And this is why ya'll should support your local record stores. On a trip to Asheville I stopped by a sweet little spot downtown that I unfortunately totally forget the name of. I found a copy of the Nux Vomica / Kakistocracy split I'd be looking for, and I also found this 7 inch in the sale bin. The cover looked pretty cool and it was in a beautiful grey marble vinyl. So I threw it on the table for a listen and it took me about a minute to decide that I was going to buy it. It is that awesome southern sludge sound we have come to expect from any band south of the Mason-Dixon. They do not share the melodic sounds of many of their Georgian fellows like Kylesa and Baroness, perhaps from being in the Emory U outlier of Avondale Estates. They're much more like the dark uncompromising sounds of bands like Indian or the less-bluesy moments of Eyehategod. A quick glance at their lyrics or this awesome music video shows that these fellas are awesomely radical in a way unfortunately lacking from much of the southern metal scene. The best part of this band for me is the vocals: Dan C. has a voice that sounds like a velociraptor with a pack a day habit. This 7 came out in 2008, an EP featuring the two songs came out in 2010, and the full length just was released last month, the latter two you can get of their band camp for $5 and $8 respectively. If you can though I'd really try to get a physical copy, well worth it for the awesome artwork (no idea if the other releases are in color).Download
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