Haggard Cat release new video for Bad News (Travels Fast)

Noisy two-piece Haggard Cat are premiering their new video for Bad News (Travels Fast) exclusively with Metal Hammer.

Bad News (Travels Fast) is taken from the Haggard Cat's debut album Challenger, which is onsale April 20.

"Bad News (Travels Fast) was one of the first songs we wrote for Challenger," says vocalist and guitarist Matt Reynolds. “It's also one of our live favourites. It's about Chinese whispers and our tendency to fascinate on the negative. Bad news travels fast, rise above it and focus on other things."

Haggard Cat is the new project from former Heck members Matt Reynolds and Tom Marsh.

Challenger is available to pre-order now from Amazon.

Haggard Cat UK tour dates

16 Apr: Rough Trade, Nottingham
18 Apr: Rough Trade, Bristol
25 Apr: The Parish, Huddersfield
26 Apr: The Alma Inn, Bolton
27 Apr: The Crescent, York
28 Apr: Sebright Arms, London
29 Apr: The Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
01 May: Le Pub, Newport
02 May: Mother's Ruin, Bristol
03 May: Little Buildings, Newcastle
04 May: Jam Café, Nottingham
05 May: The Bobbin, Lancaster
06 May: Record Junkee, Sheffield
11 May: The White Hart, Corby
12-14 Jul: 2000 Trees Festival
9-12 Aug: Boomtown Fair

Luke Morton joined Metal Hammer as Online Editor in 2014, having previously worked as News Editor at popular (but now sadly defunct) alternative lifestyle magazine, Front. As well as helming the Metal Hammer website for the four years that followed, Luke also helped relaunch the Metal Hammer podcast in early 2018, producing, scripting and presenting the relaunched show during its early days. He also wrote regular features for the magazine, including a 2018 cover feature for his very favourite band in the world, Slipknot, discussing their turbulent 2008 album, All Hope Is Gone.