Death to Art explained

Death to Art is the seventh studio album by Australian alternative rock band TISM, released on 4 October 2024 through their own label genre.b.goode and DRW Entertainment.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is the band's first full-length album in 20 years, since The White Albun in 2004. It is also their first studio album to feature Vladimir Lenin-McCartney as lead guitarist, as their previous lead guitarist Tokin' Blackman passed away from lung cancer back in 2008 (who was with the band from 1991 to the band's split in 2004). At 80 minutes and 20 seconds, it is the band's longest studio album.

The album was released in three editions: standard CD and LP editions and a unique "censored" LP mix, with early mixes of selected tracks and the words "death to art" handwritten on the cover and labels.

The album charted at number 15 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It is their sixth album to reach the top 50, and their highest charting album since Machiavelli and the Four Seasons in 1995.^[4]

Track listing

Notes

• "Old Skool TISM" was first recited as a diatribe at the end of TISM's 2022 warmup shows for Good Things Festival, but not at the festival shows themselves.
• "Death to Art" (then known as "Destroy All Art"), "Everybody Needs Somebody to Hate" (known only by the last three words) and the song version of "Old Skool TISM" made their live debut on 24 February 2024 at a warmup show in Frankston for the band's performance at MONA FOMA in Launceston, alongside "The 'C' Word".
• The version of "Cunts v Cunts" released on streaming and download services bleeps out the line "It's Hitler v. Stalin". "Mein Bandkampf" is also listed on those services as "Bash It Up Your Ginger".

Charts

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Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	15
Australian Independent Albums (AIR)[6]	2
Australian Independent Label Albums (AIR)[7]	2

Notes and References

1. TISM Announce First Album & Headline Tour In 20 Years, Drop Lead Single. The Music. Robinson. Ellie. 7 August 2024.
2. TISM's Trifecta: Band Unveil Headline Tour, New Album & Title Track. Rolling Stone. Lochrie. Conor. 7 August 2024.
3. Web site: TISM announce Death to Art, first album in twenty years and tour dates. The Nightly. Dunkin. Jamie. 7 August 2024 . 7 August 2024.
4. Web site: Discography TISM. australian-charts.com. 17 October 2024.
5. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 14 October 2024. 11 October 2024.
6. Web site: 100% Independent Albums – 14th October, 2024. Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 14 October 2024. 16 October 2024.
7. Web site: Independent Label Albums – 14th October, 2024. Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 14 October 2024. 16 October 2024.