Hi-Vis High Tea Explained

Hi-Vis High Tea
Type:Album
Artist:Frenzal Rhomb
Cover:Hi-Vis_High_Tea_album_art.jpg
Released:May 26, 2017
Recorded:Colorado, USA
Genre:Punk rock
Pop punk
Skate punk
Melodic hardcore
Length:35:02
Label:Shock Records, Fat Wreck Chords
Producer:Bill Stevenson, Jason Whalley
Prev Title:We Lived Like Kings (We Did Anything We Wanted)
Prev Year:2016
Next Title:The Cup of Pestilence
Next Year:2023

Hi-Vis High Tea is the ninth studio album by Australian punk band Frenzal Rhomb. It was recorded in Colorado, USA, with Bill Stevenson as producer and was released in May 2017. It was nominated at the 2017 ARIA Music Awards for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album, but lost to Northlane's Mesmer.

The album is the first since a series of medical mishaps befall the band, delaying recording and release. Vocalist Jay Whalley underwent brain surgery in 2013 in order to have a parasitic tapeworm removed, as documented in the song Pigworm,[1] drummer Gordy Forman suffered a 2015 broken arm following a stage dive attempt during a Perth concert,[2] and guitarist Lindsay McDougall was forced to undergo emergency eye surgery in the same year.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frenzal Rhomb Singer Jay Whalley Has Pig Tapeworm Removed From Brain After Eating Contaminated Vegetarian Burrito. huffingtonpost.co.uk. 18 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Frenzal Rhomb Drummer Breaks Arm Midway Through Perth Gig. themusic.com.au. 18 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Frenzal Rhomb Band Member To Undergo Emergency Surgery; Shows Postponed. themusic.com.au. 18 July 2017.