{"product_id":"bitumen-reality-red-pre-order","title":"Bitumen - Reality Red *Pre-Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date Friday 4th December 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll pre-orders will be dispatched\/made ready for collection on that day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReality Red is the third album from Melbourne’s Bitumen, previously described as industrial post-punk, Bitumen have expanded their sound into something broader, heavier and harder to pin down. Still dark, vicious and dramatic, Reality Red is more expansive - more focused. What it is, is a brilliant and ambitious Alternative Rock record, embracing everything that loaded term drags along with it — and it is glorious. Dynamic and layered, Reality Red is driven by propulsive rhythms, blistering guitars and a prowling and intense vocal presence. Songs shift shape, moving between genres and tempos, building tension before breaking into something unexpected. There is an underlying physicality to the record: restless, visceral and constantly in motion. For the first time, live drums enter Bitumen’s established arsenal of guitars, synths, samples and electronic drums, with a guest appearance from from Andy Huhtanen McEwan (Tongue Dissolver). His playing brings a new kinetic force, pushing the songs into more expansive and volatile territory. Yet Reality Red also shows Bitumen at their most melodic, with acoustic guitar appearing alongside the electric. Vocalist Kate Binning’s lyrics inhabit that same shifting landscape. Characters emerge and disappear—fictional, imagined, observed and autobiographical—creating a world where the personal and the surreal sit side by side. Her voice moves through these characters with menace, desire and ambiguity, giving Reality Red its particular sense of tension and unease. Reality Red finds Bitumen stretching beyond the confines of post-punk without abandoning the darkness that brought them there. It is heavier, stranger, more immediate and more expansive—a record that takes the familiar language of rock and pushes it somewhere considerably less comfortable. GENRE: GOTH ROCK, POST-PUNK, SYNTH-PUNK, DREAM-POP, INDUSTRIAL, ALTERNATIVE, NU METAL RIYL: KILLING JOKE, GARBAGE, CURVE, LEBANON HANOVER, EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN, SHE PAST AWAY, BOY HARSHER, JESUS \u0026amp; MARYCHAIN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you for looking at our listing, below are a few points to consider before making a purchase:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- All records we sell are Brand New - pre-orders will normally come sealed but if you are purchasing in stock items, please note the copy may have been unsealed for display in the shop. Please email straight after purchase to enquire if this is of importance to you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Orders won't ship until all items are released, so keep this in mind when purchasing multiple pre-orders or a mix of in stock and pre-order items.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The 'Product' page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- We unfortunately don't offer tax\/vat outside of the UK via the website so please keep in mind that when the items arrives in your country you may be liable to pay a further charge before delivery. (all UK orders the price you see is the price you will pay). Please also note that we are unable to adjust the declared value on items sold internationally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bitumen","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":55701196472696,"sku":"LPIT034","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0348\/2704\/2955\/files\/unnamed_e6a17648-b233-40a4-a84b-494fd6ebd97f.jpg?v=1791904016","url":"https:\/\/www.crashrecords.co.uk\/products\/bitumen-reality-red-pre-order","provider":"Crash Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}