Merchant Sign to Snake Charmer Coalition
June 25 is the set release date for Suzerain (review here), the debut album from Melbourne, Australia, psych-doomers Merchant. The album will be released on Snake Charmer Coalition, which expands its reach in a big way — you might say to the other side of the planet — after sticking primarily with US East Coast acts like King Bison, Curse the Son, and the recently-snagged Shadow Witch. Does this mean the Delaware-based imprint is about to go on a multinational signing spree? Hell if I know, but it’s an excellent grab just the same.
If you didn’t hear Suzerain, you can at the review link above or on the stream below, and you’ll find it an encompassingly dark swirl of doom and sludge with some cosmic aspects that keep it from being completely barren. As Merchant‘s debut, its scope is almost as heavy as its tones, and while Melbourne isn’t short on crushing riffs these days, Merchant stood themselves out from the pack immediately and thoroughly. Apparently Snake Charmer Coalition was listening, so right on.
Kind of pieced the below together from various sources on the interwebs, but I think it should have all the info you need:
***NEW SIGNING ANNOUNCEMENT***
We would like to welcome Melbourne Australia’s very own psych-doom sludgers Merchant to the Snake Charmer Coalition family!!!
Formed in late 2014, Merchant have quickly cemented their place in the landscape of the feedback soaked heavy underground by pummeling venues with aggressive live rituals and crushing riffs.
Their highly acclaimed debut full-length album “Suzerain” will be available June 25th.
Recorded at Goatsound with Jason Fuller and mastered at Iridium Audio by Dav Byrne, the album presents as a 50 minute slab of psych drenched, churning sludge.
Says Merchant: “We’re excited to announce that we’ll be working with Snake Charmer Coalition to help us bring Suzerain to physical format. We’ve got a release show with a massive lineup booked so keep your eye out for that over the next few days.”
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