Horehound Releasing Collapse This Friday; “Godful” Video Posted
Collapse is the third full-length from Pittsburgh’s Horehound, and from the dug-in deathliness of “Sword on Fire” right into the lurching, chug-happy sweetness with which the repeated lines about how we’re all going to die are delivered in the subsequent “The Agent,” it is a moment of mastery for the band in terms of bringing together their impulses between heavy rock groove and more extreme atmospheric sludge intensities. The four-piece offer six songs in a concise-feeling-but-still-lush-sounding 33 minutes, beginning with their longest track (immediate points) “Hiraeth,” which sets forth a journey that seems to find resolution in the depth of bass in “The Rebirth” and the subtly metallic guitar sweep of “Dying Gaia.” I think the final growl on the album might be the word “reap,” and if so, fair enough for the story being told here about various human-created ecological brutalizations. To put it shortly and bluntly, Collapse is some grim shit. One thinks of bees dying in hives.
“The seas rise to the edge/There’s really nothing left/Everything’s been said/Everything’s been done/Everything is gone.” — “Hiraeth.” And that last “gone” is screamed with a throaty force that much of Collapse echoes, in sentiment as well as methodology.
While we’re talking about it, it’s also hard not to appreciate the band’s no-bullshit manner in dropping the record. Tell you it’s coming earlier in the week, then deliver. They aren’t even waiting for Bandcamp Friday. They’ve got a video up now for “Godful” that gets a little manic with the shaky-cam, but is still a fitting representation of the song, which itself sums up a fair amount of Collapse‘s breadth and impact.
Don’t tell them, but I’m gonna buy a CD just to have one.
From the PR wire and social media both:
HOREHOUND – COLLAPSE
We promised a release to you this Friday but we have a sneak peek track for you! You can hear this on our Bandcamp site where the album is now up for prerelease: https://horehound.bandcamp.com/album/collapse
But also here is a content video for the track GODFUL we hope you enjoy!
Tracklisting
1. Hiraeth
2. Godful
3. Sword on Fire
4. The Agent
5. The Rebirth
6. Dying Gaia
In a world where you can choose heavy, tension-releasing music fueled by anger and filled with hope, why choose anything else to put on your playlist, throw in your CD player, or on your turntable as part of your audio meditation and ritual? Horehound agrees and have created an album that sates the need to exhale. On May 27th, 2022 the East Coast (USA) based doom/sludge outfit Horehound unleash their third LP and fourth release, Collapse.
Horehound began writing this album in 2020, bringing it to Sid Riggs (Iommi, Saliva, Seether, Alice Cooper) to record and produce and having Tony Reed (Gojira, Electric Wizard, Cough) master it in late 2021. Collapse is heavy, inspired by the times, and the most articulate material the band has presented. Collapse will be available on all popular streaming services, released digitally, on CD, and on vinyl (preorder), so save the date: 5/27/22
Horehound is:
Brendan Parrish (Guitar)
Russ Johnson (Bass)
Dan Moore (Drums)
Shy Kennedy (Vocals/Synth)
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