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Free LSD
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)
Length38:13
Label Fat Possum
Off! chronology
Wasted Years
(2014)
Free LSD
(2022)
Singles from Free LSD
  1. "War Above Los Angeles"
    Released: July 30, 2022

Free LSD is the third and final studio album by hardcore punk band Off!. It was released on September 30, 2022, by Fat Possum Records. [1] It is their first album in eight years, and the follow-up to 2014's Wasted Years .

Contents

The album is used as the soundtrack to a science fiction movie of the same name due for release in 2024, written and directed by guitarist Dimitri Coats, with band members in starring roles. [2]

Background

On July 30, 2022, Off! announced the release of their first album in eight years, along with the single "War Above Los Angeles". [3] The single's music video features appearances by David Yow, Don Nguyen, Chloe Dykstra, James Duval, and D.H. Peligro in his final recording before his death. [4]

Tour

In support of the album, the band announced a North American tour, starting on October 24, 2022, at the Valley Bar in Phoenix, Arizona, and finishing on December 17, 2022, at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles, California. [5]

However, on October 24, 2022, Off! announced they had to postpone the tour due to drummer Justin Brown having to be hospitalized. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 85/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Metal Injection8.5/10 [9]
Under the Radar 8/10 [10]

Free LSD was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 85, based on 5 reviews. [7]

Track listing

Free LSD track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Slice Up the Pie"2:38
2."Time Will Come"2:28
3."War Above Los Angeles"2:55
4."Kill to Be Heard"1:36
5."F"1:18
6."Invisible Empire"2:04
7."Circuitry's God"1:45
8."Ignored"2:42
9."Black Widow Group"1:50
10."L"1:04
11."Muddy the Waters"1:13
12."Murder Corporation"2:25
13."Behind the Shifts"1:52
14."Worst Is Yet to Come"2:11
15."S"0:57
16."Suck the Bones Dry"2:01
17."Smoking Gun"2:01
18."Peace or Conquest"1:35
19."Free LSD"2:30
20."D"1:08

Personnel

Band
Production

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