HEALTH’s Jake Duzsik Discusses What Led to Darkness of New Album

When HEALTH’s new album, RAT WARS, was first introduced, it was stated that they wrote it throughout essentially the most emotionally making an attempt interval of the band.

“I believe [record] labels and press brokers, they love snappy copy,” frontman Jake Duzsik admitted to Chuck Armstrong on Friday’s Loudwire Nights (Dec. 22). “I might say that assertion is a little bit bit reductive.”

Duzsik stated that his bandmates appeared to have had a fairly good expertise in the course of the writing and creation of RAT WARS, however for him personally, it was one of many hardest durations of his life.

“I believe the rationale that it was phrased that method is as a result of it is a little bit deceptive or not consistent with the spirit of how we work creatively to say, ‘Singer Jacob Duzsik had an terrible time,'” he defined. “It simply does not actually learn the identical method. However yeah, it was extra me than all people else.”

Though the HEALTH singer and guitarist did not wish to get into lots of the “private stuff” he went by, he did say his expertise in the course of the pandemic lockdown was a little bit more durable than the typical particular person.

“My restrictions have been much more acute,” Duzsik advised Chuck. “I had a son born on Jan. 1, 2020, so he is an antichrist after which all of the shit hit the fan. My better half’s father is immunocompromised and residing down the road from us and we needed to take care of him and the kid. And, , you had the looming kind of destruction of my profession.”

Why Jake Duzsik Loved Making RAT WARS

Whereas his expertise appeared much less hopeful than regular, Duzsik did inform Chuck that the precise making of RAT WARS was top-of-the-line issues he had ever performed.

“It is truly a very attention-grabbing distinction between the 2 issues that we’re discussing as a result of I might say [RAT WARS] was one in all essentially the most fulfilling data that I’ve ever made,” he stated. “In all probability due to my want for catharsis … I actually wanted that artistic outlet to cathartically expel all of these items that I used to be going by.”

Duzsik stated that he grew to become much more productive and even prolific in the course of the pandemic. On one hand, he thought that was a shock as a result of he was additionally tasked with elevating a toddler. However alternatively, he, like practically everybody else, had no social life.

And even after issues opened again up, his social life was not like it had ever been due to his son.

“I simply labored lots.”

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Whereas most of Chuck and Duzsik’s dialog revolved round his private experiences over the previous few years, he did wish to be sure the Loudwire Nights viewers had some expectations set for RAT WARS.

“It is the heaviest [record we’ve done] … It is darkish. There’s some thrash with lots of electronics. It isn’t simply me [doing] spoken phrase about my issues.”

What Else Did HEALTH’s Jake Duzsik Focus on on Loudwire Nights?

• What it was like collaborating with Atticus Ross and Trent Reznor of 9 Inch Nails
• Why he connects with William Blake’s thought of the imaginary life and corporal life
• Why HEALTH crack jokes and share memes on social media
• What’s on the horizon for 2024: “We’re simply making an attempt to remain as energetic as potential, making music, so there’s truly lots of new music that is going to be on the horizon.”

Hearken to the Full Interview within the Podcast Participant Beneath

Jake Duzsik joined Loudwire Nights on Friday, Dec. 22; the present replays on-line right here, and you may tune in stay each weeknight at 7PM ET or on the Loudwire app; you can even see if the present is accessible in your native radio station and hearken to interviews on-demand. Stream RAT WARS at this location and take a look at HEALTH’s full tour schedule.