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Some Lord of the Rings Badassness from Olde Growth

Well, not exactly from them, but definitely featuring them. The video below was made with clips from the 1978 Lord of the Rings cartoon edited in with Olde Growth‘s 10-minute, three-part epic, “Cry of the Nazgul/The Second Darkness/To the Black Gate.” I’m posting it because it rules, both the video and the song, which is taken from the band’s self-titled MeteorCity debut.

And about that song: Given all the riotousness that takes place before the third and final movement of the track, you’d think the bass/drums-only duo would have a hard time coming up with sufficient payoff, but they totally nail it, cutting back on the heavy vocals at just the right time to add subdued melody — just the opposite of what you expect in listening — in a breathy delivery that practically paints the walls in groove and brain matter. It doesn’t so much hold the attention as it crushes it.

Thanks to MeteorCity for sending this along in their latest label update:

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