While it may feel like Christmas came early after last week’s election results, we still have about 40-plus days to go until the actual holiday hits. Nonetheless, with Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” already making its way back onto the charts, we thought it’d be fun to join in on the festivities by sharing something for all the jolly punks out there.
Today The Noise is stoked to premiere a brand new cover of the Christmas carolers’ classic “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” by the mysterious new punk rock supergroup The Myrrhderers.
Pronounced “The Murderers,” the trio – featuring prominent members of the North Pole underground scene, Al Frankincense (Dead Kringles), Elliott Gold (Prancid), and Bill Myrrhey (Sleigher) – have come together to create an entire five-track covers EP entitled The Myrrhderers Sleigh Christmas.
Discussing the first single “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” Gold says, “Making Christmas punk music is a bit of a balancing act – you need to give the songs some kind of twist to make them work in a punk context but you also don’t want to push a song so far that it loses its original Christmas ‘feeling.’ This is one of the heavier tracks on the record but we wanted to put it out first because we feel like it captures both sides of that equation without compromising one for the sake of the other.”
Gold adds, “Our scene isn’t gonna be around forever. Since [Jeff] Bezos came along, there’s been a lot less work up here so most of our friends have moved south looking for a better life, and not to mention, less melty terrain. We figured if we don’t document this now, it might never happen.”
To check out the new rippin’ rendition of the holiday staple, be sure to look below. Afterward, make sure to download the track and upcoming EP before its officially released November 20th. Oh, and if you want even more from The Myrrhderers, keep your eyes out for The Myrrhderers Sleigh Some More out December 10th.
