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Sàbba Sign to DHU Records; Pentacle Vinyl Coming Soon

Posted in Whathaveyou on May 14th, 2019 by JJ Koczan

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New York trio Sàbba released their debut EP, Pentacle, in the early hours of 2019. The tape edition largely gone (Sludgelord Records still has it) and I wouldn’t expect much different as the response when DHU Records gets behind the vinyl release for a very, very limited pressing of 66 copies. I think they’ll probably do a second run somewhere down the line — or at least I’d kind of hope? — but if you ever needed an example of it paying to get your preorders in, this has to be it. 66 copies! That’s like nothing. The wax is clear, and if you haven’t heard the tracks yet, they’re name-your-price on Bandcamp. I’d just hate to see you miss out on it twice. You know me. Looking out.

DHU sent the following down the PR wire:

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SÀBBA sign to DHU Records to release debut Pentacle

DHU Records is proud to announce the signing of Brooklyn, New York’s Occult Doom band SÀBBA to release their debut record “Pentacle” on extremely Limited Edition vinyl!

Sàbba is a Brooklyn bred doom metal/stoner rock band with themes ranging from total obliteration to daunting practices of the occult. Sàbba, meaning Sabbath in southern Italian, offers a sound which mushrooms from psychedelic, trance-inducing hypnotism into a brick wall of crushing annihilation.

“Pentacle” will be the first release in the Exclusive Press series Limited to 66 copies on Crystal Clear Lathe Cut which will be pressed by Royal Mint Records

Info and details for pre orders coming real soon

Side A:
A1. Pentacle
A2. Smoke Goddess

Side B:
B1. IVPITER

Pentacle was Recorded and Mixed at AVERNVS BK Studio in Brooklyn, NY
Mixed by Kevin Dawkins
Engineered by Kevin Dawkins and Mike Calabrese
Produced by Sàbba

Art Design by Kevin Dawkins
Cover photo by Hex Kim

SÀBBA
Drums- Kevin Dawkins
Guitar/Bass- Mike Calabrese
Vocals- Valerie Russo

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Sàbba, Pentacle (2019)

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The Obelisk Presents: Ode to Doom in Manhattan on Nov. 24 with Heavy Temple, Fox 45, Nine Layers Deep and Sabba

Posted in The Obelisk Presents on November 19th, 2018 by JJ Koczan

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My general tack in talking about gender on this site is not to. I try not to post album art that has shitty objectification of women on it, and if I think something is outwardly misogynist, I’ll say so one way or another, but I cringe when I see male writers and PR people and labels using tags like “female-fronted,” etc., and I usually try to mention it as little as humanly possible. I don’t know if the method is politically sound or what — I’d have to talk to my theorist wife about it, and she’s sleeping at the moment — but the way I see it something can’t be normalized while still being made exotic. That is, when a band has three or four dudes in it, one doesn’t call them “male-fronted.” Women in bands is a thing that happens. The proportions as relates to the general population are ridiculous — see: shitty misogyny, above — but I try not to position lady-inclusion in my writing as something abnormal, because it isn’t something abnormal and it shouldn’t be treated that way. I don’t expect or want or think I deserve kudos for that, and fuck you heartily if you think I’m saying this to be self-righteous.

I’ve been sort of loosely involved in presenting Ode to Doom at Arlene’s Grocery in NYC for a little over two years. I signed on initially because I liked the idea of someone still putting on underground heavy shows in Manhattan where so much of that business seems to have migrated to Brooklyn during the course of the last decade-plus. Claudia Crespo, who is the promoter behind the series, is well beyond admirable for her dedication to the cause, and the events she has curated have highlighted some of the finest in heavy that the Eastern Seaboard has to offer, from groups like Geezer to Tarpit Boogie to Eternal Black and Shadow Witch and on and on. It’s awesome, to be blunt, and the next one is a special lineup along the lines alluded-to above, so yeah, it seemed well worth an extra plug to me.

I know this week is Thanksgiving and that people will be recovering this week from the holiday, but if you, like me, have found spiritual restoration in riff form, I’ve no doubt you’ll find it again Saturday night at Arlene’s with Heavy Temple, Fox 45, Nine Layers Deep and Sabba on a reasonably early bill.

Dig the info:

ode to doom nov 24 poster

Next up, an all female-fronted Ode to Doom, with #Sabba, Nine Layers Deep, Fox 45, and Heavy Temple @ Arlene’s Grocery!!! Save the date, November 24th!! Doors open at 6:30, show kicks off at 7!! Flyer by Ritual Design!

Sabba at 7
Nine Layers Deep at 8
Fox 45 at 9
Heavy Temple at 10

Claudia Crespo on Nov. 24 Ode to Doom:

I’ve been doing Ode for a little over two years now and this one coming up on the 24th has been marinating in my mind for some time now, really about a year. I find the growing number of women in the metal scene (particularly in the Doom Community) only getting larger, stronger, and more in your face (which is a great thing). With groups like The Doom Hag, it was only a matter a time when I felt a show like the one coming up was wanted or maybe even a little needed. I’m super proud and stoked to support that.

Ode to Doom Nov. 24 event page

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