There isn’t going to be a digital release for this one. I don’t think there’s any plan for putting it out on anything other than the 10 tapes that Montréal sludge metallers Seum will have for sale at the show they’re playing on Friday. So maybe it’s a little more like the band made a few DIY tapes for themselves and the merch table, but whatever, I dig this band and think that’s kind of cool. They released their second album, Double Double (review here), earlier this year, and that’s got enough disgust packed into it to go around, so if you can’t make it to l’Hémisphère Gauche at the end of this week, there’s still plenty to dive into should you be so inclined.

And considering the one-off nature of the June show that’s become the Ratseum cassette, that they’d want to preserve it, performing as two-thirds of the band did with Ratpiss vocalist Erin Faeth sitting in as singer. Well, I say one-off, but can’t help notice that Ratpiss are playing the gig Friday too, so there’s nothing to say an onstage guest spot can’t happen again with the full band. Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but it’s nice to have friends. And as as one who came of age in the 1990s, I’ll say as well that it’s also nice to make your friends tapes. Still cooler than CDRs.

From their socials:

Surprise: RATSEUM – Live Tape – Dropping on September 8th

On June 10th 2023, as Gaspard could not make it to our show at l’Hémisphère Gauche, he was replaced on Vocal by Erin, singer of the Montreal Power violence band Ratpiss.

For one night SEUM became… RATSEUM!

As the show ended up being recorded we decided to release it on tape as a memory.

Our friend Gorka made a logo, we fixed a quick cover and made 10 DIY copies.

Each copy is hand numbered, and that recording will only be available on tape.

The tape will be released on Friday September 8th on Bandcamp and during our show at The TraXide with Kapitur, Twin Banshee and #ratpiss.

SEUM / TWIN BANSHEE / RATPISS / KAPITUR: https://www.facebook.com/events/261976166562134/

Be there!

Be there!

Seum is:
Fred – Drums
Gaspard – Vocals
Piotr – Bass

https://www.facebook.com/Seumtheband
https://open.spotify.com/album/6ukhuyolnXMYY6MpODgZ37
https://seumtheband.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/seumtheband/

https://www.facebook.com/ElectricSparkRecords/
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https://www.electricsparkrecords.com/

Seum, Double Double (2023)