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Classic Rock today premieres the epic centerpiece of BROTHERS OF THE SONIC CLOTH‘s self-titled debut album, “La Mano Poderosa.” Eleven minutes of shifting sands and foreboding intonations potently convey the ominous nature of the band’s end-times music, with periods of decisive and direct riffing interspersed with captivating lamenting melodies.
Notes vocalist/guitarist Tad Doyle of the track, “Originally the main riff was one of the first songs for BROTHERS OF THE SONIC CLOTH, conceived in 2007 and developed over a period of seven years until this release. Lyrically, the subject matter is of the notion that one has been here for thousands of years. This comes with the realization that there are ‘old souls’ who may have been here many times and have witnessed glimpses of past lives through a series of déjà vus. Some who have lived as hunter gatherers working soil, some as soldiers on bloody battlefields joining their blades with others flesh, and those who have witnessed their lives as other living beings and animals. This return to ‘here,’ being the last time.”
Hear “La Mano Poderosa” at THIS LOCATION.
And you can still sample a taste of the heavy ahead of the record’s release date with a five-minute video teaser that finds Doyle presenting an in-depth look at the impetus in creating Brothers of the Sonic Cloth, the tracking process and the weighty themes that bind the record. Watch the video teaser HERE. And check out opening hymn, “Lava,” still streaming at Decibel HERE.
In related news, BROTHERS OF THE SONIC CLOTH will bring their sonic crush to the stage this April with a special record release show. The ritual will take place on April 18, 2015 at The Columbia City Theater in Seattle with additional live performances to be announced in the coming weeks.
BROTHERS OF THE SONIC CLOTH:
4/18/2015 The Columbia City Theater – Seattle, WA [info]
Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth is the sound of earthly decomposition and planetary demise; a slow, entrancing dance towards a looming apocalypse… thick, monolithic, deliberate and devouring. Fronted by Seattle’s legendary guitarist/vocalist Tad Doyle – formerly of TAD and Hog Molly — Brothers of the Sonic Cloth is a trio of longtime rock soldiers that includes veteran bassist Peggy Doyle and drummer Dave French (The Anunnaki) and their forthcoming full-length debut maintains a long-held tradition of conjuring some of the heaviest music from the darkest depths of the Pacific Northwest.
Slated for release in North America on February 17th, via Neurot Recordings, Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth was captured at Robert Lang Studios and Doyle’s own Witch Ape Studio in Seattle, Washington and mixed by Billy Anderson (Sleep, High On Fire, Melvins et al). Thrusting forth five hauntingly heavy tracks, with two bonus hymns included on the CD edition the offering serves as Doyle’s first recorded release in nearly fifteen years. BROTHERS OF THE SONIC CLOTH‘s audio manifestations are welcomingly unfamiliar, splicing thick, jagged riffs through chilling post-punk drumming and hulking compositions that blow soulfully hot and desolately cold, sometimes within the confines of one track. Their long-form pieces present the kind of mature ideas and expansive progressions that outpace the listener’s short-term memory leading them off the proverbial map; familiar landmarks like sludge, post-metal, rock all but disappeared over the horizon. Authentic and authoritative, Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth is as much a persistent thudding body punch of sonic destructive force as it is a thoughtful statement of awareness and the inescapable raw condition of life.
Preorders for the CD and LP are now available at THIS LOCATION.
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