Roman sludge-rollers IO have signed to Argonauta Records for the 2021 release of their yet-untitled debut full-length. The album comes preceded by two songs posted on YouTube that finds the three-piece dug into a cosmic strain of ultra-heavy sludge, echoing screams and humongous riffs acting in concert with a plus-sized Sleep-style groove. You can hear in “Fire Walks With Us” below that the surprises are few but the sense of space is palpable, and that’s just fine as it moves from the pummel into a trippy second-half jam to answer back to the quiet beginning stretch. It’s a warm sound through a cold brutality, and of course as it builds toward the apex and of the track, the journey is well worth the minimal effort it takes to follow along.

No title or details yet on the record to come, but the PR wire sent this along:

Sludge Heavy Weights IO Sign To Argonauta Records!

Debut Album coming in the Spring of 2021!

Rome- based Sludge heavy weights, IO, have announced their signing with powerhouse label Argonauta Records, who will release the band’s debut album in the Spring of 2021.

The trio’s music is basically inspired by the burning, volcanic and foggy lands of IO, the Jupiter’s moon; their long, slow, and heavy as fire compositions could be indeed characterized by a dense atmosphere of sulfur while lava flows turn into magma lakes. IO‘s hazy yet poundering sounds, pure fuzz and sludgy heaviness, is taking its listener on a cosmic trip into volcanic space dimensions.

IO, who was formed in 2015, shared several stages with acts alike Monkey3, OTUS and many more, until they gained the attention by one of Italy’s leading heavy music underground labels Argonauta Records.

“We are very excited to join forces with Argonauta Records for the release of our first full length album.” IO comments. “We are really proud of this volcanic doomed work, which took some time to be completed during this pandemic, and we just can’t wait to bring you this caliginous overflow, we expect all the muddy sounds’ lovers to ride it loudly!”

IO’s debut will be seeing the light of day in the Spring 2021, with many more details and album tunes to follow in the months ahead.

IO is:
Fabio De Santis: Guitar & Vocals
Valeria T. Trucker: Drums & Lyrics
Stefano Ferramola: Bass

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IO, “Fire Walks With Us”