Azken Auzi to Release Self-Titled Debut Jan. 13; New Song Streaming
Pretty straightforward narrative here: Band didn’t exist, then did. Band write album, signed to label, will release album. Single’s up, and if you’re looking to inform your audience of the general point of view with which you’re approaching your craft, calling the track in question “I Hate You” is likewise unsubtle and effective. Of course, the title of this cut from French trio Azken Auzi‘s self-titled debut album due out Jan. 13 through Argonauta Records puts one immediately in mind of Electric Wizard‘s own “We Hate You,” despite the singular first-person pronoun usage. The song itself is burlier than that UK outfit ever really had interest in being, and the fuzz has a density in its low end conjurations that makes me think the focus across the impending long-player will be more on thickness than lazy stoner groove. So be it. Sludge on, sludgers.
Incidentally, I also hate me. Basically all the time, every day. So I get where they’re coming from here.
In some of the higher guitar frequencies I can hear just a teensy-tiny shade of Type O Negative. I think I hear it there mostly because I want to hear it, but maybe you’ll hear it too. Listen close. Track is at the bottom of this post.
From the PR wire:
French Doom Sludgers AZKEN AUZI sign with ARGONAUTA Records; new single I HATE YOU now streaming
Hailing from Toulon, France, Sludge Doom force AZKEN AUZI announces the signing with Italian powerhouse label Argonauta Records.
It was in the Spring of 2021 that Ludo, Laurent and Fred decided to explore an even darker and more tormented side to their understanding of music, emerging out of the remnants of MANIAC (death metal) and TOM IS FAT (noisy rock), AZKEN AUZI combines doom/sludge but also more atmospheric passages.
Rapidly things took form, one composition and concert after another, until it was decided to record a first demo single “I Hate You” which received a very positive feedback.
It was just a matter of time before the band should decide to studio record their first album.
Noticed by several record labels, AZKEN AUZI decide to sign with Argonauta Rec. in June 2022.
Their first single I HATE YOU (album version) is streaming here.
Watch out for their killer self-titled album to be released by January 13th, with many more news to follow soon!
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