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Zolfo Premiere “Inner Freeze” from Delusion of Negation

Posted in audiObelisk on December 18th, 2019 by JJ Koczan

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Italian atmosludge extremists Zolfo will release their debut album, Delusion of Negation, on Jan. 24 via Spikerot Records. More idyllic settings than the band’s hometown of Bari, on the coast of the Italian southern peninsula — the heel of the boot, as it were — are hard to come by in Europe, with buildings that look like they were carved by nature rather than man, clear water off the shore and beaches the mere sight of which makes for immediate escapist fantasies. And yet, Zolfo‘s Delusion of Negation is marked with a sense of dread and abrasive malaise, a work of noise-soaked sludge disaffection based not around the joy its surroundings might produce in the tourism trade, but a deep-running swarm of punishing caustic assault in the vein of a more riff-based Primitive Man. Following the sub-three-minute scathe-drone intro “Neural Worm,” “Inner Freeze” (7:17) unfolds with a ready declaration of the miseries to be displayed across the remainder of the album’s five-track/49-minute lurch. Perhaps the centerpiece title “Existential Prolapse” is the best summary of Zolfo‘s sound. It is an expulsion of bone as well as a spilling gut, of being as much as physicality — all the more so at the song’s maddening conclusion.

Delusion of Negation is a record that, yes, is deafeningly weighted in a post-sludge fashion, but it’s not necessarily uncontrolled. The five-piece consciously bring the listener into their material’s depths with each concurrent song, even as the outward zolfo delusion of negationimpression they seem to be wanting to make is one of repugnance. “Inner Freeze” isn’t without some melody in its midsection, grim and followed by crawling lumber and death-growls though it is, and before its cacophonous payoff, “Existential Prolapse” offers plenty of atmosphere and even a Sleep-style riff earlier on to go with all its aural flaying. Tellingly though, that song is 10:36, and it leads into the title-track and closer “The Deepest Abyss,” both of which top 14 minutes, thereby comprising more than half the album’s runtime between them. And the sense of destination as one moves through the gradual and of-burgeoning-patience “Delusion of Negation” and into the more ambient “The Deepest Abyss” is right there in the name. Zolfo are bringing the listener to a very specific place, and that place is intended to be as low as humanly possible. With a direct bleed from the ending of “Delusion of Negation” before it, “The Deepest Abyss” feels no less accurate in its self-description than did “Inner Freeze” or “Existential Prolapse,” unfolding on an long, ambient and linear path to a searing conclusive wash, nigh on claustrophobic as it is.

Forceful in its intent and destructive seemingly unto itself as well as anything in its path, Delusion of Negation is not by any means subtle in its execution or overarching purpose, but it nonetheless offers as much breadth as crush, and thereby proves all the more fascinating than it might at first appear. As a first taste, “Inner Freeze” can be heard premiering below, and though it doesn’t tell the entire story of the album, even on its own it carries that sense of bringing — dragging? — those who’d take it on down toward that eventual abyss.

In other words, enjoy:

Zolfo, “Inner Freeze” official track premiere

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Huge riffs and loud amps proceed hand in hand with the slow-paced yet unmerciful drumming while the vocal delivery is harsh as hell, non-human at times.

After releasing their well received debut EP „Phosphene/Floaters“ in 2017, Italy’s doom heavyweights ZOLFO are about to release their first full length album „Delusion of Negation“, a crushing wall of sound now waiting to get unleashed by powerhouse label Spikerot Records! If you are into heavy tunes as Iron Monkey, Ufomammut, Bongzilla and alike, this is definitely a release not to be missed in early 2020!

Or to keep it in the words of ZOLFO: “Our firstborn represents for us an essential point of balance between the many artistic and musical entities that dwell within the band’s core, brought into our sound by each member’s previous experiences. ‘Delusion Of Negation’ is a warning for the future that urges us to experiment and evolve what we are. It’s not everyday you find insiders with the same passion and dedication as our friends at Spikerot Records, and for this reason releasing our first work with them is going to be truly gratifying.”

TRACKLIST:
1. Neural Worm
2. Inner Freeze
3. Existential Prolapse
4. Delusion Of Negation
5. The Deepest Abyss

ZOLFO is:
Dave – Vocals
Nicolò – Guitars
Fabrizio – Guitars
Saverio – Bass
Piero – Drums

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Zolfo Sign to Spikerot Records; Delusion of Negation out Jan. 2020

Posted in Whathaveyou on October 28th, 2019 by JJ Koczan

I’m not entirely sure what Italian sludgers Zolfo are going for in titling their album Delusion of Negation, in terms of what that means or is intended to signify, but hey, I like phonetics, so what the hell. The full-length will serve as their debut, and it’s been newly announced that countryman imprint Spikerot Records will stand behind the release. That’s a good vote of confidence for the five-piece, who issued the Phosphene/Floaters two-tracker in 2017 that you can hear below and with it offered no shortage of brutalist riffing. It won’t take you long to get where they’re coming from, but that hardly makes the experience less enjoyable, you know, as much as it’s meant to be enjoyable in the first place.

Pummel pummel pummel and whatnot.

No real details on the record yet, but the announcement of the January release through Spikerot arrived thusly from the PR wire:

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Doom Metal unit ZOLFO sign to Spikerot Records!

New album “Delusion Of Negation” to be released in January 2020

Italy’s Doom underworld is somewhat fervent environment lately and ZOLFO has rightfully earned a place in such realm.

Spikerot Records is stoked to announce the signing of the Apulian Sludge/Doom-mongers for the release of their debut album ‘Delusion Of Negation’, due in January 2020. As the monicker suggests – it’s the Italian for “Sulfur” – the band evokes a smoking creature that will utterly please fans of Ufomammut, Yob and Bongzilla alike. Huge riffs and loud amps proceed hand in hand with the slow-paced yet unmerciful drumming while the vocal delivery is harsh as hell, non-human at times.

The band has stated:
“Our firstborn represents for us an essential point of balance between the many artistic and musical entities that dwell within the band’s core, brought into our sound by each member’s previous experiences. ‘Delusion Of Negation’ is a warning for the future that urges us to experiment and evolve what we are. It’s not everyday you find insiders with the same passion and dedication as our friends at Spikerot Records, and for this reason releasing our first work with them is going to be truly gratifying.”

While waiting for this beast of an album, you can listen to a couple of older songs on their Bandcamp profile, a great foretaste of what’s to come!

ZOLFO is:
Dave – Vocals
Nicolò – Guitars
Fabrizio – Guitars
Saverio – Bass
Piero – Drums

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www.spikerot.com

Zolfo, Phosphene/Floaters (2017)

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