Heavy Steps’ which is also directed by Kevin Keegan, kicks off with a mysterious masked individual walking towards a stage carrying a couple of guitars while eerie, unnerving horror-esque score plays in the background. To everyone’s surprise and for pure comic relief, it becomes clear that the band has been kidnapped by an over eager father in order to play his son Skip’s 10th birthday party. Watch the video for ‘Heavy Steps’ below.

“Heavy Steps”, the follow up to 2017’s critically acclaimed full-length “Outsider”, sees the hardcore veterans returning to their roots both geographically and musically. Although the members of the band are currently residing on different sides of the country in Vancouver and Toronto, the band decided to write and record their latest effort in the band’s originating city of Winnipeg, Manitoba at Private Ear Recording Studio and once again enlisted the services of producer John Paul Peters (CANCER BATS, PROPAGANDHI) who recorded the band’s debut album “Turn It Around”. In addition to co-production by Peters, on “Heavy Steps”, COMEBACK KID collaborated with prominent Grammy award-winning mixer and long-time fan of the band Will Putney (KNOCKED LOOSE, EVERY TIME I DIE). Featuring a guest appearance by GOJIRA’s Joe Duplantier, “Heavy Steps” is no longer a prerequisite to realizing COMEBACK KID’s influence on modern punk, but a delivery of pure anthemic chaos, sheer speed and force. It is a statement of intent.

“It’s about hitting the ground running, not knowing when or where the ground could break from underneath you.” summarizes Neufeld. “It’s heavy steps on thin ice. ‘Heavy Steps’ on hollow ground.”

Kicking off with the pummeling title track that features punishing bass lines, masterful drumming, sludgy guitar riffs and an infectious singalong chorus, the 11 tracks that is “Heavy Steps” embody all the things that make COMEBACK KID so revered in their genre. It’s fast, fun, beautiful crafted melodic hardcore.

“Heavy Steps” will be available in the following formats:
CD Jewel case incl. O-Card
White Vinyl (Retail)
Clear/Purple Marbled Vinyl (Mail order & Selected Shops)
Pre-save/order “Heavy Steps”, here: https://bfan.link/CBK-heavysteps-album.ema

“Heavy Steps” Track Listing;
01. Heavy Steps
02. No Easy Way Out
03. Face The Fire
04. Crossed ft. Joe Duplantier
05. Everything Relates ft. JJ
06. Dead On The Fence
07. Shadow of Doubt
08. True To Form
09. Inbetween
10. Standstill
11. Menacing Weight

East Coast Tour with A WILHELM SCREAM & ONE STEP CLOSER:
29.10.2021  Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC ^*
30.10.2021  The Fest @ Knockin Boots – Gainsville, FL *
01.11.2021  Masquerade – Atlanta, GA 
02.11.2021  The Camel – Richmond, VA 
03.11.2021  Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
04.11.2021  First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA
05.11.2021  House Of Independents – Asbury Park, NJ
06.11.2021  Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY
07.11.2021  Middle East Downstairs – Boston, MA 
^ No A WILHELM SCREAM
* No ONE STEP CLOSER

West Coast Tour with NO WARNING, ZULU, & SCOWL:
06.12.2021  American Legion Post 8 – Las Vegas, NV
07.12.2021  Valley Bar – Phoenix, AZ
08.12.2021  Soda Bar – San Diego, CA
11.12.2021  For The Children @ Echoplex – Los Angeles
12.12.2021  For The Children @ Echoplex – Los Angeles
13.12.2021  The Vets Hall – Santa Cruz, CA
15.12.2021  Dante’s – Portland, OR +
16.12.2021  Vera Project – Seattle, WA +
+ No NO WARNING

COMEBACK KID European Headline Tour 2022
w/ BE WELL, DEVIL IN ME, SCOWL
19.01.22 Germany Berlin @ Hole44
20.01.22 Germany Hannover @ Faust
21.01.22 Germany Bochum @ Matrix
22.01.22 Germany Karlsruhe @ Weisse Rose
23.01.22 Netherlands Utrecht @ Tivoli Pandora
24.01.22 UK Bristol @ Fleece
25.01.22 UK Birmingham @ Mama Roux
26.01.22 UK Leeds @ Key Club
27.01.22 UK Manchester @ Rebellion
28.01.22 UK London @ The Dome
29.01.22 Belgium Hasselt @ Muziekodroom
30.01.22 France Paris @ Gibus
31.01.22 Switzerland Wil @ Gare De Lion
01.02.22 Italy Milan @ Circolo Magnoilia
02.02.22 Germany Munich @ Backstage
03.02.22 Czech Rep Prague @ Futurum
04.02.22 Germany Leipzig @ Conne Island

Upcoming Canadian Tour Dates

17.03.22 – LONDON, ON @ RUM RUNNERS ^
18.03.22 – TORONTO, ON @ PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE ^
19.03.22 – OTTAWA, ON @ THE BRASS MONKEY ^
20.03.22 – KINGSTON, ON @ MANSION ^
15.04.22 – WINNIPEG, MB – PARK THEATRE #
16.04.22 – REGINA, SK – THE EXCHANGE #
17.04.22 – SASKATOON, SK – AMIGOS #
18.04.22 – GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB – BETTER THAN FRED’S #
22.04.22 – VANCOUVER, BC – RICKSHAW THEATRE *
23.04.22 – VICTORIA, BC – CAPITAL BALLROOM *
24.04.22 – WHISTLER, BC – GARFINKEL’S *
26.04.22 – NELSON, BC – THE ROYAL *
27.04.22 – FERNIE, BC – NORTHERN BAR & STAGE *
28.04.22 – RED DEER, AB – BO’S BAR *
29.04.22 – EDMONTON, AB – STARLITE ROOM *
30.04.22 – CALGARY, AB – DICKENS *
^ w/Cancer Bats & A Wilhelm Scream 
# w/ Cancer Bats
* w/ Cancer Bats & Misery Signals

The tour remains subject to the current global situation

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About Comeback Kid

Over the last twenty years Comeback Kid have been hailed as one of the major counterparts when it has come to shaping and pioneering both the Canadian and international modern punk and hardcore sound and scene alike.
Having formed in Winnipeg, and breaking into the mainstream with 2005’s career defining, Wake The Dead, Comeback Kid broke boundaries and both literally and musically stormed across new terrains, projecting the once underground genre on a globally touring scale alongside the likes of then Victory Records label mates, Earth Crisis, Terror and Refused.

“We’re a hardcore band, but we don’t feel like we belong to any particular sect of that,” states Neufeld alongside band members, Jeremy Hiebert (guitar, Figure Four), Stu Ross (guitar, Misery Signals), Chase Brenneman (bass, Living With Lions), and Loren Legare (drums, Living With Lions). “We don’t want to be limited in any sense and prefer to work on our own terms.”

Now with their seventh record on the horizon, the band are defining what it means to be both an integral, yet impressive units within both the foundation and edges of punk..