There's a song on the new album called "Falling Apart" that Bruce jokingly says was inspired by how his body started feeling at 40. A tour will follow, and the group will hold its 21st annual Hallowicked concert in Detroit on Halloween. Insane Clown Posse will hold its annual Gathering of the Juggalos July 22-25 in Thornville, Ohio, the 16th annual celebration of all things ICP. I have faith in him."Īnd the group has faith in the world it has created around itself. We were given this bond, that's our gift. "We reach out and tell each other we love each other just to say it. "If you could read our text messages, you would know this is my brother," Bruce says. It's about finding something to believe in, whether that's in one's relationship with their spouse, their children or with art.īruce and Utsler say they have found that faith in each other, and, after two and a half decades, they're still best friends. "Thinking about that, and seeing my mom come out unscathed because of her faith, that has a lot to do with what we're talking about."įaith, for ICP, isn't about any particular religion Bruce admits he's never read the Bible. She's been through divorce, she married the wrong man, a man that molested her kids, but she's not bitter about that anymore, and she doesn't blame herself for that," Bruce says. The idea came from his own relationship with his faith, as well as interactions with his mother. We ain't gonna let it define us."īruce says he came up with the concept for the new album about a year ago, but he finished up albums with Dark Lotus (the group's side project with Twiztid and Blaze Ya Dead Homie) and the Killjoy Club (the group's collaborative project with Da Mafia 6ix) before beginning work on it. "It's happening, we're battling it, but we're still ICP, we're doing what we're doing. "We don't want the FBI to define our career," Utsler says. (There is a scant reference to the FBI on "Explosions," but it is unrelated to the case.) While the ruling is still being appealed, there is no mention of it on the album. Justice Department over the designation, but a federal judge dismissed the lawsuit. The album follows ICP's much-publicized battle with the FBI, who categorized the group's fans, known as Juggalos, as a gang in a 2011 report. "We love Mike and we will definitely be back with Mike," Bruce says, "but it's nice to take a break, too, and try some new avenues." The hiatus with Clark is temporary, Bruce says. "New school beats with what we do, which is that old-school style." "Lost" has a modern sound, with pounding tracks that incorporate trap-style beats and EDM bass drops. There were enough leftover tracks for an EP that the group will sell on tour, as well as a full CD of outtakes the group will sell through its website. Clark, the architect of ICP's sound going back to 1992's "Carnival of Carnage." Clark has been working with Kid Rock in recent years, and ICP turned to producers Brian Kuma and James "Otis" Garcia, of ICP underlings Axe Murder Boyz, to steer the new album. Songs like "Lost," "Apocalypse," "Shock" and "Explosions" hammer that theme home only in the album's closing moments - which preview "Found" - does the tone lighten up.įor the album, ICP didn't work with longtime collaborator Mike E. "Lost" encompasses "banger after banger of wickedness," Bruce says. (The "Found" album, however, is a lighter and more upbeat affair, Bruce says.) The album - ICP's 13th studio album, and its first since 2012's "The Mighty Death Pop" - is ICP's darkest and heaviest output since 2004's "Hell's Pit" and forgoes the usual humor and cartoonish underpinnings that marks much of its material. "The Marvelous Missing Link" dives back into that pool, but don't expect a lot of hand-holding or sing-alongs. ("We're not sorry if we tricked you," the group sang in jubilation.) Insane Clown Posse - Violent J and his partner, Joey "Shaggy 2 Dope" Utsler - has addressed issues of spirituality before, most notably on 2002's "The Wraith: Shangri-La" when they revealed the group's entire Dark Carnival mythology had been a metaphor for God. Once you find your missing link, you find your faith, you find your salvation. Someone without belief, they can be bitter, they can be lost. "Have you ever known someone who has the holy ghost? They're all super happy and super positive? That person has found the link, they have belief, they have faith. "The 'Lost' record is the missing link between you and your salvation," says Bruce, his face covered in a thick layer of greasepaint.
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