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Tortuga Sign to Napalm Records

Promising ‘heavy rock ‘n’ cock,’ and I suppose delivering that in their burly riffing, Poland’s Tortuga have inked a deal to release their next album through Napalm Records. I’m always fascinated when Napalm picks up a heavy band, whether it’s Tortuga, Villagers of Ioannina City or The Midnight Ghost Train a few years back. The label had a heavy rock spinoff for a while called Spinning Goblin that was subsumed into the mothership, but among all the various types of metal it seems like there are probably one or two heads in Napalm‘s offices that dig riffs. That’s usually how metal labels end up signing heavy rock bands, frankly. See also: Melvins on Atlantic, Clutch on Columbia, and so on.

With Napalm though, I’m never able to predict who or what next, and more often than not, I’m surprised. Sure, Napalm would release Monster Magnet and Greenleaf. Those are bigger bands. Established. Tortuga have two records out and another reportedly coming in 2022. Their sound is huge, as you can hear in the stream of last year’s Deities, below, so maybe it’s just that and the right combination of plans, perspective, accumulated YouTube streams and groove. Kudos to the band either way. The tacit hat-tip here from the Austrian label to the vibrant Polish underground isn’t to be overlooked.

From the PR wire:

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Psychedelic Stoner/Doom Metal Upstarts TORTUGA Sign Worldwide Record Deal with Napalm Records

The four piece from Poland is working on new music for 2022

Napalm Records is proud to announce the signing of Psychedelic Stoner and Doom Metal outfit TORTUGA from Poland! After making a giant impact on the scene in 2017 with their self-titled EP, followed by their H.P. Lovecraft inspired album Deities (2020) that gathered hundreds of thousands of streams across all streaming platforms, TORTUGA is ready to dive into the next chapter of their career!

TORTUGA are currently working on new music, set for release via Napalm Records in 2022.

TORTUGA about signing to Napalm Records:
“We weren’t very respectful towards the Lovecraftian Deities on our second LP, so they punished mankind with a pandemic and made it impossible for us to tour with our album. Gladly, they are merciful, and they gave us a second chance in the form of a pretty awesome collaboration with Napalm Records. We are already working on our third album and rest assured that this time we won’t mock any deities. We learned our lesson.”

TORTUGA are:
Marmur – Drums
Heszu – Bass
Pablo – Guitars, Vocals
K?osu – Guitars, Synths, Vocals

https://www.facebook.com/tortugapl
https://www.instagram.com/tortuga_band/
https://tortugapl.bandcamp.com/
www.napalmrecords.com

Tortuga, Deities (2020)

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2 Responses to “Tortuga Sign to Napalm Records”

  1. Tom says:

    Tortuga has actually 2 released albums, Deties and their first one self-tituled from 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzBprz97PdA

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