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Soggy Self-Titled Reissue Due Dec. 9

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We’re fortunate to live in an age of such prevalent rock and roll archaeology, and if you don’t think so, go dig around the YouTubes and check out French four-piece Soggy‘s cover of The Stooges‘ mega-classic “I Wanna be Your Dog.” As a fan of Euro-accented heavy rock in general, I’ll just spoil it for you and say it fucking rules. I’d never heard the band before getting this news about the impending Outer Battery Records reissue of their self-titled compilation — originally out in 2008, made up of recordings from 1980 and 1981 — but the blend of punk and pre-NWOBHM tonal buzz one finds therein is sure to turn a few heads these 35-plus years later. Turned mine, anyhow.

Apparently The Shrine covered these guys on stage with Soggy frontman Beb sitting in on vocals. We should all be blessed with such good taste.

Reissue is out Dec. 9. From the PR wire:

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Outer Battery Records to Release Cult LP from French Heavy Rock Band SOGGY

Outer Battery Records will release the cult, self-titled album by French heavy rock band SOGGY on December 9. The 11-track album was previously pressed by Memoire Neuve Records and limited to just 300 copies, meaning the album is now a sought after purchase by serious record collectors. Check out the album trailer, featuring the band’s 1981 single, “Waiting for the War”, at THIS location.

Formed in 1978, SOGGY started out playing covers of Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, MC5 and The Stooges but quickly began writing their own songs and developed a unique style, mixing hard rock and punk rock in a Stooges vein. They christened their style “hard wave”. In April of ’81 the “Waiting for the War” 7” was released and a video was shot for French TV. After more than 100 concerts, the band split up in July of 1982 (although they were supposed to be the opening act for the Judas Priest European tour), but their cult status has only grown over the years. This release from Outer Battery is the full LP, including tracks from the “Waiting for the War” single.

More recently, SOGGY frontman, Beb, has returned to the stage for the first time in over 35 years! California skate rock band The Shrine recorded a cover of “Waiting For The War” which caught the Frenchman’s attention and the two joined forces on stage in Paris (for the first time) and across stages in Europe, last year.

Track listing:
1.) 47 Chromosomes
2.) Lay Down A Lot
3.) I Feel Top Of The World
4.) Cellulitis is the Top of the Shapeless Body
5.) Down The Shops
6.) I Wanna Be Your Dog (The Stooges)
7.) Waiting For The War
8.) Cursed Boy
9.) Slider
10.) Let’s Go Together
11.) Lost My Brain

In addition to front man Beb, SOGGY features Eric Dars (guitar), François Tailleur (bass) and Olivier Hennegrave (drums).

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