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Exhalants unleash dramatic melodic noise rock tune "If Only" in interview with No Echo

"Somewhere between Unsane, Jesus Lizard and Dazzling Killmen sits Exhalants, a new Austin group comprised of members of Carl Sagan's Skate Shoes and Body Pressure. Following in the steps of the legendary Cherubs, Exhalants make caustic noise rock with melodic inflection." -- Revolver Magazine

"If you're a fan of bands like Unsane, Jesus Lizard, Cherubs, and Dazzling Killmen, then you're going to love Austin-based noise rock crushers Exhalants." -- Metal Injection

Austin, TX trio Exhalants premiere a new, slower track from their forthcoming debut album today alongside an interview with No Echo. Hear and share "If Only" HERE. (Direct Soundcloud.)

Metal Injection recently shared the appropriately titled "Punishers" HERE. (Direct Soundcloud) And, Revolver Magazine previously featured the first single "Latex" HERE. (Direct Soundcloud.)

After the ending of his Carl Sagan's Skate Shoes, Exhalants guitarist/vocalist Steve (the band prefers to be on a first-name only basis with you) further honed his already wide guitar vocabulary in the downtime. He soon recruited fellow CSSS alum Bill on bass and Tommy, the drummer in Body Pressure (known for his high-energy, hard-hitting precision) to form the power trio before you now.

Their self-titled debut album, heavy & melodic, acknowledges their influences like Shellac,

Unwound and Cherubs while extrapolating and building on those legacies into their own along with likeminded peers like Melkbelly, Kal Marks and A Dear A Horse.

Recorded & mixed by Ian Rundell (Ghetto Ghouls) in Austin TX and mastered by Greg Obis (Yeesh) at Chicago Mastering Service, Exhalants is a refreshing return to dynamic complexity in a field obsessed with monolithic pummeling.

Exhalants will be available on LP and download on August 24th, 2018 out via Self Sabotage Records (Pre-order at Big Cartel-Self Sabotage).

EXHALANTS LIVE:

08/21 Austin, TX @ Beerland w/ Skeleton

09/15 Austin, TX @ Beerland - Austin Jukebox #12 w/ Body/Head, The Austerity Program

Artist: Exhalants

Album: Exhalants

Record Label: Self Sabotage Records

Release Date: August 24th, 2018

01. Latex

02. Cauterized

03. Ego Death

04. Public Display of Failure

05. False (St)art

06. If Only

07. Bow Yr Head

08. Unshut

09. Punishers

10. And I’ll Take You To A Quiet Place

On the Web:

facebook.com/exhalants

exhalants.bandcamp.com

www.supersecretrecords.com

MONOLORD cover "Fairies Wear Boots", launch U.S. headlining tour following Psycho Las Vegas festival this weekend

"Universally beloved... Swedish doom royalty." -- Noisey

"A truly modern sound: recognizably doom, but with glistening production values and adventurous songcraft." -- Consequence of Sound

"Hugely accessible without having sacrificed their crushing heaviness." -- Metal Hammer

"Monolord's records have only gotten heavier, and now the band has taken a turn for the catchy (yet still crushing)." -- Metal Injection

"Rust is perfect; it’s as fuzzed out as any of the genre’s great records, but the mix is clean and even, allowing the drums and vocals to cut through. Most importantly, there are songs aplenty: you’ll be humming the riffs and vocal hooks immediately." -- Metal Sucks

Gothenburg, Sweden trio Monolord kick off U.S. headlining tour dates following their performance at Psycho Las Vegas festival this weekend. Please see all dates below.

To get the party started, the band's 12-minute cover of Black Sabbath classic "Fairies Wear Boots" has been posted across all platforms. Hear and share via YouTube, Spotify and iTunes.

Monolord's recently released third album, Rust received universal praise in reviews, and landed atop multiple Album of The Year lists for 2017 -- including the #1 Album of 2017 on the Doom Charts collective of journalists, bloggers, radio and podcasters. Rust is available to hear & share on YouTube and Bandcamp.

Monolord is a rare breed: A band both encompassing and transcending genre; a vortex of heavy rock density that consumes all others. Their thunderous, tuneful heft has built a rabid international fanbase in short order since their 2014 debut. But Rust, the band's third full length, truly exemplifies why some refer to them as the Nirvana of doom.

Monolord's enveloping, syrupy sludge is a vibe, it's a state of mind. Not riffs for riffs sake, but a collective buzzing, rattling and rumbling that's more total environment than collection of songs. Together, guitarist/vocalist Thomas Jäger, drummer Esben Willems and bassist Mika Häkki create a massive, dynamic sound with ultra-low frequencies serving as its fourth member.

Rust is available on LP, CD and download, released September 29th, 2017 via RidingEasy Records.

MONOLORD U.S. TOUR 2018:

08/18 Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Hotel (Psycho Las Vegas)

08/22 Memphis, TN @ The Hi Tone

08/23 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

08/24 Asheville, NC @ Mothlight

08/25 Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlie’s

08/26 Newport, KY @ Southgate House

08/27 Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups

08/28 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop

08/29 Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary

08/30 Indianapolis, IN @ White Rabbit

08/31 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle (Scorched Tundra)

09/01 Millvale, PA @ Funhouse

09/02 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk
09/03 Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
09/04 Montreal, QC @ Vitrola

09/05 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East

09/07 Raleigh, NC @ Raleigh (Hopscotch)

09/08 Richmond, VA @ Capital Ale House *

09/09 Washington DC @ Rock N Roll Hotel *

09/10 Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus Bar

09/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie

* with Red Fang

Artist: Monolord

Album: Rust

Label: RidingEasy Records

Release Date: September 29th, 2017

01. Where Death Meets The Sea

02. Dear Lucifer

03. Rust

04. Wormland

05.Forgotten Lands

06. At Niceae

On The Web:

ridingeasyrecords.com

monolord.com

monolord.bandcamp.com

facebook.com/MonolordSweden

Satan's Satyrs share first track from new album on RidingEasy/Bad Omen, tour w/ Windhand in October

"Channels high-speed, denim and leather ’70s rock but gives it a slightly modern touch. You could imagine hearing it on the Dazed and Confused soundtrack just as easily as you could imagine hearing it on the radio next to Queens of the Stone Age." -- Brooklyn Vegan

Richmond, VA quartet Satan's Satyrs premiere the first track from their forthcoming album The Lucky Ones today via Brooklyn Vegan. Hear and share album opener "Thrill of the City" HERE. (Direct Soundcloud.)

Upon recovering from being steamrolled over by the onslaught of Satan's Satyrs' new album The Lucky Ones, you'll likely wonder just what exactly it was that hit you. A punky, sleaze rock groove (perhaps even a whiff of 70s glam) meets NWOBHM melodic fury, Blue Cheer mass and volume, and Ozzy's dramatic charisma condensed into a sound all its own, perhaps. At its core is an unstoppable, unpretentious exorcism of rock'n'roll exuberance.

"It doesn't sound like anything else happening right now," says bassist/vocalist Clayton Burgess, who has spent the last few years splitting his time in British doom heroes Electric Wizard. "The band has its own unique idiosyncratic sound."

A significant difference on this album is the addition of second guitarist Nate Towle, which expands the band's steamrolling capacity tenfold. Burgess, Towle, guitarist Jarrett Nettnin and drummer Stephen Fairfield convened at the Richmond, VA studio of Windhand guitarist Garrett Morris, working in fits and starts over several months, first quickly capturing the raw energy of a band firing on all cylinders, then fine tuning the sounds and experimenting to get everything as massive as you hear it now. Likewise, Burgess' lyrics show new levels of achievement.

"I pushed myself to get more of my own life in the songs, but open enough that anyone can interpret them in their own way," he says. "I just wanted to capture weirdness. It reflects my unusual tastes, but also takes a personal perspective."

The twin guitar assault begins from the very first beat of The Lucky Ones and never relents until the last second of the 9-track, 35-minute album. Opener "Thrill of the City" wastes no time launching into soaring harmonized riffs and swaggering rhythms setting the scene for a debauched good time. The title track, perhaps the most personal song on the album, is also the most unabashedly melodic. "Too Early To Fold" captures the frustrations and challenges of life as a touring musician, expressed through a belligerent 2-guitar attack and pounding snare on all 4 downbeats driving it all home. "Trampled By Angels" pits a swinging T Rex vibe against dizzy, noisy guitars and lyrics about a pioneer of fetish photography using his medium to express forbidden desires to the world. Likewise, The Lucky Ones itself is a vibrant, brash and loud expression of defiance against convention that refuses to be ignored.

The Lucky Ones will be available on LP, CD and download on October 19th, 2018 on Bad Omen Records, manufactured and distributed in North America by RidingEasy Records. Pre-orders are available HERE.

SATAN'S SATYRS LIVE:

10/08: Atlanta, GA - The Earl #

10/09: New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa #

10/10: Houston TX - White Oak Music Hall #

10/11: Dallas, TX - Club Dada #

10/12: Austin, TX - Barracuda #

10/14: Albuquerque, NM - Sister #

10/15: Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar #

10/16: Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre #

10/17: Oakland, CA - Starline Social Club #

10/19: Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre #

10/20: Vancouver, BC - Venue #

10/21: Seattle, WA - Neumos #

10/23: Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge #

10/24: Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room #

11/01: Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts #

11/02: Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere #

11/03: Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall #

11/04: Montreal, QC - Le Belmont #

11/05: Toronto, ON - The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern #

11/07: Chicago, IL - Subterranean #

11/08: Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe #

11/09: Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club #

11/10: Indianapolis, IN - The Hi-Fi #

11/11: Nashville, TN - The Basement East #

11/12: Louisville, KY - Zanzabar #

11/13: Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups #

# w/ Windhand

Artist: Satan’s Satyrs

Album: The Lucky Ones

Label: RidingEasy Records/Bad Omen Records

Release Date: October 19th, 2018

01. Thrill of the City

02. The Lucky Ones

03. She Beast

04. Take It and Run

05. You and Your Boots

06. Too Early to Fold

07. Pulp Star

08. Trampled By Angels

09. Permanent Darkness

On the Web:

facebook.com/satanssatyrs

instagram.com/satanssatyrs

bad-omen-records.com/bands/satans-satyrs

ridingeasyrecs.com/product/satans-satyrs-the-lucky-ones/

KING WHO stream album produced by The Thermals' Hutch Harris ahead of release

"Inspired by dream pop and post-punk outfits from the '80s, such as Echo and the Bunnymen and The Church, mixed with a modern sensibility a la Deerhunter's more ethereal moments." -- TrebleZine

"Michael Young's vocals for King Who are breathtaking. As rich as Rufus Wainwright, his tone soars over beautiful, classic synth melodies. This five piece produce an incredibly dynamic tease of clean emotive pop. I defy you to not be blown away."-- The Deli Magazine

"Think the sweetest, catchiest elements of the early Strokes slowed down to West Coast tempos, crashing waves of percussion, keyboards and guitar lines that shimmer like the late summer sun." -- PopMatters

Portland, OR quintet King Who are streaming their forthcoming sophomore album Giant Eye in full ahead of release starting today. Hear and share Giant Eye via New Noise Magazine and Soundcloud.

PopMatters previously hosted the fittingly summery first single "Ice Cream" HERE. Second single "Crying Shame" was hosted by TrebleZine HERE and Spill Magazine HERE. And, "New Balloons" premiered recently via AltDialogue HERE.

King Who refines its sound on a dreamy sophomore release, Giant Eye, both rounding edges and expanding landscapes. New wave, post-punk, and dream pop rhythms seep through this bass heavy record. The vaguely dystopian lyrics and toe-tapping bite swim in echoing waves, wallowing in the reverb currents. The intoxicating 8-song album is packed with beautiful, soaring melodies and powerful rhythm-forward tunes, driven by the silky and emotive vocals of frontman Michael Young.

Giant Eye was produced by Hutch Harris of The Thermals and recorded by Victor Nash at Destination: Universe! King Who joined the growing SELF Group label roster in 2016, releasing their debut Us Lights on LP and download in March of that year (full album stream).

Giant Eye will be available on 180-gram LP and download on August 17th, 2018 via SELF Group.

KING WHO LIVE:

08/25 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge (Album release show)

Artist: King Who

Album: Giant Eye

Label: Self Group

Release Date: August 17th, 2018

01. Learn To Swim

02. Cryin' Shame

03. Ice Cream

04. Kill Me

05. Giant Eye

06. Money

07. New Balloons

08. On and On

On The Web:

kingwhoband.com

selfgroup.org/king-who

facebook.com/kingwhoband

Jody Seabody & The Whirls share new track via The Obelisk, album art by Winston Smith (Dead Kennedys) on Artificial Head Recs

"A remarkably brilliant album which may just enter itself as a late runner in the album of the year lists." --Echoes & Dust

"Jody Seabody & The Whirls mix and match musical genres with an eclectic elegance and seamless confidence." -- PopMatters

"An eight-song/32-minute mostly-barrage of bruiser hardcore punk ripped through with classic thrash intensity." -- The Obelisk

"A band whose sound is hard to pin down, yet that seems to be what makes them so appealing." -- Houston Press

Houston quartet Jody Seabody & The Whirls share a new track from their forthcoming third album Hawksamillion today via The Obelisk. Hear and share "Grenade Green" HERE. (Direct Bandcamp and Soundcloud.)

PopMatters recently premiered lead single "All Gone White" HERE. (Direct Bandcamp.) The band launches tour dates in support of the album later this month. Please see current dates below.

Jody Seabody and The Whirls has long been as difficult to define as its mysterious moniker -- of which there is no Jody Seabody nor a group of Whirls among them. However, the Houston quartet's forthcoming third album Hawksamillion seems an effort, at least, for the band to define itself.

Whereas the band's 2015 sophomore album Holographic Slammer dabbled in psychedelia, garage-prog, proto-punk and neo-grunge with manic bouts of aggression, their new album is pure, refined bile and vitriol. The band had hinted at the sound to come on the last 3 tracks of their previous album, but even those hadn't hit the extent of urgent fury evidenced throughout the 8 incendiary songs of Hawksamillion. With cover art by legendary Dead Kennedys/Alternative Tentacles collage artist Winston Smith, a sharp 180-degree turn from the work of Dutch '60s psychedelic artist Marijke (Cream, Apple Records, Procol Harum, The Hollies) even the album art is like a line drawn in the sand.

Just like the Bad Brains going from jazz-funk to inventing hardcore punk and onward, JS&TW have the musical chops to pull off any sound that takes their interest. Album opener "Ultra Defiant" starts off like a doom-inflected version of the aforementioned legends before jostling into a breakneck metalpunk storm with an ever-morphing riff and throat-searing vocals. "Malignant Terror" bursts out incisively decimating everyone in under 2 minutes, with the last 40 seconds dedicated to an instrumental jam. "Terror TV" shows the band's melodic and acrobatic skills with blistering guitar work and multiple vocalists overlapping one another. Elsewhere, "Grenade Green" is the album centerpiece at nearly 7 minutes long, flitting between old fashioned punk rock and Kill 'Em All-era thrash that may embody the fury of Hawksamillion best. Throughout, the level of intensity and anger is relentless, but not at the expense of the music.

Somewhere over the past two years, the people and society that the band members loved and trusted have betrayed them. This album is a response to that betrayal of the promise of a better life and the "good times" of rock and roll. These are ugly, bitter days, and these guys are watching, like a hawk.

Hawksamillion will be available on LP and download on August 24th, 2018 via Artificial Head Records. Pre-orders are available HERE.

JODY SEABODY & THE WHIRLS TOUR:

08/17 Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall

08/18 Norman, OK @ Red Brick Bar

08/19 Tulsa, OK @ The Soundpony

08/20 Wichita, KS @ Kirby's

08/21 Topeka, KS @ Boobie Trap Bar

08/22 Lincoln, NE @ 1867 Bar

08/23 Lawrence, KS @ Gaslight Gardens

08/24 Columbia, MO @ Cafe Berlin

08/25 Hot Springs, AR @ Maxine’s Live

08/27 Denton, TX @ Killer’s Tacos

08/29 San Marcos, TX @ Valentino’s

08/30 Austin, TX @ Dozen Street

08/31 San Antonio, TX @ Bexar Pub

09/01 Bryan, TX @ Revolution

Artist: Jody Seabody & The Whirls

Album: Hawksamillion

Label: Artificial Head Records

Release date: August 24th, 2018

01) Ultra Defiant

02) Malignant Terror

03) Terror TV

04) All Gone White

05) Making Demons

06) Grenade Green

07) Nightmares

08) Violent Tantrums

On The Web:

facebook.com/JodySeabody

jodyseabody.bandcamp.com

artificialheadrecords.bandcamp.com

'Brown Acid' series of rare 60s-70s pre-metal singles announces Seventh Trip w/ premiere via Loudwire

"So rare that diehard fuzz junkies say you'd have a better chance of winning the lottery than finding a physical 45 rpm single by one of the bands featured on their latest installment." -- Dangerous Minds

"Will do for hard rock, proto-metal and heavy psych what Nuggets did for garage rock, and bring it to a wider audience of collectors and music fans." -- The Guardian

"We're huge fans of the Brown Acid series... Think of it as a companion to the essential Nuggets compilation but covering artists and records that never made it out of their hometowns." -- Ultimate Classic Rock

The forthcoming seventh edition of the popular compilation series featuring long-lost vintage 60s-70s proto-metal and stoner rock singles, Brown Acid: The Seventh Trip is set for release on Halloween 2018. Hear and share the first single, "Peace of Mind" by Blizzard from 1973 via Loudwire HERE. (Direct YouTube.)

The Brown Acid series is curated by L.A. label RidingEasy Records and retailer/label Permanent Records. The Quietus hosted a full album stream of the previous edition Brown Acid: The Sixth Trip HERE. (Direct YouTube.)

About Brown Acid: The Seventh Trip:

Everybody's favorite source for the hard stuff is back in business, with ten more lethal doses of rare hard rock, heavy psych and proto-metal! These obscure tracks have all been licensed, the bands have been paid, and the sources are all analog. The quality of tracks seems to increase along with the number of Trips and this cohesive collection comes outta the gate with both guns blazing!

Pegasus recorded one single in Baltimore in 1972 and they made it count. "The Sorcerer" is a throbbing ripper that prior to this was basically unknown. However, it doesn't seem too far fetched to speculate that Black Flag lifted the riff for "No Values" from this track eight years later. Unlikely, but possible, especially considering how big a Black Sabbath fan Greg Ginn is. Pegasus was lauded back in the day for "how much they delivered that Black Sabbath feel."

You may not already be familiar with Schizo, but you should know at least one of the French freaks behind this short-lived group. Richard Pinhas was the co-writer and uncredited, wah-wah abusing guitarist in Schizo after his stint in Blues Convention. Schizo recorded just two singles, the first being the heavier of the two, before Pinhas went on to record with Heldon and then going solo. The band had a unique vibe that didn't sound unlike Lemmy fronting a gang of stoned Martians.

Youngstown, Ohio is the most commonly referred to city of the entire Brown Acid series. This town of just under 150,000 people may've had the highest (literally and figuratively) per capita output of heavy 45s. Blue Amber recorded this in 1971 at Gary Rhamy's analog Mecca, Peppermint Recording Studios. This two-riff boneheaded banger sounds like a caveman protest song with an extraordinary amount of delay on the vocals. No wonder this 45 fetches three-figures on the rare occasion it comes up for sale.

Batting clean-up, we have Negative Space, the only LP sourced track on this album. This crunchy jam comes off the band's 1970 record entitled Hard, Heavy, Mean, & Evil. At over six and a half minutes, "The Calm After the Storm" is the longest track included on this volume, but it never gets dull. Fun fact: before changing the name to Negative Space, Rob Russen called his band Snow and released the "Sunflower" 45 in 1969 - you might recall that groover from the First Trip.

We generally stick with American artists for this series, but every now and again something foreign grabs us and shakes us to the core. One example is the Schizo record from France, another is this Swedish 45 by Zane. These crazy Swedes did one incredibly damaged (hence the title) record on the MM label in 1976. These proto-punkers relied heavily on synth for this tune and mixed the drums so obnoxiously loud, you might think the kit is in the room with you. This is a weird one that somehow sounds like Zolar X covering Wicked Lady. Brown Acid material all the way!

B must be short for Bangers, 'cuz this side is full of 'em! The flip of this Trip begins with a virtually unknown Oklahoma record from 1973. Blizzard was Rod McClure's high school band, but you couldn't possibly guess that teenagers recorded this heavy slab on the Token (should've been Toking) label. It's one of the best we've comped and it sounds like a hypothetical MC5/Hendrix collaboration. The "Under the Ice" level drum fills will knock your socks off if the heavy shred doesn't first.

OOOOk-lahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain and apparently where the fuzz goes seepin' in your brain! Third World is the second Okie inclusion on this Trip and we couldn't be more stOOOOOked to be sharing this very obscure single with y'all. If the heavily distorted two-note riff doesn't grab ya, the apocalyptic Grand Funk vibes will. Once they get their mitts on ya, Third World will take you back to 1971 and leave ya there. Can we hitch a ride too?

Ever heard of Virginia, Minnesota? We hadn't either until we got in touch with Calvin Haluptzok and got the back story on his band Sweet Wine. This bitchin' one-off 45 must've melted the snow off the roofs of the households brave enough to play it when it came out in 1970 and it's still red hot nearly 50 years later. This vino may be sugary, but it packs an incendiary punch! Sadly, Calvin passed before we could get his music re-released, but it was nice to have reached him before it was too late. The Sweet Wine legacy lives on thanks to the Brown Acid archivists.

C.T. Pilferhogg wins the award for most puzzling band name in our series. What's not puzzling is how righteous both sides of their self-released 1973 single are! Featured here is the A-side "You Haul" which is one of the best examples of a poor man's Deep Heep (Deep Purple meets Uriah Heep) we've ever heard and the demonic Echoplex-laden laughs mixed into this track are out of control. The band was touted as "Southwest Virginia's Finest Boogie Band", but don't let that fool ya.vThey could bang heads with the best of 'em.

The closer on the Seventh Trip is one we hold very near and dear. Not only is this record the one that's taken us the longest to secure the rights to, it's also one of the very best examples of heavy psych you'll ever hear. The track rings your bell (literally) straight out of the gate and the dank psychedelic vibes kick in immediately. Summit's "The Darkness" was recorded in a basement studio in Kansas City in 1969 when the lead guitarist was only 16. The band was from a rural Missouri town, played only one impromptu gig in Clinton, and pressed only 125 copies of this, their only single. It should come as no surprise that it sells for hundreds of dollars when it's offered. That's a small price to pay for such greatness.

About the Brown Acid series:

Some of the best thrills of the Internet music revolution is the ability to find extremely rare music with great ease. But even with such vast archives to draw from, quite a lot of great songs have gone undiscovered for nearly half a century -- particularly in genres that lacked hifalutin arty pretense. Previously, only the most extremely dedicated and passionate record collectors had the stamina and prowess to hunt down long forgotten wonders in dusty record bins -- often hoarding them in private collections, or selling at ridiculous collector's prices. Legendary compilations like Nuggets, Pebbles, ad nauseum, have exhausted the mines of early garage rock and proto-punk, keeping alive a large cross-section of underground ephemera. However, few have delved into and expertly archived the wealth of proto-metal, pre-stoner rock tracks collected on

Brown Acid.

Lance Barresi, co-owner of L.A./Chicago retailer Permanent Records has shown incredible persistence in tracking down a stellar collection of rare singles from the 60s and 70s for the growing compilation series. Partnered with Daniel Hall of RidingEasy Records, the two have assembled a selection of songs that's hard to believe have remained unheard for so long.

"I essentially go through hell and high water just to find these records," Barresi says. "Once I find a record worthy of tracking, I begin the (sometimes) extremely arduous process of contacting the band members and encouraging them to take part. Daniel and I agree that licensing all the tracks we're using for

Brown Acid is best for everyone involved," rather than simply bootlegging the tracks. When all of the bands and labels haven't existed for 30-40 years or more, tracking down the creators gives all of these tunes a real second chance at success.

"There's a long list of songs that we'd love to include," Barresi says. "But we just can't track the bands down. I like the idea that Brown Acid is getting so much attention, so people might reach out to us."

Brown Acid: The Seventh Trip will be available everywhere on LP, CD and download on October 31st, 2018 via RidingEasy Records. Pre-orders are available for digital (with immediate download of the first single) at Bandcamp, physical pre-orders at RidingEasy Records.

Artist: Various Artists

Album: Brown Acid: The Seventh Trip

Label: RidingEasy Records

Release Date: October 31, 2018

01. Pegasus "The Sorcerer"

02. Nobody's Children "Good Times"

03. Blue Amber "We Got Love"

04. Negative Space "The Calm After The Storm"

05. Zane "Damage"

06. Blizzard "Peace of Mind"

07. Third World "End of Time"

08. Sweet Wine "Things You Told Me"

09. C.T. Pilferhogg "You Haul"

10. Summit "The Darkness"

On The Web:

www.ridingeasyrecords.com

Fuzz Evil share monolithic rock single recorded at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 via Metal Injection

"Assaults you with a dense wall of riffery." --Ghost Cult Magazine

"A foundation of quality songs. It's reassuring to hear a young band with such a clear idea of who and what they want to be." -- The Obelisk

"High energy stoner rock with plenty of raw fuzziness from the 70s." -- More Fuzz

Sierra Vista, AZ trio Fuzz Evil premiere the first track from their forthcoming sophomore album High on You today via Metal Injection. The album was recorded at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Los Angeles with producer Paul Fig (Alice In Chains, Slipknot, Ghost). Hear and share "Get It Together" HERE. (Direct YouTube and Bandcamp.)

Fuzz Evil hits the road in September to support the album. Please see current dates below.

Formed in 2014, Fuzz Evil is a chug-heavy trio that tames the fuzziest guitar and bass tones on the planet and wields them to blast a monolithic speaker-ripping fuzzapocaplyse for your ears and soul. Raw and dirty in Stooges-like fashion with soaring soulful vocals. Fuzz Evil released their first single, "Glitterbones" on a 7" split with the California trio Chiefs on Battleground Records in 2014. In 2016 they followed up the single with a self-titled full length debut, also on Battleground.

The group then teamed up with the prominent Bay Area rock label, Ripple Music, and the Texas trio Switchblade Jesus to release Chapter 7 of the on-going vinyl splits known as the Second Coming of Heavy series. The current line-up is Orgo Martinez on drums, Wayne Rudell on guitar and vocals, and his brother Joey Rudell on bass and vocals.

High On You will be available on CD and download on September 14th, 2018. Pre-orders are available HERE.

FUZZ EVIL TOUR 2018:

09/14 Sierra Vista, AZ @ The Horned Toad

09/15 Los Angeles, CA @ The Lexington

09/16 San Jose, CA @ Caravan Lounge

09/18 Portland, OR @ Tonic Lounge

09/19 Tacoma, WA @ The Valley

09/20 Seattle, WA @ Highline

09/21 Kallspell, MT @ Old School Records

09/22 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Underground

09/23 Las Vegas, NV @ The Dive

Artist: Fuzz Evil

Album: High On You

Label: Fuzz Evil

Release date: September 14th, 2018

01) Get It Together

02) You Can Take Her Away

03) Ribbons and Kills

04) If You Know

05) The Strut

06) High On You

07) Are You In Or Out?

On The Web:

facebook.com/FuzzEvil

fuzzevil.bandcamp.com

Dunbarrow share new track from hauntingly classic new album on RidingEasy Records

"Proto-doom at its best! Fuzz pedals are absent and the guitars are driven by a warm tube amp drive." -- More Fuzz

"I really can't rave enough about how great this album is."-- Doomed and Stoned

"The Trondheim-based outfit are in the process of carving out their own niche aesthetically, and they're doing so with the sharpest of teeth." -- The Obelisk

Norwegian quintet Dunbarrow share a new track from their forthcoming sophomore album on RidingEasy Records today via CvltNation. Hear and share the killer hook of "On Your Trail" HERE. (Direct YouTube.)

The Obelisk recently premiered album track "The Wolf" HERE. (Direct YouTube.)

There's a hauntingly classic feel to Dunbarrow's sound that gives it, in the band's own words, "an eerie rawness." It's not raw in a lo-fi or distorted sense -- far from it, the production is exceptionally clean and powerful. It's the vibe to the music that has a dreamlike and ghostly quality, like a mysterious recording imprinted onto an old cassette tape.

Dunbarrow's pristine, unadorned sound shares the unpretentious brilliance of classic heavy progenitors jamming in basements and barns, before the big budgets and bloated habits diluted hard rock records into an echo chamber awash in reverb and layered in distant, screeching hobbits. "It's a heavy sounding record without being just tons of over-distorted guitar tracks," says guitarist Kenneth Lønning. "We've never been fascinated by that, and we're trying to push in the other direction." Its heft comes from the band's use of space in their songs.

Without the Haugesund, Norway quintet's exceptional musicianship, such an intimate sound would be impossible. Drummer Pål Gunnar Dale sets the skeletal core with driving urgency and tastefully punctuating triplet fills, Bassist Sondre Berge Engedal slinks throughout with the limber bounce of John Paul Jones, while Lønning's and Eirik Øvregård's guitars weave dark, bluesy tapestries with emphasis on melodic chord structures without burying them in distortion or other effects. Vocalist Espen Andersen ties it all together with his warm, folky delivery that gives it all the feel of a bygone era of storytelling in song.

"Maybe more than the previous record, this one is more vocal driven," Lønning says. "But it still has those quirky transitions, eerie build ups, folk-inspired parts and the haunting solos." Many of the album's poetic lyrics were written by former bassist/vocalist Richard Chappell, whose writing personifies the group. Along with the album's running theme of love and despair, is that of recognizing one's own dark sides and developing your shadows into something you can control, inspired of the work by Carl Jung.

Key to the band's impressive sound is that the singer is also the recording and mixing engineer. Andersen also recorded the band's excellent 2016 debut (formally released wordlwide by RidingEasy in late 2017), now with more studio experience for both Andersen and the band, Dunbarrow II is a truly refined experience. To further perfect their sound, the group teamed up with one of the most prominent producers in Norway, Christer Cederberg (Anathema, Tristania) for the first few days in order to get the sound just right. Then, Espen did the rest. The result is as eponymous and definitive as its title.

Dunbarrow II will be available on LP, CD and download on September 14th, 2018 via RidingEasy Records. Pre-orders are available HERE.

Artist: Dunbarrow

Album: Dunbarrow II

Label: RidingEasy Records

Release Date: September 14th, 2018

01. On Your Trail

02. Please Let Me Be

03. Weary Lady

04. Ode To The Moon

05. Feberdrøm

06. The Wolf

07. The Demon Within

08. Witches Of The Woods Pt. II

09. On This Night

On The Web:

Facebook.com/Dunbarrow

Instagram.com/Dunbarrow

ridingeasyrecs.com

Psych/spacerock legends ST 37 stream new 2xLP at Brooklyn Vegan, on tour now

"Long-running specialists in bubbling-mercury riffage and German-flavored trance-rock" -- David Fricke, Rolling Stone

"The same mix of punk, psych, and space rock that they’ve been making for decades, but they still sound as invigorated as ever. The whole thing is a dense, trippy wall of sound that really encourages you to turn on, tune in, and drop out." -- Brooklyn Vegan

Austin spacerock legends ST 37 are streaming their forthcoming self-titled double album in its entirety ahead of release today via Brooklyn Vegan. The self-titled epic will be released via Super Secret Records (following up last year's 12" split with Acid Mothers Temple on subsidiary label Self Sabotage Records.) Hear and share ST 37 HERE. (Direct Soundcloud.)

The band kicks off a headlining tour tonight. See dates below.

After playing 30 shows in 31 days all over the US and Canada with Acid Mothers Temple in 2015, ST 37 felt an immediate need to decamp for Ohm Studios to capture some shit-hot lightning in a bottle with Chico Jones at the helm in an attempt to translate the incredible energy that was exchanged between these two psychedelic juggernauts as they battled their way across North America. It seemed as if the Japanese sonic wizards and the Texas space rockers were rubbing off on each other: AMT guitarist Makoto Kawabata guested live several times with ST 37 on the Twin Peaks cover "Just You" and the bands made immediate plans to issue a TP-themed split 12" 45 with AMT's version of "Sycamore Trees" (Self Sabotage Records SS-08); AMT bassist Atsushi Tsuyama found himself channeling ST 37 bassist Scott Telles's lyrics onstage at the Mercury Lounge in Mahattan; and Telles suddenly started adopting Mitsuru Tabata's idiosyncratic vocal style.

Thus: a band changed translates this newfound energy into a brand new double LP and CD, three years in the making from the initial basic tracks at Ohm through more sessions with Evan Kleinecke at 5th St. Studios to numerous efforts at various band members' home studios. The new eponymously-titled record is in effect both current (new songs like War Fever, Boss and Shadesty) and timeless, as the band explores its roots with tracks like Houston punk chestnut Hollywood Cemetery and the old Elegant Doormats classic Grey Area.

Bobby Baker - guitars, synare

Bob Bechtol - electronics, tapes, backing vox

Lisa Cameron - drums, percussives, electronics

Joel Crutcher - guitars, lead vox on "Informed By Death"

SL Telles - bass, vox, drones

Matthew Turner - guitars, electronics, tapes

Chris "Sauce" Sorrentino - saxophone on "War Fever"

Michael Chamy - electronics on "Shaper of Worlds" and "Vengeance of Faces"

Kirk Laktas - piano on "Shadesty"

Walter Daniels - harmonica on " Snootle y Choobs"

All tracks except "War Fever," "Inward, Please," and "Rooster Feather Paycheck" recorded by Chico Jones at Ohm Recording Facility and mixed by Chico Jones and ST 37 at MicroMega Studio (Austin TX). "War Fever," "Inward, Please" and "Rooster Feather Paycheck" recorded & mixed by Evan Kleinecke and ST 37 at 5th Street Studios (Austin TX).

ST 37 will be available on 2xLP vinyl, CD and download on July 27th, 2018 via Super Secret Records. Pre-orders are available at Super Secret/Big Cartel.

ST 37 LIVE 2018:

07/26 Denton, TX @ Backyard on Bell

07/27 Norman, OK @ The Deli

07/28 Fayetteville, AR @ house party

07/29 Iowa City, IA @ Gabe's Oasis

07/30 Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews

07/31 Galesburg, IL @ Cherry Street Restaurant & Bar

08/02 Chicago, IL @ The Owl

08/03 Kansas City, MO @ miniBar

08/04 Nashville, TN @ Betty's Grill

08/05 Fort Worth, TX @ Lola's Saloon

Artist: ST 37

Album: ST 37

Label: Super Secret Records

Release date: July 27th, 2018

01) War Fever

02) Shaper of Worlds, Pt. 2

03) Grey Area

04) Hollywood Cemetery

05) Shadesty

06) Boss

07) Inward, Please

08) Snootie Y Choobs

09) KBDP

10) Rooster Feather Psycheck

11) Vengeance of Faces

12) Informed By Death

On The Web:

www.st37.com

facebook.com/ST-37

supersecretrecords.com

HORNE + HOLT (Knest members, Godspeed Y!BE collab, ex-White Denim, Young Mothers) share 2 tracks of cello & guitar orchestrations

"Masters at soundscapes and weirdness... To have just the two of them playing off one another, riding a mood out as simply as possible, has a pure sense of beauty to it worth cherishing." -- Nextbop

"Wires is an extraordinary collection of works that show both mastery of the genre it works in while also defying these styles’ traditional formulas." -- Heavy Blog is Heavy

Austin experimental music duo Horne + Holt share two tracks from their forthcoming album Wires today. Heavy Blog Is Heavy showcases "The Thin Invisibility of Wires" HERE, while Nextbop features "In Need of Rescue, Strings Attached" HERE. (Direct Bandcamp HERE.)

Horne + Holt is the instrumental duo of experimental guitarist Jonathan F. Horne and classically-trained cellist Randall Holt. Both are members of Knest with drummer/percussionist Thor Harris and further developed their sound while he was away on tour. Looking to capture their early development, the resulting combination of composition & improvisation, Wires, is Horne + Holt's debut collection of expressionistic soundscapes and emotive tone poems.

Recorded at Thee Mighty Hotel2Tango in Montreal, Quebec, with Efrim Menuck (Godspeed You! Black Emperor; Silver Mt. Zion) on the soundboard and mastered by Jerry Tubb at Terra Nova Digital Studio in Austin TX, Wires is the sound of two friends effortlessly shredding and a fresh take on new music & collaboration.

FFO/RIYL: Julia Kent; This Patch of Sky; Break of Reality; My Education; Jo Quail; Godspeed You! Black Emperor; Silver Mt. Zion

Jonathan F. Horne: guitar

Randall Holt: cello

Recorded at Thee Mighty Hotel2Tango (Montreal, Quebec).

Engineered by Efrim Menuck.

Mastered by Jerry Tubb at Terra Nova Digital Audio (Austin TX).

Painting by Annie Alonzi

Artist: Horne + Holt

Album: Wires

Record Label: Self Sabotage Records

Release Date: July 27, 2018

01. Mvmt 1 - A Margin

02. The Lily Marches

03. A Wake For Polaris

04. Stumbling Past The North Star

05. The Thin Invisibility of Wires

06. In Need of Rescue, Strings Attached

07. Mvmt 7 - Amend

On The Web:

/selfsabotagerecords.bandcamp.com/album/wires

selfsabotagerecords.bigcartel.com/product/horne-holt-wires

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