Howling Giant Release Black Hole Space Wizard Part 1 Aug. 12
There’s plenty of groove underlying the winding progressiveness of the leadoff track to Howling Giant‘s awesomely-titled Black Hole Space Wizard Part 1, which you can hear below, and for that reason it seems fair to include an Elder comparison along with one for Mastodon, whose methods one can hear particularly early on. On the whole, Howling Giant seem less manic than that band was — one does not begin a series of releases called Black Hole Space Wizard without being a very specific kind of laid back — but listening to “Mothership,” there’s nothing lazy about it, including the songwriting, which is catchy and bodes well for what the other three tracks on the release might hold.
Details on the story of the series and more follow, as well as the song, courtesy of the PR wire:
Fuzz Rockers HOWLING GIANT Releasing ‘Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 1’ / New Single Streaming
Nashville, TN Fuzz Rockers HOWLING GIANT will release Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 1 on August 12.
The forthcoming release is the first installment of the fascinating Black Hole Space Wizard EP concept series. As guitarist Tom Polzine explains, “Musically we aim to write songs that are melodic, catchy, and head bang-able. As a concept series, we strive to conjure up space-themed imagery of heroes and villains at war, introducing the story and setting the scene of things to come within the Black Hole Space Wizard Universe. We’re not trying to spell out the entire story so much as we are creating scenes to provoke your imagination.”
Conceptually, the EP paints four distinct scenes: 1. The pinnacle of mankind; 2. An exodus from Earth; 3. The Black Hole Space Wizard destroying everything; and; 4. A lone survivor trapped on a ravaged Mother Earth. In Roger Mark’s (bass/vocals) own words, “The first track is a little more progressive, packed with riffs both dark and triumphant. The second track is all about build and groove. The third track is thrash, metal, and destructive. The final track is spacey with doom elements.”
Overall, it you are one of the many that wishes MASTODON had continued in the cosmic, crushing progressive manner of Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain, HOWLING GIANT is your dream band!
Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 1 was produced by HOWLING GIANT, mixed by Kim Auch, and mastered by Chris Fasco.
Track Listing:
1. Mothership
2. Exodus: Earth
3. Dirtmouth
4. Clouds of Smoke
Album Line Up:
Tom Polzine – Guitar, Vocals
Roger Marks – Bass Guitar, Vocals
Zach Wheeler – Drums, Vocals
Drew Harakal – Organ, Synths
Live Line Up:
Tom Polzine – Guitar, Vocals
Roger Marks – Bass Guitar, Vocals
Zach Wheeler – Drums, Vocals
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