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This is 'Liberation through Amplification.'
Sail'stake
on sludge metal is melodic and atmospheric with a focus on big
vocal and guitar hooks. In the vein of Baroness,
Mastodonand Red Fang their approach is by turns aggressive and twinkly,
with hints of post-rock and prog metal.
Previously known as Husk, they
released an album and a split with Striga
before re-branding in October 2016 to better reflect a cleaner direction. As Husk they played alongside established UK names such as Hark, WarCrab and Conjurer and opened the Plymouth date of Botanist and Kayo Dot's European
tour
Their debut release as Sail, “Slumbersong” will be released via Hibernacula Records on 10/03/17 and today you can check the
superb Baroness/Mastodon inspired sludge fest that is “The Weight of Gold”. This beast is a progressive and masterfully
executed slice of heaviness that is sure to win them a string of new
admirers.
Critically
acclaimed doom/death/sludge band Warcrab
returned with their new album “Scars of Aeons”, a five track
masterpiece that was released on digital formats on October 15th via Black Bow Records.
Warcrab have been making a name
for themselves in the UK
underground Metal scene since 2011. Hailing from the South West of England, the
six piece have played the length and breadth of the country wowing audiences
with their carefully crafted blend of Death, Sludge and Doom Metal.
The
first release, a Self-titled EP, came in late 2012 and was very well received.
Showcasing the bands heavy, sledgehammer approach to songwriting. The band
began 2014 with a string of dates across the UK with London-based doomsters Diesel King, this provided great exposure for
some of their crushing and dynamic new material from their eagerly awaited
second EP “Ashes of Carnage”. This was premiered and the EP
released when the band played to a huge audience on the New Blood stage at Bloodstock 2014 which was swiftly followed by
a UK
tour with Brazilian death mongers Krow.
This second offering was a step up for the band as they strived to hone their
sound and enhance what they had previously written.
In
late 2015 the band entered Skyhammer Studios,
with Chris Fielding (Conan) at the
desk to embark on recording the third release “Scars of Aeons”.
2016 looks to be very promising for Warcrab,
so following our exclusive reveal of a brand new trackentitled
“Conquest”, a few weeks
back, today we have invited guitarist Budgie from the band to choose his top 5 death
metal albums, a genre that Warcrab are not strictly known for,however they certainly do have elements of
the sound in their music .It’s time to
turn the volume up to 11, because after all “11 is one louder”
"Hey guys. I’m Budgie from Warcrab
and I’ve been asked to provide you all with my top Five Death Metal albums of
all time. To be honest this is gonna be tricky for me as I rarely listen to any
newer Death Metal and when I do listen to Death Metal it is always albums from
when I was a kid ya know? I kinda also don’t do the genres and sub genres thing
to well, to me its just all metal except that some is more extreme than others.
So my list of my all time fave albums might not all be Death Metal as such."
1)
Slayer-“Raining Blood” (1986)
Bought
this when it very first came out from Rival Records in Plymouth. We all used to go there on a Saturday
to see what was new in and hang out (sadly it closed many years ago). I
remember getting it home and putting it on in the front room and my Mum hitting
the bloody roof. I also though what the fuck is this!!!! But just to be a pain
in the ass I stuck it out to annoy her more than anything......Didn't play it
for a few months after that. But that age my musical tastes were changing so
quickly that when I had the guts to put it on again.......it never left me
again.
2)
Bolt Thrower- “Warmaster” (1991)
This
is purly because at the time to me it sounded so sonic, with the never too fast
chuggy riffs that were never too complicated and that sinister undercurrent of
War running through it. Without really meaning to I think this has had a fair
influence into Warcrab
now. I used to live with an old friend of mine called Sicky, he used to live
with Bolt
Thrower in Leamington Spa when they were releasing “In Battle
there is no Law”. If you look at the cover of it there is a standard being
held above the battle with a guy holding a staff. Well Sicky drew that and also
painted it on the back of my leather.....it looked cool as fuck.
3)
Deicide-“Deicide” (1990)
Bought
this home on a Saturday afternoon with my mate John, dropped acid and had a
smoke then remembered what we had bought......stuck it on......freaked the fuck
out.....turned it off.......listened to it when we were straight. Sounded so
fucked up haha. Just an amazing album. Saw them in London around that time and they were
staggering.
4)
Sabbat-“Dreamweaver” (1989)
Thrashy
dark magick entwined with amazing vocals/lyrics from Martin Walkyier and such
good musicianship. Used to love the first two albums so so much.
5) Obituary-“Cause of Death” (1990)
When
this album came out death metal was just exciting, we were all at that age
where we just fell over each other to listen to new stuff that was coming out.
Back then the market for extreme metal was nit flooded like it seems to be now.
So when something hit it all felt like your eyes and ears had been opened to this
new level of brutal sickness.....and i couldn't get enough of it. This album
sums up for me the bands that were coming out of Tampa at the time and the
guitar sound is just so fucking heavy, the solos are just fluid smooth liquid
and John Tardy's vocals!!!!!!! Saw them on this tour and always remember John
Tardy windmilling and every time you saw his face he had a massive fucking
grin......that is what being in a Metal band is about right there.
Warcrab’s new album “Scars of Aeons” is available here
Critically
acclaimed doom/death/sludge band Warcrab return with
their new album “Scars of Aeons”. The album is a
five track masterpiece that will be released on digital formats on October 15th
via Black Bow Records.
Warcrab
have been making a name for themselves in the UK underground Metal scene since
2011. Hailing from the South West of England, the six piece have played the
length and breadth of the country wowing audiences with their carefully crafted
blend of Death, Sludge and Doom Metal.
The
first release, a Self-titled EP, came in late 2012 and was very well received.
Showcasing the bands heavy, sledgehammer approach to songwriting Warcrab followed this release with a number of successful
UK shows throughout 2013. The band began 2014 with a string of dates
across the UK with London-based doomsters Diesel King, this
provided great exposure for some of their crushing and dynamic new material
from their eagerly awaited second EP “Ashes of Carnage”. This was
premiered and the EP released when the band played to a huge audience on the
New Blood stage at Bloodstock 2014 which
was swiftly followed by a UK tour with Brazilian death mongers Krow. This second offering was a step up for the band as
they strived to hone their sound and enhance what they had previously written.
With a strong theme of warfare, conflict and the agonies that ensue they aimed
to portray this both lyrically and musically in songs such as “In this Iron Tomb”, "Lay all to Waste” and “Entombed in Flames”.
In late 2015 the band entered Skyhammer Studios, with Chris Fielding (Conan) at the desk to embark on
recording the third release “Scars of Aeons”. 2016 looks to be
very promising for Warcrab with the
release of this monster through Black Bow Records' and
further live offerings at upcoming UK metal festivals such as Thashersaurus and Incineration fest. This
will no doubt be an opportunity for them to pummel their audience into ear
bleeding submission and today we can exclusively reveal a brand new trackentitled “Conquest” which you can check out below
