Watch Empire State Bastard’s live ‘Harvest’ video with Dave Lombardo: “Bastards in the wild!”

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Empire State Bastard have shared a new video for the debut single ‘Harvest’. Check out the footage below.The video arrives following the band’s recent debut headline tour — which featured three dates across the UK and sold out almost instantly.The band was founded by Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil and their touring guitarist Mike Vennart, and also enlists Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo and Bitch Falcon’s Naomi Macleod.

The new video is a live take of their debut track ‘Harvest’, and features footage collected from all three of their live shows.When asked to describe the footage, the four-piece simply labeled it as “Bastards in the wild!” Check out the video below.The video also comes ahead of their upcoming run of festival dates, scheduled for this summer.

These feature a set in the UK’s own Download festival, as well as appearances at Hellfest, 2000trees, ArcTanGent, Malakoff Rockfestival and Wacken Open Air.

Find a full list of scheduled dates below and information about tickets here.JUNE9 – Download Festival, UK18 – Hellfest, FranceJULY7 – 2000trees Festival, UK17 – ArcTanGent, UK21 – Malakoff Rockfestival, NorwayAUGUST2-5 – Wacken Open Air, GermanySince forming in 2022, Empire State Bastard have already generated a strong cult following from rock and metal fans alike.