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April 2019

‘LIFE METAL’ BY SUNN O))) STREAMING IN ITS ENTIRETY AHEAD OF APRIL 26 RELEASE DATE

Following the Record Store Day release of Life Metal last Saturday, Sunn O))) are thrilled to stream the album via NPR’s First Listen. Additionally, Southern Lord are proud to make the album available on CD and LP formats via their stores today, ahead of the official digital, LP and CD release date on April 26th. Life Metal is available for pre-order now directly via the Sunn, Southern Lord and Southern Lord Europe stores.

SUNN O))): Life Metal To See Record Store Day Release + NYC Listening Session Tomorrow

SUNN O))) releases their first new album in four years, the Steve Albini-engineered Life Metal, through Southern Lord as part of Record Store Day tomorrow, Saturday, April 13th. This special release of the album sees Life Metal as one of the official and highlighted RSD titles (#RSD19), and lets fans purchase the album one week before the label and band direct version of the record is available, and two weeks ahead of the album’s official retail release. See the RSD unboxing video for Life Metal HERE.

CAVE IN ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, ‘FINAL TRANSMISSION,’ DUE OUT JUNE 7 VIA HYDRA HEAD

In February of 2018, the members of Cave In gathered at their rehearsal space in Boston to work on material for their next record. It had been nearly seven years since their previous album, White Silence, had been released. But they’d been writing and rehearsing methodically, off and on, to craft a worthy follow-up. In that time, guitarist/vocalist Steve Brodsky had started prog-metal power trio Mutoid Man, drummer J.R. Conners and guitarist Adam McGrath started psych-punk outfit Nomad Stones, and bassist Caleb Scofield was busy with simian rock supergroup Old Man Gloom and his own band, Zozobra. After jamming all weekend with Cave In, Caleb got in his truck and drove home to New Hampshire. It was the last time his bandmates would ever see him.

SLOWCORE FORCE DROWSE ANNOUNCES ‘LIGHT MIRROR’ LP

Drowse, the nom de plume of Portland-based musician Kyle Bates, has resurfaced with a new chapter in the project’s emotionally brutalizing, musically fearless narrative. Following up his wildly acclaimed sophomore LP Cold Air, Bates has announced the forthcoming release of Light Mirror. The album is due out on June 7 via The Flenser.

SUNN O))) PREPARE FOR U.S. TOUR; ANNOUNCE NEW SHOWS IN CHICAGO, PITTSBURGH AND NYC LISTENING SESSION

Sunn O))) have revealed a U.S. listening session in addition to their events in London and Paris in the lead up to the release of Life Metal (April 26th, Southern Lord). Confirmed for April 13th, the Brooklyn-based listening session will take place at Future Space in collaboration with Southern Lord Recordings and The Tinnitus Music Series. The experience will feature a tower of loudspeakers, engulfing walls of fog, and throbbing color. A congregation of guests are invited to traverse the outer zones of consciousness and expanses of the cosmos through sound/time and sound/energy. This event is free, open to the public and available on a first come, first serve basis. RSVP now.

by Phil Grey Agency