Lightsabres Sign to DHU Records; A Shortcut to Insanity Coming Soon
Swedish genremasher John Strömshed, now in his fifth year of operation under the moniker of Lightsabres, has inked a deal to release his next full-length through DHU Records. After a series of outings through STB Records, HeviSike, Medusa Crush and others, DHU will release the forthcoming A Shortcut to Insanity, which is a title that may or may not be final but serves as a reasonably fitting description of what it’s like to try and follow along with Strömshed as he careens between styles, leaving his stamp on them as he goes.
Admirably prolific, Lightsabres issued a split with Blissful Stream last year to follow-up on 2016’s Hibernation (review here), and seems to be on a continuous mission to confuse the crap out of anyone who’d try to slab a label on his work one way or another.
The PR wire made it official:
DHU RECORDS – !!! NEW SIGNING !!!
DHU Records is damn excited to announce the signing of Luleå, Sweden’s own one man stoner punk enigma LIGHTSABRES!
Having released a handful of albums under many great labels, DHU Records will not hold back on this one!
Formed in 2013 with a total DIY ethic John Strömshed set out to make some of the most gnarliest lo fi stoner punk much akin to the sound of 80s and 90s Black Metal, even using a font that is similar as most bands of that genre.
The music however is more like the early punk bands of the 80s, combined with stoner riffage and heavy metal melodies, distinguishing himself and creating his own signature sound.
DHU Records is ecstatic and honored to be working with and releasing LIGHTSABRES new album tentatively called A SHORTCUT TO INSANITY
Presented here is the artwork created by MIDORI HAYASHI for LIGHTSABRES new album A SHORTCUT TO INSANITY
Tracklist
1. From the Demon’s Mouth
2. Breathing Fire
3. Cave In
4. Sweet Oblivion of Sleep
5. Shot in the Head
6. Tangled in Barbed Wire
7. With Horns
8. No Light
9. Shark Eyes
10. Born Screaming
As always with DHU Records you can expect some wild colored Limited Editions to compliment the release. More details and info coming soon.
LIGHTSABRES
J. Strömshed: Guitar/Bass/Vocals
Anton Nyström: Session Drummer
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