Callus to Release A Breath of Flesh Air Oct. 29
I’ll readily admit I haven’t heard Callus‘ A Breath of Flesh Air in full at this point. While we’re being brutally honest, I had the word “fresh” in the title when I started writing this post. So yeah, I’m not going to claim to be O.G. on the Lancaster, UK, heft-bearers who released their debut full-length, Hogpocalypse, in 2019. But I took a listen to “Ka-tet” as the lead single from the impending Trepanation Recordings release — out Oct. 29, up for preorder, and so on — and that was enough to convince me to dive further. The words “Produced, mixed and mastered by Chris Fielding at Foel Studios” didn’t hurt either, frankly.
And neither did the art, which could damn near hang out front of a tech-death record but for the band’s logo. If you, like me, take a listen to “Ka-tet” and find it’s the kind of thing you’re interested in, you should probably note that when they talk about “limited edition” for physical media, Callus aren’t screwing around. 50 CDs, 25 tapes, and that’s it. And while I’m not generally the type to plug a band’s merch, I’ll add they have bundles available with shirts boasting the aforementioned cover, which as you can see is pretty nifty indeed.
It looks like this:
‘A Breath of Flesh Air’ by Callus Released 29th October 2021
CALLUS is a HEAVY band formed in Lancaster UK in 2013. Taking their influence from Stoner, Thrash, Punk, Doom, and Instrumental Space Rock ‘A Breath of Flesh Air’ is a hard album to pin to any particular genre and is all the better for it!
Encompassing seven hard hitting and heavy tracks, ‘A Breath of Flesh Air’ is the bands second album proper, after 2019’s ‘HOGPOCALYPSE’, and sees them hone their sound even further. The recording of this behemoth was undertaken by Chris Fielding at Foel Studios in February 2021 so you know it sounds top notch!
Callus have gigged up and down the length of the UK, from Brighton to Dumfries so are no slouches when it comes to the live performance department. They have also played Bloodstock Festival, Hammerfest Festival, Mammothfest Festival and supported both the likes of Tombstones and Witch Mountain.
As well as digital download this release will be available on limited edition CD (limited to 50 copies) and cassette (limited to 25 copies). You can pre-order your copy here: https://callus117.bandcamp.com/album/a-breath-of-flesh-air
All music written and performed by CALLUS.
Guest backing vocals on Molar Crown featuring Chris Fielding.
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Chris Fielding at Foel Studios, Wales, February 2021.
Album painting by Ryan Hancock.
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