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Rift Giant Announce May 1 Release for Cataclysm

Rift Giant

Strong sense of High on Fire-style charge to Cataclysm, which is the second full-length from Copenhagen-based duo Rift Giant. They don’t have a song streaming that I could find, but the album is out May 1 as the follow-up to 2019’s Avalanche, and that you can hear below, provided you’re so inclined. Burly shouts, forceful delivery, and they pepper in some more drawn-out riffs to offset the push-push-push intensity as well, so more the better for them. Planet K Records has the release, and it should be noted that guitarist/bassist/vocalist Matthew Pither, apparently of UK origin, also plays in the Danish death-doom outfit Wokeh, who released their debut album, Where Ancients Tread, in 2020, as well as the solo outfit Epoch’s Ruin. Nice to be productive.

Of those, Rift Giant has been around the longest with a five-year tenure, and they clearly know what they’re going for in terms of sound — giant riff(t)s.

From the PR wire:

Rift Giant Cataclysm

RIFT GIANT Announces Cataclysm Album Details

Denmark Stoner/Sludge RIFT GIANT is stoked to announce that their new album Cataclysm will be released on May, 1st via Planet K Records. The album is going to be shortly available as a jewel case and in digital download.

Rift Giant is a 2-piece band based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Together, guitarist/bassist/vocalist Matthew Pither (UK) and drummer Thomas Ramkilde (Denmark) focus on creating powerful, driving riffs interspersed with heavy, groovy melodies. Founded in 2016, the duo writes music with lyrics inspired by the fantasy literature genre; mammoths, demons, witches, and, of course, giants, feature prominently in their world.

Cataclysm has been recorded by the band himself in an adapted World War 2 bunker. Mixed by Patrick Fragtrup at Wolf Rider Sound Production and mastered by Lasse Ballade at Ballade Studios (Copenhagen). Artwork by Adam C Design & Illustration.

For fans of Doctor Smoke, High on Fire, and Mastodon

Track Listing:
1. Into the Rift (5:09)
2. Hubris (5:37)
3. Queen Witch (7:49)
4. Slaves, She Made Us (5:47)
5. To Three (5:59)
6. Blocks Out the Sun (5:51)
7. Rift Giant (7:34)
8. Cataclysm (3:58)

Line-Up:
Matthew Pither – Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Thomas Ramkilde – Drums

https://www.facebook.com/riftgiantdk
https://www.instagram.com/riftgiant/
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https://planetkrecords.bandcamp.com/

Rift Giant, Avalanche (2019)

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