Sleepwulf Sign to Heavy Psych Sounds; New Album Preorders Start Next Week
Swedish cult-heavy traditionalists Sleepwulf released their self-titled debut (review here) on March 6, 2020, through Cursed Tongue Records, and even through the unparalleled chaos that followed throughout last year, that record was never quite forgotten thanks to memorable songwriting and a heartfelt vibe that painted the band as more than going through the motion as regards a vintage style. I’m pretty sure there are parts of Sweden where you can walk down the street and for every corner there’s a ’70s-style band frying their tube amps, but even amid that, Sleepwulf stood out well on what was still just their first record.
Cursed Tongue had the vinyl, Stoner Witch had the tape. Both are gone. Heavy Psych Sounds, in picking up the four-piece for their sophomore outing, will also stand behind a reissue of the first record — presumably that also includes a first CD release? — and as is their wont, the Italian label is spacing out the news such that new audio and preorders are coming next week. At least if they make you wait, they tell you.
First words out of my mouth — and yeah, I said it out loud — when the email came in: “Good band.” I stand by that.
More to come. Here’s the announcement from the PR wire:
HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS signed the Swedish stoner rock wizards SLEEPWULF
We are honored to announce that the Swedish stoner rockerz SLEEPWULF are now part of the Heavy Psych Sounds Family !!!
The band has signed a worldwide deal for the new album and the repress of the debut one !!!
PRESALE + first track premiere STARTS: NOVEMBER 9th
SAYS THE BAND: “We are honored to be part of the Heavy Psych Sounds family and to sit at the same table as some of our favorite bands.”
BIOGRAPHY
Sleepwulf are the new wizards on the block of stoner rock. Stemming the forests of Southern Sweden, they have channeled the sultry sounds of old with modern influences to create a heavy sound laden with psychedelic grooves. Fans of bands such as Witchcraft, Black Sabbath, as well as early Pentagram will find plenty to love here. After making waves with their self-released single “Lucifer’s Light” they were quickly signed to Cursed Tongue Records in early 2020. Recently emerging from the studio, their critically acclaimed debut album is a bonfire of riff heavy music that is sure to set alight any crowd.
Fresh off the back of their critically acclaimed debut album, reaching #3 in the global doom charts. The Swedish doom wizards, Sleepwulf have now signed with label giants Heavy Psych Sounds to unleash their highly anticipated second LP.
Written in the dark days of 20-21 this new journey drips with the seductive sounds of riff rock psychedelic ecological doom and conjures the echoes of bands such as Black Sabbath and Jethro Tull.
Out of this fire, Sleepwulf have summoned songs that ooze with fuzzy riffs, sordid tales and seductive occultism.
SLEEPWULF is:
Owen Robertson – Vocals
Sebastian Ihme – Guitar
Carl Lindbuerg – Drums
Viktor Sjöström – Bass
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