pare it to somebody , and we ' re like , ‘ Who ’ s doing anything like this ?’ We ' re sitting there laughing at some of these songs . They got a super groove to them . We ’ re just trying to stick with that and entertain ourselves first . If we can keep it that way , we ' ll probably have something pretty solid .”
On the live front , COC has only one other show planned in their home state of North Carolina as a warm-up gig before their appearance at Heavy Chicago . “ Chicago , since our very earliest travels across the nation , has always been there and has always been awesome for us ,” Weatherman exclaims . “ We know so many people there . Sean Duffy , who ' s the brainchild behind the Heavy
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Chicago thing , he is also an old buddy . He ' s booked us way back in the day , brought us up to Chicago , and he ' s still at us . So it ' s awesome to work with him again and the Last Rites guys . If Sean calls you up and says , ‘ Hey , you guys want to play at this new festival we ' re doing ?’ You don ' t even think twice about it . We ' re like , ‘ We ’ ll be there !’ So , we ' re coming back to Chi-Town in November . We ' re gonna eat some pizza and have a good time !”
After the band ’ s Chicago appearance , COC will focus on writing and recording the new album to be able to hit the road again . “ We don ' t put out a record every year , so whenever we wind up getting a new one out , our goal is to tour and tour and tour … and have a blast and try to go everywhere we can once or twice or three times , or however many times it takes for the go round ,” Weatherman states . “ So , that ' s our plan , to get the record out . Obviously , we ' re drawing to the close of this year , so it ' ll be a 2024 release . Make it the best record we can , and then hit the road again like we always do . That ' s where we have all our fun and do our best work .”
In addition to the diverse musical lineup of Heavy Chicago , the one and only Kuma ’ s Corner will be onsite selling hand-crafted , metalthemed burgers ; Pabst Blue Ribbon will be offering drink specials , and a one-of-a-kind atmosphere is promised to be present at the inaugural Heavy Chicago festival . For more information on Heavy Chicago , including ticket prices , visit www . heavychicago . com .
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