THOU / MOLOCH / GHAST / 1 more TBC - Le Pub, Sun 21 June

BVRZERK Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:14 am

SUNDAY 21 JUNE

LESSON NO.1 PRESENTS:

THOU
From Baton Rouge in Louisiana, THOU are one of the most talked-about bands coming up for air from the doom/sludge underground over the last 12 months. Why? Because they’re heavier than a ruined life, playing black metal-soaked slo-mo epics with riffs as thick as the glass on the Popemobile. If ELECTRIC WIZARD quit eulogising about weed and extracted all the musical optimism from their songs, it might sound a bit like this. They also have a commendably busy release schedule (without going so far as to flood the market), with releases on LEVEL PLANE, SOUTHERN LORD (upcoming), WOODSMOKE, FEAST OF TENTACLES and more. They all have amazing artwork that’ll make the aesthetically-minded bust a nut when they see them. Don’t miss this! http://www.myspace.com/thouband

MOLOCH
First SW show (not for want of trying, but still) for this band of really great hardcore-infused sludge warriors from Nottingham, featuring dudes from BRAIN DEAD and ARMY OF FLYING ROBOTS. Nihilistic raging gloom for fans of EYEHATEGOD, GRIEF, IRON MONKEY, SOURVEIN yadda yadda. They have so far issued a demo, which is sold out, and a 10” single on FEAST OF TENTACLES/SHIFTY which you should be able to find in distros and whatnot. http://www.myspace.com/molochscum

GHAST
Formerly known as SOULDUST (hence the Myspace URL), GHAST have got to be one of the most slept on black metal bands anywhere. Their debut album ‘May The Curse Bind’ is out now and goes to town welding that DARKTHRONE-esque cold guitar buzz to obese doom/death pummeling, played with a crusty punk anger. They don’t play round here that often so I’m really looking forward to it. http://www.myspace.com/souldustgrave

PLUS ONE MORE BAND TBC, HOPEFULLY PRETTY DAMN SOON. Flyer soon as well!

ALL HAPPENING AT: Le Pub, Caxton Place, Newport

7.30pm, £5

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