Chris Fox (Guitar/Vocals), Pat Mayfield (Bass/Vocals), and Dave Masud (Drums/Vocals) are the Zappa-violence road dogs known as Vampirates. Starting in December of 2023 with the first of many new songs, “WTF?” is a d-beat ripper that blasts you with immediate questions, “What the fuck were we thinking? Rarely opened our mouths to say something ornate. Why did we buy all those Dead Kennedys records if we were never going to read the liner notes?” With their first single back they’re letting you know where their heads are at, this song is almost a thesis statement that you’ll feel throughout all their new songs, “Write something that means something, benefit everyone.” This band has seen the decline of society’s compassion for one another as a privileged few race to hoard ev...