Porno for Pyros recently wrapped up their “Horns, Thorns En Halos” farewell tour, and now they’ve released their final song ever, a tune called “Fingernail.”
“Fingernail” is one of three new songs Porno for Pyros recorded last year, and follows the release of the tracks “Agua” and “Little Me.” Each of the tunes were written in the ’90s but never properly recorded at that time.
Like the other two tracks, “Fingernail” features Porno for Pyros’ original lineup of singer Perry Farrell, guitarist Peter DiStefano, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Martyn LeNoble.
“The moment the melody touched the words I knew it would be a special song,’ said Farrell of “Fingernail,” adding. “But I was too immature to understand the essence fully.”
He continued, “There is no pain in the cutting of our hair, eyelashes or a fingernail, because they are dead, although the world at every instant is renewed. The death invested within us is pushed out, and the soul is again restored.”
LeNoble, who chose not to join the band on the farewell tour, commented, “In ‘Fingernail,’ I hear our lives, and yours. Decades of growing. Happiness, heartbreak, tension, loss and joy… growing pains. In this case it took almost 30 years for this song to slowly grow into what it is now. And, the way the song ends…. I love redemption songs. I’d say we ended it well Perry, Peter and Stephen.”
Porno for Pyros reunited after a quarter century to play select shows in 2022. Their recent farewell tour featured bassist Mike Watt, who had actually replaced LeNoble in the band back in 1995, before their breakup in 1998.
Heavy Consequence caught one of the final shows, a March 7th gig in Port Chester, New York. Check out the final song “Fingernail” and our photo gallery of the Port Chester show below.
Photo Gallery: Porno for Pyros play Port Chester, New York (click to expand and scroll through):
