this post from a while back.
Anyway, a split EP is no bad thing. Two bands for the price of one and it can be the start of many an exciting career. Or a hapless floundering through the music business until you become “that novelty act” that book when they’re desperate, like Lawnmower Deth. Either way, one purchase / two bands.
First up are Blackburn-based sludge-chunderers Bastard of the Skies. Very slow, very heavy but somehow managing to have some kind of melody in there – quite a feat.
You get four tracks by them, and surprisingly for the genre, one (“Wounder”) is under two minutes in length. Still, twenty minutes overall is a good chance to sample their sound and they’re pretty accessible for one of the heavier genres. Very head-noddy stuff rather than a wall of continuous bass rumble that some bands seem to aim for.
I enjoyed their stuff far more than I expected I would. Good luck to them!
ing them on the EP are a band from the cradle of metal, Birmingham. Grimpen Mire also get about 20 minutes to strut their filthy stuff, this time with more of a doom edge.
Three lengthy tracks that are slightly faster in pace than their compatriots’, but by no means even remotely less heavy. While I can see a crowd at a BotS gig slowly bouncing their hairy manes, Grimpen Mire could encourage a bit more movement and the raising of clenched fists. The centre section of “Vermin Hive” has an almost nautical feel to the rhythm which should have any self-respecting audience bouncing up and down.
Two decent young bands on a split 12″. If you like your music slow and heavy then they both deserve your time and attention. Recording quality is good for both, so you’ll be getting your moneys-worth. And if one or both make it big, then this will be a hell of a collectible!
You can pick it up from Future Noise’s BigCartel page (though at this precise moment, it’s undergoing maintenance, apparently).
Bastard of the Skies: facebook | bandcamp
Grimpen Mire: facebook | bandcamp | myspace
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