Heavy Song of the Week is a characteristic on Heavy Consequence breaking down the highest steel, punk, and laborious rock tracks you must hear each Friday. This week, we spotlight Lamb of God’s new single “Sepsis.”
That is sludgy for Lamb of God and an efficient change of tempo — fairly actually — for the Richmond, Virginia vets. Mark Morton’s riffs are bruising at this slower tempo, the bass tone is filthy, and Randy Blythe reaches to a deep register that has him bellowing like a heavy steel Nick Cave. Apart from a quick blasty bit, they preserve this crushing mid-to-slow tempo — like one thing Crowbar would play — and put on this fashion nicely. The observe additionally serves as Lamb of God’s tribute to the underground scene from whence they got here, referencing quite a few Richmond bands within the lyrics.
“’Sepsis’ is a celebration of the very underground native bands right here in Richmond that we actually admired after we had been simply forming Burn the Priest,” said Morton. “Bands like Breadwinner, Sliang Laos, and Ladyfinger—although they by no means acquired widespread consideration outdoors of Richmond, these had been the bands we listened to on a regular basis. The track references that stuff in a manner that’s a direct line to the place we had been coming from after we had been within the basement writing our earliest materials collectively.”
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Honorable Mentions:
Morbikon – “Heavens That Burn and Eons Divided”
Morbikon, led by Municipal Waste’s Phil “Landphil” Corridor, are set to drop their sophomore album Misplaced Inside the Astral Crypts on November twenty first. “Heavens That Burn and Eons Divided” is the LP opener and a fiery four-plus minutes of blackened thrash with a rock n’ roll tilt, courtesy of Landphil on the guitar. There’s an off-the-cuff looseness to his shredding that usually will get eschewed for over-technicality in any such steel.
Present Me the Physique – “Sabotage”
In some methods, the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” laid the groundwork for Show Me the Body’s fashion of rock-influenced hip-hop. The latter positively applies extra of a contemporary hardcore edge to their music, however when Julian Cashwan Pratt swings his banjo behind his again and steps as much as the mic, rapping over heavy bass riffs, there’s positively some sonic parallels at play. Listening to them truly cowl “Sabotage” drives the comparability dwelling. The band is clearly aware about how nicely their remedy works, as the quilt was already a setlist staple earlier than being recorded within the studio.
SPEED – “AIN’T MY GAME”
Aussie hardcore outfit SPEED are darting up the ranks, garnering a valued help slot on Turnstile’s tour with Amyl and the Sniffers and Jane Remover. Actually, they is likely to be the heaviest band on that invoice, as heard on their new single “AIN’T MY GAME.” Large metal-riffy hardcore with breakdowns galore and anger-fueled vocals of the NYHC vein, that is certain to get the gang in a frenzy for Turnstile and firm.
