The Sludgelord "Not So Exclusive Exclusive" - "Crown" by Hollow Leg (Full Stream)

By: Aaron Pickford

Yeah officer, I’m busted, take my punk ass to jail man, but don’t take my fucking stash, not the “Crown”. 

What crown you may ask? Only one of the  sludgiest damn records you’ll hear this year, hell Persil won’t erase the grime these filth dealers deliver.  To put it simply this record slays and with our kinda fun title for the article, it reflects that some of you lame asses  haven’t already given this record the attention it deserves.

Released way back on March 4^th via Italian premiere sludge dealers Argonauta Records, the gloves are off for one final throw of the dice to ensure that this fucking spectacular record gets the attention it deserves.  So coupled with an advisory sticker stating “The Album most guaranteed to kick your ass”, you can check out “Crown” in full  in our cunningly titled “Not so Exclusive Exclusive Stream”.  You absolutely will not be disappointed, because this record is beast.  

“Crown” is  reissued in the USA on 24th June and is available to buy here, as well as artwork and full track listing 

“Crown” CS//DD//LP track listing:

01). Seaquake

02). Coils

03). The Serpent in the Ice

04). Atra

05). Electric Veil

06). Seven Heads

07). New Cult 

Live Rituals

06/21-Burro bar, Jacksonville FL
06/22- Basement, Atlanta GA
06/23 Maywood, Raleigh NC
06/25 Fredrick, MD (Doom Fest)
06/26 Reggies, Wilmington NC

Band info: bandcamp || facebook

The Sludgelord News: TREEDEON Streams Exile On Mainstream-Bound Debut LP Lowest Level Reincarnation Via The Sleeping Shaman; Preorders Available

Berlin's TREEDEON will release their debut album, Lowest Level Reincarnation, through the fine folks at Exile On Mainstream in North America on April 7th. A more than fifty-minute-long, full-on, rocked-out sludge assault awaits the listener within these eight raw songs, and confrontationally carved out of depression and channeled in to a maelstrom monstrosity of guitar, bass and drums. Ahead of release date, respected underground rock/doom/stoner webzine, The Sleeping Shaman, has unveiled the entire album in an exclusive auditory public intoxication.

Stream all of TREEDEON's Lowest Level Reincarnation now at THIS LOCATION.

Preorders for Lowest Level Reincarnation are now available, the CD in a gloss laminated 4-panel mini-gatefold, and the LP audio having been mastered for vinyl, and pressed on 180-gram black pure virgin vinyl and containing a download coupon. Preorders for both versions are available via Exile On Mainstream HERE and in the US via Earsplit Distro HERE.

TREEDEON's Lowest Level Reincarnation release show takes place at Tiefgrund in Berlin this Friday, March 6th March, alongside Alphatrip. Click here for details, and stand by for additional live dates.

After the almost simultaneous demise of Germany's noise-stalwarts Ulme and seminal crossover icons Jingo de Lunch, Ulme guitarist and singer Arne and Jingo de Lunch singer Yvonne formed an acoustic band named TREEDEON. Their first show was a set at 2012's South Of Mainstream Festival, stepping up to replace the disbanded Ulme, and out of the death of two bands came opportunity, as shortly after, a second gig was booked at Berlin's Schokoladen, where Kaeng-shell punisher Boomer pledged himself as the missing link by offering to play drums. Songs were laid out, written, and rehearsed in a dark cellar, leading to their first demo being released in November 2013. The demo made very clear that the acoustic approach had been revised, overwhelmed by a new (but by no means surprising) monstrous Valkyrie of sheer heaviness, dueling vocals, and screams of emotional terror. A much louder rendition of TREEDEON played a first show in their local hangout, Franken Bar, while their second show brought them to the infamous Roadburn Festival, as part of Exile On Mainstream's fifteen year anniversary showcase. And what an impression they left! The digitally released demo began rolling around among dedicated punters and created quite a buzz for the band, culminating in an invitation to play the Stoned From The Underground Festival in July 2014. From this gig on, the band rooted themselves very much in the conscience of lovers of noise, sludge, and all kinds of heavy pumping riffage.

Source: Earsplit PR

http://www.facebook.com/Treedeon 

http://www.treedeon.com 

http://www.mainstreamrecords.de 

The Sludgelord News: ENSLAVED | STREAM THE NEW ALBUM 'IN TIMES' IN ITS ENTIRETY OVER ON YOUTUBE!

Norwegian progressive extreme metallers ENSLAVED have made their forthcoming album In Times available for streaming in its entirety on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel! Listen here:

ENSLAVED share the following about their new album: “As always, it is hard to formulate an exact direction ENSLAVED is or is not heading in with the new album. This duality is part of the essence of the band: The ability to maintain consistency and a strong identity and, at the same time, surprise both the oldest fans and even ourselves with new musical directions. The new material is darker and rawer, more aggressive and direct, yet continues the exploration deeper into progressive, softer, and more melodic territories with at times complex song structures, combined with unusually immediate (for ENSLAVED, at least) elements. The high level of energy in the songs reflects both an inspired and an ever-harder working band that keeps pushing their own and their associated genres’ limits.”

The main recording session for the new album took place at Duper Studios and Solslottet Studio in Bergen, Norway with additional recording sessions taking place at Conclave & Earshot Studios (run by band members Larsen and Ice Dale), as well as Ivar Bjørnson’s Peersonal Sound Studios. Additional experimentation and sonic exploration was conducted deep in the woods of Valevåg (south of Bergen), where a mobile studio recorded additional sounds.

In Times was produced by band members Ivar Bjørnson, Grutle Kjellson & Herbrand Larsen together with Iver Sandøy. Mixing was completed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden.

The hand-painted artwork for the new album was created by long time collaborator and the ‘sixth member of ENSLAVED’, Truls Espedal. 

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The Sludgelord News: MELECHESH | STREAM NEW ALBUM 'ENKI' IN FULL ON YOUTUBE

Pioneers of Sumerian thrashing black metal MELECHESH are streaming their new album in full over on YouTube! Listen to 'Enki' here: http://youtu.be/SlJxwlk4vhA 

The follow-up to 2010's masterpiece ‘The Epigenesis’ marks the band's sixth full-length album and features iconic guests Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, KILLER BE KILLED), Sakis Tolis (ROTTING CHRIST) and Rob Caggiano (VOLBEAT, ex-ANTHRAX).

Ashmedi commented: "I am flattered and honoured to have esteemed guests appear  on this multifaceted  album. ‘Enki’ solicited different approaches and new experiences. Max is a lion - I love his voice and the tribal and historic parallels of our lives are uncanny, he did an amazing job on 'Lost Tribes'. Sakis is an old friend and we toured together in the past. His voice added another dimension of mysticism on our 'Enki - Divine Nature Awoken'. Rob and I always wanted to collaborate and he is an agile and excellent guitar player so the lead he did on 'The Palm, the Eye and Lapis Lazuli' was perfect , it rocks and serves the track well. They all did an outstanding job and went above and beyond to make it happen despite their busy schedules. MELECHESH is more than a band - it is a society!"

And it seems Caggiano and Cavalera are just as honoured to be involved in the project, with both musicians commenting:

"I've been a fan of MELECHESH for a while now and it was an honour for me to play a solo on their new album!! These guys sound like nothing else out there!" - Caggiano

"I was very honoured that MELECHESH asked me to sing on their new album! I'm a big fan and I think ‘The Epigenesis’ is one of the greatest extreme metal records ever done! I love the fact that they come from a different part of the world like me. So our worlds finally collide! Long live MELECHESH!" - Cavalera

ROTTING CHRIST's Sakis Tolis gushed further: "When I was told that our brother band MELECHESH would record their upcoming album in my hometown, I immediately picked up the phone and called Ashmedi to participate somehow. Ashmedi responded positively so I was ready to raise some serious hell... It is very interesting since we are sharing the same Mediterranean mentality as individuals. I believe this new album is one of the most unique and atmospheric metal albums I have heard the last years. Ashmedi took me to their majestic oriental path and showed me the way to the new Babylon. I am definitely proud working with the Kings of Fire and I really recommend to check the new MELECHESH album - it is really good!"

Enki features 12 string electric guitars aside from the 6 string played on the entire album, for a heavier and subtly richer harmonic sound. The band also tuned their instruments to the pitch perfect 432 Hz frequency, rather than the standardized 440 Hz one, for a deeper sonic experience within the human psyche and in accordance to the vibrations of the universe. The majority of the album was recorded in Greece and was mixed & mastered at Black Lounge Studio in Sweden by Jonas Kjellgren.

The tracklist reads as follows:

01. Tempest Temper Enlil Enraged
02. The Pendulum Speaks
03. Lost Tribes (featuring Max Cavalera)
04. Multiple Truths
05. Enki - Divine Nature Awoken (featuring Sakis Tolis)
06. Metatron And Man
07. The Palm The Eye And Lapis Lazuli (featuring Rob Caggiano)
08. Doorways To Irkala
09. The Outsiders

Enki will be in stores on March 2nd via Nuclear Blast - order here:  http://smarturl.it/MELECHESH-Enki-NB

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The Sludgelord News: TORCHE SHARE RESTARTER IN ITS ENTIRETY VIA NOISEY

Torche is streaming their forthcoming album, Restarter (Feb. 24, Relapse Records), via Noisey (http://noisey.vice.com/blog/torche-restarter-stream).

The album stream follows a week of premieres as the band rolled out new songs via Alternative Press, Stereogum, Paste and Metal Sucks.  Noisey’s album stream debuts two previously unheard tracks: “Believe It” and “No Servants.”

Torche’s Relapse Records’ debut has received widespread praise from Rolling Stone (“bass-booming”), Revolver (“The album finds them further honing their ‘heavy pop’ approach, infusing sludgy, bass-heavy slabs of sound with bright and buoyant melodies”), Decibel (“a clamorous slab of riff-driven sludge-pop”), Spin (“thundering”), Stereogum (“They are masters of melody and songwriting”) and Outburn (“ridiculously catchy”). 

Fans of the band can try their skills at Torche vs. Robots: Annihilation Affair (www.torchevsrobots.com), a single-player game featuring each of the Torche band members as characters trying to save the city of Miami from destruction bend robots. Fans who play the game are eligible to win a prize pack that includes Restarter on vinyl, a t-shirt, two tickets to see Torche on tour and stickers.  To enter, contestants must upload a video to YouTube which shows them beating the game with the hash tag #torchevsrobots.  One prize pack per band member/character will be awarded with winners picked on Feb. 23.

Upcoming headlining shows from Torche:

March 4     Miami, FL     Churchill’s Pub #

March 6     Atlanta, GA     The Masquerade

March 7     Birmingham, AL     The Bottletree

March 8     Baton Rouge, LA     Spanish Moon

March 9     Houston, TX     Fitzgerald’s Downstairs

March 10     Austin, TX     Red 7

March 11     Dallas, TX      Club Dada #

March 12     Memphis, TN     The Hi-Tone

March 13     St. Louis, MO     The Firebird

March 14     Chicago, IL     Empty Bottle

March 15     Milwaukee, WI     The Cactus Club

March 16     Columbus, OH     Skully’s Music Diner

March 17     Cleveland, OH    The Grog Shop

March 18     Grand Rapids, MI     The Pyramid Scheme

March 20     Detroit, MI     The Pike Room

March 21     Toronto, ON     Lee’s Palace

March 22     Montreal, QC     Bar Le Ritz

March 23     Buffalo, NY     Mohawk Place

March 25     Boston, MA     Great Scott

March 26     Brooklyn, NY     St. Vitus

March 27     Philadelphia, PA     Underground Arts

March 28     Richmond, VA     Strange Matters #

March 29     Washington, DC     DC 9 #

May 2     Leipzig, DE     Taubchental

May 3     Wroclaw, PL     Asymmetry Festival

May 4     Prague, CZ     007

May 5     Munich, DE     Ampere

May 6     Milan, IT     Lo Fi Club

May 8     Barcelona, SP     Rocksound

May 9     Madrid, SP     Boute Live!

May 10     Lisbon, PT     Musicbox

May 11     Bilbao, SP     Kafe Antzokia

May 13     Zurich, SZ     Dynamo

May 14     Wiesbaden, DE     Schlachthoff

May 15     Cologne, DE     Underground

May 16     Berlin, DE     Hafenklang

May 18     Nijmegen, NL     Merelyn

May 19     Haarlem, NL     Patronaat

May 20     Paris, FR     Glazart

May 21     Antwerp, BE     Kavka

May 22     London, UK     Underworld *

May 23     Leeds, UK     Belgrave Social Club *

May 24     Galway, IR     Roisin Dubh

May 25     Cork, IR     Craine Lane

May 26     Dublin, IR     Grand Social

May 27     Belfast, IR     The Limelight

May 28     Glasgow, UK     CCA **

May 29     Manchester, UK     Sound Control **

May 30     Bristol, UK     Temples Festival

May 31     Nimes, FR     This is Not a Love Song

June 1     Nantes, FR     Le Ferrailleur

All U.S. dates w/Wrong; Nothing appears on all dates except when noted with a #

Restarter will be released on CD/LP/Deluxe 2xLP/Cassette/Digital, with pre-orders available now with songs “Harmonslaught” and “Rock ‘N’ Roll Mantasy,” will be included on deluxe editions.  Digital pre-orders offer an instant download of “Annihilation Affair” and “Minions” (http://geni.us/RestarterDLX), Bandcamp (www.torche.bandcamp.com) and physically via Relapse (http://www.relapse.com/torche-restarter).

Source: Speak Easy PR

The Sludgelord News: EXHUMED: Gore Metal Tacticians Stream "New" Requiem Of Repugnance At Revolver; North American Live Takeover With Napalm Death + Voivod Draws Near

With the re-unveiling of EXHUMED's now-iconic full-length, Gore Metal: A Necrospective: 1998 - 2015, now just one month away, today the gatekeepers at Revolver Magazine are delighted to decimate ear holes with a renovated version of longtime live favorite, "Limb From Limb."  

Expounds vocalist/guitarist Matt Harvey: "So... for the second 'single' from our hubris-laden rerecording of Gore Metal, here's live staple 'Limb From Limb.' This one has been rerecorded pretty much exactly how we've played it live for years now; faster and a bit punchier than the original - not to mention infinitely more audible - and with the lovely chainsaw solo in the bridge. Now that's what I call musical development! Anyway, it's a great tune to piss off some neighbors with and will hopefully inspire you to find new and atrocious uses for your motorized home and garden appliances. Cheers, and enjoy!"

Get carving to the violent resonance of "Limb From Limb," now stenching-up the airwaves of Revolver at THIS LOCATION.

And if you missed it, you can still delight in the carnage of "Open The Abscess," streaming HERE.

Crowned, "a classic piece of blazing gore metal with death on its mind from start to finish," by MetalSucks, Gore Metal was initially released in 1998. A boundary-defying audio manifestation of vile, grinding, over-the-top death metal, Gore Metal beams with charming repugnance, its raging riff subversions, foul-themed, slasher-film-inspired prose and putrid cover art still repulsively alluring nearly two decades since its release. 

Not content to let the album rot away, EXHUMED returned to the studio to rerecord the underground classic. The resulting Gore Metal: A Necrospective 1998 - 2015, slated for release next month via Relapse Records, maintains the bone raw aggression of the original recordings while adding depth to the sonic devourment thanks in no small part to years of touring and a vastly improved-sounding recording quality.

As a precursor to the release, EXHUMED will be goring stages throughout North America with co-headliners Napalm Death and Voivod later this month. Set to commence on January 27th in Miami, the band will raze nearly three-dozen municipalities, with the trek coming to a close on February 28th in Houston. Additional support will be provided by Iron Reagan and Black Crown Initiate with Ringworm, Dayglo Abortions, Theories and Phobia to appear on select performances throughout the journey.

 

EXHUMED:

1/24/2015 The Rock - Tucson, AZ
1/25/2015 Red 7 - Austin, TX

w/ Napalm Death, Voivod, Iron Reagan, Black Crown Initiate:

1/27/2015 Grand Central - Miami, FL w/ Ringworm
1/28/2015 State Theater - St. Petersburg, FL w/ Ringworm
1/29/2015 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA w/ Ringworm
1/30/2015 Ziggy's - Winston-Salem, NC w/ Ringworm
1/31/2015 Soundstage - Baltimore, MD w/ Ringworm
2/02/2015 Gramercy Theater - New York, NY w/ Ringworm
2/03/2015 Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA w/ Ringworm
2/04/2015 Opera House - Toronto, ON
2/05/2015 Maverick's - Ottawa, ON
2/06/2015 Club Soda - Montreal, QC
2/07/2015 Palladium - Worcester, MA w/ Ringworm
2/08/2015 The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY w/ Ringworm
2/09/2015 Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, OH w/ Ringworm
2/10/2015 Reggie's - Chicago, IL w/ Ringworm
2/11/2015 Amsterdam - Minneapolis, MN w/ Ringworm
2/12/2015 The Zoo - Winnipeg, MB
2/13/2015 The Exchange - Regina, SK
2/14/2015 Republik - Calgary, AB
2/15/2015 Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB
2/17/2015 Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, BC w/ Dayglo Abortions
2/18/2015 Studio Seven - Seattle, WA w/ Theories
2/19/2015 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
2/20/2015 Metro - Oakland, CA w/ Phobia
2/21/2015 Strummers - Fresno, CA w/ Phobia
2/22/2015 House of Blues - Los Angeles, CA
2/23/2015 Club Red - Tempe, AZ w/ Phobia
2/24/2015 Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM w/ Phobia
2/25/2015 Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO w/ Phobia
2/26/2015 Granada Theater - Lawrence, KS w/ Phobia
2/27/2015 Gas Monkey - Dallas, TX w/ Phobia
2/28/2015 Fitzgerald's - Houston, TX w/ Phobia

Presented with completely new artwork and a gaggle of detailed liner notes, Gore Metal: A Necrospective 1998 - 2015 will be unleashed via Relapse Records February 10th, 2015 digitally, as a limited edition LP, and as a deluxe two-CD set which comes packaged with the original version of the album for the price of a single CD. Relish the gorific bargains! Preorder your copy today at THIS LOCATION. Desirers of the digitals can point their browsers HERE.

Source: Earsplit PR

For more information:

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http://www.facebook.com/ExhumedOfficial
http://www.relapse.com

Deconstructing Sequence - Access Code EP - The Sludgelord Exclusive Stream

The roots of Deconstructing Sequence go back to the band Northwail which played a form of black/death metal with strong progressive influences. After two studio albums (“Enigma” in 2008 and “Cold Season” in 2011) the band split-up due to artistic differences. Band members Morph and Tiberius who wanted to explore further progressive and avant-garde regions of extreme music formed Deconstructing Sequence, which is an expansion of the idea going beyond borders of metal. The band performs music inspired by extreme metal bands (i.e. Emperor, Akercocke, Nile), progressive and avant-garde groups (i.e. Arcturus, Dødheimsgard, Aborym) and post-rock music (i.e. God is an Astronaut), creating a mix of technique, atmosphere and brutality described as Extreme Progressive Art. DS was joined by J. Nerexo of Shadows Land, who as a drummer fitted perfectly the band’s new, more aggressive, twisted and progressive style. The result of this collaboration was "Year One” EP , mixed and mastered in April 2013 by Arek "Aro" Jablonski at Monroe Sound Studio, which was the cornerstone of a whole new level of artistic freedom. July 2014 brings a new release – “Access Code” EP along with a video created by Costin Chioreanu of Twilight13Media, who has previously worked with artists like Mayhem, Deicide, Ava Inferi, Ihsahn, Ulver and Summoning.

The Sludgelord has teamed up with Against PR to bring you this exclusive stream of 'Access Code'.  Check out it below.

'Access Code' EP track listing

1). “A Habitable World Is Found”
2). “We Have The Access Code”

The Band: 
Morph (ex Nortwail) | guitar, vocals, sequencing and synthesis.
Tiberius (ex Northwail) | lead guitar, bass, vocals.
J. Nerexo (Shadows Land) | drum arrangements and session recordings.

The EP is available direct from the band and can purchased here: http://dsprogart.bandcamp.com/

For more information: 

https://www.facebook.com/DeconstructingSequence

Black Capricorn 'Cult of Black Friars' Album Premiere + Track by Track Description

The 1^st of November 2014 will see the release of "Cult of Black Friars", the new album by Black Capricorn, released on picture disc vinyl via Stone Stallion Rex limited to 300 copies.

Born in Cagliari, Italy in 2007 Black Capricorn started as a trio (Kjxu - guitar, vocals; Virginia - bass; Rachela - drums) with the intention of playing their own songs in the rehearsal room only.   In 2009 they recorded a demo which would go on to become their self-titled debut, released by 12th Records (High on Fire, Yob).

From 2010 to 2012 the line-up turned into a 5 piece with the addition of Andrea Cadeddu (guitar) and Matteo Carta (vocals) and released the second album, "Born under the Capricorn" (Stone Stallion Rex).

2013, saw the band return as a trio, followed by some live dates with the help of Daniele Manca on lead guitar. In 2014 saw the release of a split vinyl with the Calabrian doom metal band Bretus (on The Arcane Tapes rec.).

'Cult of Black Friars' will Include 9 songs and album artwork created by Vance Kelly (Down, Graviators, The Sword ...).  The Sludgelord has teamed up with Black Capricorn to present the premiere of their upcoming album in full.  Fabrizio Monni from the band has also kindly provided us with a track by track description.  So check it out below and go pre order the record now

01 ATOMIUM is a distorted, heavy psych sounding song and makes you feel like a sci-fi building of the past, anguish in black and white.

02 CULT OF BLACK FRIARS is true history, like the Dominican inquisitors (the Blackfriars) mixed like in the book "Q" and the mysterious death of Roberto Calvi (the banker of God) in London in 1982 under the Blackfriars Bridge. A sort of secret order that changed the history moving in the dark

03 HAMMER OF THE WITCHES is inspired by the book ‘Malleus Maleficarum’. Parts of the lyrics of the song are the real words from a piece of that book. Of course we support the witches not the inquisitors. Guitar solo played by Luca Catapano from the band Black Wings of Destiny

04 RIDING THE DEVIL'S HORSES is part of a Tryptic started with the song "Il Tamburo del Demonio" from our first album. This is the second side of this Tryptic

05 ANIMULA VAGULA BLANDULA is almost an instrumental song and is particular for the flute played by Alessandra Cornacchia.  This is our first time with this instrument. The lyrics are a poem (in the English version) written by Hadrian the Roman Empire, a melancholic poem.

06 CAT PEOPLE starts with some excerpt taken by the movie Cat People (1942) the track is fast and heavy like a black panther must be

07 FROM THE ABYSS is an epic song and starts with some verses taken by the Leviathan book and has in the middle of the song spoken words from the poem of Alfred Lord Tennyson written in 1830, The Kraken. Imagine a vessel travelling in the ocean trying to escape from the chasing of a monster from the abyss

08 ARCANE SORCERER is a song inspired by the Italian movie L' Arcano Incantatore by Pupi Avati 1996. A very interesting, mysterious and esoteric Monsignor is the Arcane Sorcerer... a must- be-seen movie

09 TO THE SHORES OF DISTANT STARS, finally this is the first acoustic song for Black Capricorn and first time of Rachela as a main voice (if we leave out the cover of Solitude). The title is taken from an episode of the manga Space Pirate Captain Harlock 1977. A sort of Black Sabbath meets Pink Floyd (sorry for this comparison).  Acoustic guitar played by our sound engineer Mr. Toro

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The Sludgelord Present: Full Stream of Phantom Glue's 'Angels of Meth' Demo

For those of you who didn’t know, 27^th Sept 2014 was officially Cassette Store day. Essentially a similar initiative as Record Store day, to support independent music retailers, part of the appeal is limited re-releases or one off specials.  One such exclusive was the release of Phantom Glue’s early ‘Angels of Meth’ demo on cassette via Negative Fun Records.

Dating back to 2006, when the band was known as Angels of Meth, for all intents and purposes, Phantom Glue is Angels of Meth. The band was formed by Matt Oates and has existed in various states since the mid ‘00s.

According to Negative Fun, Phantom Glue was known as Angels of Meth through the course of the recording of their debut full length, the Phantom Glue S/T record. Indeed, it wasn't until after the recording process was completed for this record that the band decided to change the name, to what we now know as Phantom Glue.  Now I am not ashamed to express my love for this band, indeed last year I rated their latest record ‘War of Light Cones’ my no.1 record of 2013.  Their unique blend of sludge and noise rock puts them in a category of one, indeed it is not just their music that appeals, the signature artwork of Matt Oakes is also totally unique and fits brilliantly with their music.  It is no wonder that they’re part of the thriving Boston music scene that continues to boast a wealth of talent. 

Despite the fairly dramatic difference in sound from this 1st demo to Phantom Glue's 2013 release ‘A War Of Light Cones’ (and the soon to exist 3rd full length) the essence of the band; the creative process, aesthetic and lyrical concepts remain the same. Of course, the early demo has a long lasting appeal, because it is a permanent reminder of the ingredients of what would go on to be ‘Phantom Glue’. 

Phantom Glue’s relationship with renowned producer/ Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou is presented on this demo tape and they have recorded with him on each future release, ‘Phantom Glue’ on Teenage Disco Blood Bath Records and more recently ‘War of Light Cones’ on Black Market Activities.  This demo has never existed in a physical format until now, and further illustrates the dramatic development and shift in sound from release to release. For that reason, I’m personally stoked to have the chance to host the exclusive full stream of the demo below.

In other Phantom Glue news, the band is gearing up to record their 3rd full length, again at God City with Kurt Ballou. Indeed Mike Gowell discussed how much of the writing for this new record was done before the release of ‘War of Light Cones’ during my interview with him last year, you can read here.  

Bassist Nick Wolf's band The Proselyte released their new record which you can read here.  The record was released on Gypsy Blood records, the label set up by Stavros from The Atlas Moth's.  These two bands are also touring together in October.   

Phantom Glue guitarist Mike Gowell is playing alongside Doomrider's guitarist Chris Pupecki and former Doomrider's drummer Chris Bevalaqua in the new project called Wormwood.  It is scheduled to be released on CD via Patac Records, vinyl on Magic Bullet Records and cassette via Negative Fun Records.  You can also read our review here. 

You can pick up a copy of the Angels of Meth demo here. Do yourself a favour and check out their other releases too.

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The Sludgelord News : FOSSILS: Full Album From Danish Instrumental Maniacs Streaming At No Clean Singing

Flesh Hammer To See Release This Monday Via Indisciplinarian

 

Denmark's off-the-chain drums/bass duo, FOSSILS, is ready to provide their meaty sophomore LP, Flesh Hammer, this coming Monday, March 3rd.

FOSSILS' succinctly pulverizing Flesh Hammer is packed with ten precise, noisy, no-bullshit pieces of instrumental noise rock in twenty minutes, produced by Danish sound-enigma Q (Beta Satan, Entombed). The past several weeks saw FOSSILS careening on a rambunctious pre-release propaganda campaign which included virtually giving the entire album as in-studio videos one-by-one, as well as the release of a video filmed in an abandoned factory in Philadelphia after midnight where the band and album names were laser-etched onto a slab of beef jerky. Now, for their final swindle before the dropping of the Flesh Hammer, the entire album has been carved up and served over at No Clean Singing in one big old family-style helping for all to gorge upon, the open-all-day purveyor noting of the platter, "Fossils do create skull-splitting grooves, but they also generate a storm of hornet-swarm riffs that veer from feedback-drenched cacophony to some seriously spine-shaking rock 'n' roll. It's more than slightly unhinged - it's rude, raving, and radioactive."

Leave your utensils behind; get your hands dirty and feast on the Flesh Hammer right now, RIGHT HERE.

And just because the record is streaming now, doesn't mean you can't still scope out that gnarly laser vs. beef jerky episode with the "Filet Horizon" video playing HERE.

The bangin' Flesh Hammer wax -- limited to 300 copies on virgin black vinyl -- is shipping now! Order direct from the sole North American meatmarket carrying the Flesh Hammer, Earsplit Distro, right HERE or direct from Indisciplinarian web shop HERE.

The release Flesh Hammer will be celebrated with two Danish release shows, at Radar in Aarhus on February 28th and at Beta in Copenhagen, on March 1st. In the unconventional spirit of FOSSILS, these will not simply be "typical" release shows with the usual canapés and support bands, but instead an overload of awesome musical guests will be involved in each of the performances, not at least at the Aarhus gig where the program is quite overwhelming. Aarhus will see the resurrection of FOSSILS' old band, the local high-octane rock n' roll heroes, Studson playing a sweet set of oldies but goodies. Then FOSSILS will mutate into their own doom version, Slissof, covering an old Cola Freaks-classic with several guests from Cola Freaks, Rising and Studson. Hereafter, FOSSILS will perform Flesh Hammer from beginning to end, and finally the dynamic duo concludes the show when joined by numerous vocalists such as Jacob Bredahl (The Kandidate, ex-HateSphere) and Kim Kix (Powersolo) who will interpret various FOSSILS compositions from earlier releases. In Copenhagen FOSSILS will play a more straight-up set and special guests will be the aforementioned Studson and new local rock outfit, Weak.

FOSSILS Flesh Hammer Record Release Shows:

2/28/2014 Beta - Copenhagen, Denmark

3/01/2014 Radar - Arhaus, Denmark

"This here is well written yet chaotic buzzing and distorted bass and drum instrumental attacks bouncing off your skull in a jackhammer whir of snare hits and tom rolls, screeching noise and sped up Tool riffs. Insane cymbal work and especially addictive kick drum patterns... Show your teeth!" - Metal Riot

"My bobble-head was nodding by the time it ended (I'm talking about the thing that sits between my shoulders)." - No Clean Singing

"These Danish fellows are energetic and loud, and while they like to keep things short, they pack as much noise as they can into each and every track... Imagine The Jesus Lizard and Kylesa combined forces... Their music is loud and constantly shifting rhythms and tempos." - Media Snobs

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Source : EarSplit PR