Following the stomping debut single “Heavy As Hell” from their upcoming album Built To Destroy, due out on November 14th, New York steamrollers N.Y.C. kick down the doors of the virtual Heaven ‘n’ Hell Bar once again, this time with the album’s crushing title track.
Louder, faster, and meaner, “Built To Destroy” is a perfect metal battering ram for the beginning of the end times. The self-titled track arrives accompanied by an official music video, available below.
N.Y.C. featuring Tommy Bolan (Warlock), Stet Howland (W.A.S.P., Metal Church), Steve Unger (Metal Church), rages with the raw spirit of an era when “badass” was still a compliment, when action heroes were leather-clad wild cards instead of neurotic teens, and when heavy metal proudly gave pop the middle finger. Think classic riffs, explosive energy, and a no-compromise attitude forged in the fire where metal, action flicks, and first-person shooters like Doom collided.
Guitarist Tommy Bolan sums it up best: “The title song – a crisp ‘I’m fed up and sick of everything!’ Simply a respawn of the good old Do It My Way – and if you get in my way, I’ll run you over and drop a building on you. A feel-good song for everyone who’s had enough!”
Keeping with the band’s signature mix of heavy riffs and cinematic world-building, the track’s music video takes place in the flame-spewing cathedral of the Heaven ‘n’ Hell Bar. This time, the doors open to a dark dimension, revealing glimpses of a post-apocalyptic cityscape that fans will instantly connect to the Doom-inspired aesthetics introduced in “Heavy As Hell.”
Directed once again by Academy Award–winning Hollywood veteran Walter Schulz, the video continues N.Y.C.’s groundbreaking series of virtual performances powered by Epic’s Unreal Engine.
“The approach to the N.Y.C. music videos has been a unique new way and possibly a future industry standard to produce content for this type of material,” says Schulz.
What would it sound like if AC/DC brawled with Judas Priest in an alley while Motörhead revved a Harley over the whole thing? Meet N.Y.C. and their debut album ‘Built To Destroy.’ It’s heavy, it’s loud, it’s fed up, and it’s definitely not here to make friends.
Founded by lead singer and guitarist Tommy Bolan, born and raised in Queens, NY, and the six-string shredder behind Warlock’s platinum Triumph & Agony, N.Y.C. also features metal legends Stet Howland (W.A.S.P., Metal Church) on drums and Steve Unger (Metal Church) on bass. Together, they channel the sound of New York City: noisy, restless, pissed-off, and ready to rise from the gutter.
Their debut album, Built To Destroy, was produced by Tommy Bolan and is being released by Adrenalizing Media Network (Executive Producer). It was recorded at Deep End Music Studios and mastered by Robert Vosgien (Los Angeles, USA).
Founder Tommy Bolan comments on the debut album: “I wanted to write songs that were real to me. With our songs, we can vent our aggression while at the same time exorcise our demons of insanity. I’m the guy on the New York street corner screamin’ about everything, and you FEEL that intensity in our live show.”
Tommy continues, “Built To Destroy is basically the return for anyone to end all of the bullshit that has been dumped on them in their life. All of the madness, lies, and self-sacrifice of body, mind, and soul at the hands of others shall now be turned around. As my song says: I am ‘Tired of Smiling.’ All of this has made me the half-man man-half half-machine you see before you. I have returned to set my demons free and tolerate no one’s limitations any longer.”
