Okay, shade me fully fucking confused now. For your entire time main as much as the September 1 launch of Empire State Bastard‘s debut album Rivers of Heresy, the corporate line has been that they’re a grindcore band from the minds of Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil and Mike Vennart. But this newest single is something however — and it’s nonetheless fairly rattling good.

Launched moments in the past, “The Looming” is extra doomy, stoner shoegaze weirdness than it’s offensive face ripping aggression. Particularly when it follows up their earlier two singles, “Harvest” and “Stutter.” Are there some stoner-ish parts in these tracks? Positive. However not this a lot.

I imply, I suppose as an album nearer it really works, however I feel I’ve received whiplash now from the tonal shift this band simply underwent. That’s to not say it’s unhealthy in any respect, I dig sluggish and fuzzy sounds in my music, however wow.

That includes Neil and Vennart because the masterminds, Empire State Bastard additionally options bassist Naomi Macleod (Bitch Falcon) and Dave Lombardo on drums. As highlighted of their now three completely different singles, this band is one thing wild and greater than only a grindcore band.

Finally, this makes me a bit extra excited to test this album out when it drops on September 1. I could even need to make the trek as much as New York Metropolis’s Le Poisson Rouge on September 20 to catch their present with Chat Pile, which needs to be simply absolute chaos. You possibly can pre-save or pre-order the album, in addition to get your tickets to the NYC present, proper now.

Empire State Bastard, Rivers of Heresy tracklist:
1. Harvest
2. Blusher
3. Moi?
4. Drained, Aye?
5. Sons and Daughters
6. Stutter
7. Palms of Palms
8. Dusty
9. Offered!
10. The Looming