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Shepherd Set Nov. 20 Release for First Hand EP; Streaming “Chariot”

Posted in Whathaveyou on November 2nd, 2020 by JJ Koczan

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Not to be confused with the defunct German doomers of the same name that featured Exile on Mainstream‘s Andreas Kohl in their ranks, Denver, Colorado’s Shepherd are gearing up to issue their debut EP, First Hand, from which they’re currently streaming the second track, “Chariot.” The song itself is encouragingly plodding and melodic, and I’ll admit I was listening for shades of Colorado’s Khemmis in Shepherd‘s delivery — debatable whether there were any to be had, but I guess it would be anyhow. I haven’t heard the full EP yet, but considering the track is five and a half minutes long and it’s one of six included, they might be inadvertently about to put out their first full-length one way or the other.

Curious to see. Shepherd have a few other tracks on their Bandcamp and five and a half minutes is on the longer end, so maybe First Hand will still end up on the shorter end. Either way, that part about “encouraging” still applies to “Chariot.” Let that be the takeaway. The song is of course streaming at the bottom of this post.

Info from the PR wire:

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SHEPHERD New Single “Chariot” Out + Streaming Now

Debut EP ‘First Hand’ out Nov. 20th on Destruent Records

Denver-based Doom rock band SHEPHERD are gearing up for the release of their debut studio EP, ‘First Hand’, which is out November 20th on Destruent Records. Fans can get their first taste of the upcoming record by checking out the band’s new single “Chariot”, which is out now and available on the major streaming platforms. Shepherd’s lineup consists of Holden Sims (vocals/bass), Austin Garrett (guitar/backing vox), and Nathan Bilodeau (drums), with the three-piece drawing inspiration from alt-metal pioneers like Deftones, Mastodon, and Torche, along with elements of outlaw country and folkloric chanting. The end result is something that’s sonically engrossing, unrepentantly loud, and bound to take hold of listeners and not let go.

SHEPHERD’s debut EP, ‘First Hand’ , is available for pre-order via the group’s Bandcamp. Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Ben Romsdahl at Juggernaut Audio

SHEPHERD – ‘First Hand’ Tracklist
1. Sea Cave
2. Chariot
3. Wendigo
4. Vestigial
5. Persephone
6. The West

Shepherd are:
Holden Sims (bass/vocals)
Austin Garrett (guitar/vocals)
Nate Bilodeau (drums)

https://www.facebook.com/shepherdband19
https://www.instagram.com/shepherd.band/
https://shepherd19.bandcamp.com/
http://destruentrecords.com/
https://destruentrecords.bandcamp.com/

Shepherd, First Hand (2020)

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