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The Mighty Mighty Bosstones join Hellcat with "The Final Parade"

Posted by Loren on January 30, 2021

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones join Hellcat with "The Final Parade"
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones join Hellcat with "The Final Parade"

Originally formed in 1983, The Might Mighty Bosstones are back with some 2021 news, that they have joined with Hellcat Records.

The band announced the news with a video for a new song, "The Final Parade" (below), a nearly 8-minute song with guest appearanced by notables from the ska-punk scene: members of Rancid, Fishbone, Less Than Jake, Stiff Little Fingers, and way way more.

“It’s a love letter to Ska music and the people that make Ska music and it’s a whole lot of fun,” says vocalist Dicky Barrett.

The band last released While We're at It in 2018.

The features on the track include Tim Armstrong (Rancid), Aimee Interrupter & The Interrupters, Stranger Cole, Angelo Moore (Fishbone), Jake Burns (Stiff Little Fingers), Jay Navarro (Suicide Machines), Chris DeMakes, Pete Wesilewski, Roger Lima (Less Than Jake), Jimmy G (Murphy’s Law), Toby Morse, Rusty Pistachio (H2O), John Feldman (Goldfinger), Laila Khan (Sonic Boom Six), Robert Hingley (Toasters), Dan Vitale (Bim Skala Bim), Dave McWane (Big D and The Kids Table), Sirae Richardson, Erin Mackenzie, Brie McWane (The Doped Up Dollys), Jesse Wagner (Aggrolites), Karina Denike (The Dance Hall Crashers), Christian Jaccobs (The Aquabats), Jon Pebsworth (Buck O Nine), Peter Porker (The Porkers), Steve Jackson (The Pietasters), Felipe Galvan (Los Skanarles), Jet Baker (Buster Shuffle), Fumio Ito (Kemuri), Glen "The Kid" Marhevka (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy), and Roddy Radiation (The Specials).

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones join Hellcat with "The Final Parade"
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones join Hellcat with "The Final Parade"

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