THE BEAST

Photo credit: Steph Evans

Scotland’s brutal death metal freaks Party Cannon have returned with an absurdly heavy new single and video, “High Tariff Behaviour” , out today (May 1st) via Unique Leader Records . Featuring the debut of new vocalist Daryl “The Frog Man” Boyce , the track is a ferocious statement that the Party Slam pioneers are back – and dumber than ever, in the best possible way.

Watch the gloriously unhinged video directed by Calum McMillan here:

In true Party Cannon fashion, the band isn't just releasing this digitally—they’ve also dropped a limited physical version on a fully playable SEGA Megadrive cartridge . Yes, you read that right. The cartridge works on original hardware and comes bundled with:

1x cartridge

1x artwork patch

1x signed photobooklet

1x artwork t-shirt (optional)

Grab yours here: https://orcd.co/hightariffbehaviour

A New Era of Party Slam

The band explains, “We're back, already, barely a year after our last album – this time in Megadrive format. IQs have been slowly recovering over the past couple of months so figured now was the time to drop a single with our new vocalist – Daryl 'The Frog Man' Boyce.”

True to form, Party Cannon isn’t softening up with a lineup change. Instead, they've gone full blastbeat berserker. The band doubles down on their signature Party Slam mayhem, churning out dense slams and neck-snapping riffs inspired by Inveracity and Waking the Cadaver .

“We didn't hire [Daryl] for his clean singing,” they joke. “No drywall will be left un-punched after that first slam kicks in. I highly recommend wearing a helmet on initial listen.”

The song’s title, “High Tariff Behaviour,” refers to a term used by social workers to describe chaotic activities like drinking, drug use, and fighting—not geopolitics. Just... unfortunate timing.

A Word from “The Frog Man” Himself

New frontman Daryl Boyce commented:
“I'm excited for everyone to hear the madness that is 'High Tariff Behaviour' — it's everything you'd expect from Party Cannon but with more stupidity. Be prepared for zero clean singing, zero weak riffs and zero tolerance for cowards. Nothing but hench riffs and blast beat supremacy.”

Massive Summer Ahead

Party Cannon are set to melt faces across Europe this summer with appearances at major festivals like Wacken Open Air , Resurrection Fest , and Obscene Extreme . Then, they’ll hit the UK and Ireland in September alongside Nekrogoblikon , Allegaeon , and Grief Ritual for the Show Me Your Goblin Tour .

"Low IQ Summer Tour" 2025

June 21 – Ghostfest – UK

June 28 – Resurrection Fest – Spain

July 11 – Piaty Dom – Katowice, Poland

July 12 – Obscene Extreme – Czechia

July 25 – Tolminator – Slovenia

July 26 – Metal Fields – Austria

August 1 – Wacken Open Air – Germany

August 3 – Rockstadt Extreme Fest – Romania

August 8 – Party.San Metal Open Air – Germany

August 9 – Hellsinki Metal Festival – Finland

August 17 – Motocultor Festival – France

August 30 – Limburg Deathfest – Belgium

"Show Me Your Goblin Tour" UK/IRE (w/ Nekrogoblikon, Allegaeon, Grief Ritual)

Sept 17 – Craufurd Arms – Milton Keynes

Sept 18 – SWX – Bristol

Sept 19 – The 1865 – Southampton

Sept 21 – Project House – Leeds

Sept 22 – The Garage – Glasgow

Sept 23 – Limelight 2 – Belfast

Sept 24 – Academy – Dublin

Sept 25 – Club Academy – Manchester

Sept 26 – Anarchy Brew – Newcastle

Sept 28 – Waterfront – Norwich

Sept 29 – Scala – London

Sept 30 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham

Blastbeat worship, Megadrive nostalgia, and a new chapter in the Party Slam saga – “High Tariff Behaviour” is everything brutal death metal should be: loud, dumb, and dangerously fun.