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Butcher Babies Premiere New Music Video For "Leaving California" From Upcoming New Album "Nigthbloom"

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Alternative metal outfit Butcher Babies have now unveiled a visual accompaniment for their latest single, “Leaving California“. The group’s vocalist Heidi Shepherd once again stepped behind the camera to direct the clip, with the band taking care of much of the video’s production internally. The track appears on the group’s sixth studio album “Nigthbloom“, which is due out October 02nd through Judge & Jury Records.


Shepherd herself offered the following on “Leaving California“:

“The writing of this song began in July of 2020 as I saw my industry, family, and friends all one by one leaving California; a place I truly believed would be my forever home. I built my life there. I traded in my 20-year comfort of sandy beaches, ocean air, and the walk of fame for the big unknown. During that time, I wasn’t only breaking up with California, I was moving on from a life that I am so grateful to have experienced, but needed a change.

I was leaving a relationship that gave me so much for so many years, but had run dry. On the drive out of town, I found myself humming this chorus melody into my voice notes, documenting in real time, my shedding of that skin. ‘Leaving California‘ is about that bittersweet moment where new beginnings seem daunting, yet, oh so, exciting.”

The group are already on the road supporting the album, touring alongside Mudvayne/HELLYEAH vocalist Chad Gray and Devil’s Cut on the following trek:

09/15 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
09/17 McKees Rocks, PA – Rosina Theatre Presented by Citizens
09/18 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
10/02 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival
10/04 Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
10/05 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
10/06 Santa Ana, CA – Observatory OC
10/10 San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theatre
10/11 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
10/12 Dallas, TX – The Studio at The Factory
10/14 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
10/16 Clearwater, FL – OCC Road House & Museum – Music Hall
10/18 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte – The Underground
10/19 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
10/20 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl

Butcher Babies will also be headlining their own shows between those dates:

10/08 Tucson, AZ – The Rock
10/09 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Sports Cafe
10/17 Gainesville, FL – Heartwood Stage
10/21 Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall
10/23 Tulsa, OK – Boman Twin Theater
10/24 Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
10/25 Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep

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