Southern California punk-metal mainstays Zebrahead release song and video for ‘Burn Burn Burn’ on March 18th, the first single from their forthcoming EP ‘O.’ The track kicks off a new wave of music and visuals leading up to the EP’s release, completing the band’s run of EPs — ‘III’, ‘II’, ‘I’, and now ‘O.’
“‘Burn, Burn, Burn’ is straight energy from the jump,” shares vocalist/rapper Ali Tabatabaee. “It’s aggressive but still super melodic, and it’s got this bounce to it that just makes you want to move.” Zebrahead have spent decades refining a high-impact blend of melody, metallic riffage, punk urgency, and hip-hop flow. ‘Burn Burn Burn’ captures the band at full throttle.
Drummer Udhus says: “‘Burn Burn Burn’ is our version of Slayer and Taylor Swift doing Redbull vodka shots at the pool on Spring Break till 6AM,” guitarist Palmer adds: “‘Burn, Burn, Burn’ is a slammer of a song that kicks off the release of a new batch of songs! It’s heavy, melodic, and it has one of the shreddiest solos I’ve ever done! I’m really proud of this one and it’ll get the headbangers banging away!”
In addition to Tabatabaee, Palmer, and Udhus, zebrahead features vocalist/guitarist Adrian Estrella and bass player Ben Osmundson. Together, they continue to expand a legacy that began with the ‘Yellow EP’ on ‘Dr. Dream’ in 1998, followed by their major-label debut ‘Waste of Mind’ on Columbia Records later that year. Subsequent releases including ‘Playmate of the Year’, ‘MFZB’, ‘Broadcast to the World’, ‘Phoenix’, ‘Get Nice’, ‘Call Your Friends’, and ‘Walk the Plank’ solidified their international presence, while 2019’s ‘Brain Invaders’ reaffirmed their staying power.
The stage remains their natural habitat with a resume that includes multiple appearances at major US and international festivals including Reading and Leeds Festivals, Download Festival, Rock am Ring, Summer Sonic, Fuji Rock Festival, Slam Dunk Festival, Pukkelpop, Nova Rock Festival, Vans Warped Tour, and When We Were Young.
With ‘O’ completing the EP arc with a steady rollout of new material underway, Zebrahead aren’t revisiting their past they’re weaponizing it. “As long as people come out to shows and listen, we will continue to tour the world and release music,” says bassist Osmundson.
Upcoming tour dates:
March 20th – House of Blues – Houston, TX
March 21st – South Side Ballroom – Dallas, TX
April 11th – Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO
May 9th – Día Libre Festival 2026 – Monterrey, Mexico
May 23rd – Slam Dunk Festival South 2026 – Hatfield, UK
May 24th – Slam Dunk Festival North 2026 – Leeds, UK
June 11th – 13th – Greenfield Festival 2026 – Interlaken, Switzerland
June 20th – Southside Festival 2026 – Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany
June 21st – Hurricane Festival 2026 – Scheeßel, Germany
August 14th – 15th – SummerSonic Festival – Tokyo/Osaka, Japan
November 16th – TivoliVredenburg – Utrecht, Netherlands
November 17th – Dynamo – Eindhoven, Netherlands
November 18th – Kavka Zappa – Antwerpen, Belgium
November 19th – den Atelier – Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
November 20th – La Maroquinerie – Paris, France
November 21st – La Rayonne – Villeurbanne, France
November 22nd – Legend Club – Milano, Italy
November 24th – Kino Šiška – Ljubljana, Slovenia
November 25th – Boogaloo – Zagreb, Croatia
November 26th – Dürer Kert – Budapest, Hungary
November 27th – Brauerei Ottakringer – Vienna, Austria
November 28th – Klub Hydrozagadka – Warsaw, Poland
November 29th – Rock Café – Prague, Czech Republic
December 1st – Löwensaal – Nuremberg, Germany
December 2nd – Backstage – Munich, Germany
December 3rd – LKA Longhorn – Stuttgart, Germany
December 4th – Garage – Saarbrücken, Germany
December 5th – Felsenkeller – Leipzig, Germany
December 6th – Kulturzentrum Faust – Hannover, Germany
December 8th – Live Music Hall – Cologne, Germany
December 9th – Skaters Palace – Münster, Germany
December 10th – Metropol – Berlin, Germany
December 11th – Schlachthof – Wiesbaden, Germany
December 12th – Grosse Freiheit 36 – Hamburg, Germany