BODY VOID
"I Live Inside A Burning House"
Crown And Throne
Dry Cough Records
Seeing Red Records
Coming off their debut release "Ruins", BODY VOID returned to Earhammer Studios and has submitted almost an hour of painful sludge and wretched doom. With 2018's "I Live Inside A Burning House", this San Francisco sludge/crust outfit sought to create a darker and more substantial release, expanding on their sound but still holding true to the aural assault fans have come to expect.
Under the watchful ear of audio engineer Greg Wilkinson, BODY VOID continues in the style of label mates Primitive Man and Keeper, as well as genre-defining bands like Khanate, while staying grounded in the same harsh sludge sonic palette as "Ruins".
"I Live Inside A Burning House" is frightening and caustic, from the cinematic opener “Haunted” to the cacophonous nightmare of “Phantom Limb” and the tortuous drone of “Given.” Lyrically, the album seeks to explore queer identity, mental illness, and how those factors impact the push-pull relationship between material and immaterial existence.
"I Live Inside A Burning House" is co-released with Dry Cough Records and Seeing Red Records on vinyl, cassette, and compact disc formats.
Recorded and mixed by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios between April and October 2017
Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege
Artwork by Muhamad Ikbalarinfin Suradi
Track-listing:
1. Intro/A Burning House
2. Haunted
3. Trauma Creature
4. Phantom Limb
5. Given
CHRCH
"Light Will Consume Us All"
Neurot Recordings
Sacramento-based doom band CHRCH has joined the Neurot Recordings family for the release of their brand new full-length, "Light Will Consume Us All".
Standing at a crossroads of light and dark, CHRCH create epic, lengthy songs, with a massive low end, and a supernatural vocal presence, in a perfect blend of height and depth. CHRCH has been hard at work crafting their particular sound since 2013. There is no image or gimmick to uphold, only the humble glorification of their fundamental musical elements.
This purity and honesty comes across in a striking manner on the band’s debut "Unanswered Hymns" (Battleground Records, 2015), a sprawling roller coaster of an album. Long-form songs build and dismantle as the band reaches sonic heights and beautiful plateaus. Severe, sometimes unrelenting, guttural vocals contrast with melodic singing, just as massive guitar fuzz gives way to cleaner parts. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Patrick Hills at Earthtone Studios in Rocklin, California, it exudes a warm, organic tone that draws the listener in with a sound influenced by traditional doom, psych rock, drone, and ambience.
CHRCH teamed up with Fister to release a split 12-inch via Battleground Records / Crown And Throne LTD, earlier this year. Their track, “Temples,” displays the increasing subtlety and intensity of CHRCH's songwriting. Intricate melodies and composition build upon the band's thunderous drums, strong vocals, and gargantuan riffs.
The band's second full length, "Light Will Consume Us All", carries with it the same quality of songwriting that caught the attention of fans worldwide on their debut. Building upon this unyielding foundation, "Light Will Consume Us All" also continues CHRCH's narrative, traversing life's epic journey of loss, reclamation and, ultimately, finding hope within the darkness.
CHRCH is:
Eva Rose - vocals
Chris Lemos - guitar, vocals
Ben Cathcart - bass
Adam Jennings - drums
Karl Cordtz - guitar, vocals