Providence, Rhode Island riff manglers, HOWL, recently completed the recording of their upcoming new full-length. Titled Bloodlines, the band’s sophomore offering was recorded at Planet Z studio in Hadley, Massachusetts, produced by Chris “Zeuss” Harris (Soulfly, Crowbar, Municipal Waste, 3 Inches Of Blood et al) and offers up 10 tracks of lead-footed audio menace.
Comments the band on the results: “Bloodlines is HOWL 2.0/HOWL on steroids/the bigger, heavier album. We took our signature sound and pushed it to the next level. This is a metal record influenced by doom, rather than vice versa. There’s more aggression, more extremes, it’s harder-hitting. Zeuss really helped us capture the sound we wanted, the way we truly sound. Bloodlines is huge, brutal, monstrous!”
Bloodlines is set for release via Relapse Records April 30, 2013. As a precursor to the record’s official unveiling, HOWL will take their metallic doom to the road on a month-long run of live takeovers set to begin next month in New London, Connecticut. HOWL will be joined by a host of sonic assassins throughout the tour.
HOWL Tour 2013:
2/28/2013 The El N Gee – New London, CT w/ David Caradine, Heavy Breath, Hivesmasher
3/01/2013 St. Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY w/ Samothrace, Pilgrim
3/02/2013 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA w/ Ominous Black, Die Choking, Mainline Cocksucks
3/03/2013 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA w/ Gritter, Cut the Architects Hand, Uncle Jimmy
3/04/2013 The Nightlite – Chapel Hill, NC w/ Mortal Man
3/05/2013 The Milestone – Charlotte, NC w/ Pig Mountain, Kato
3/06/2013 Earshot Records – Greenville, SC
3/07/2013 Poison Lawn – Knoxville, TN
3/08/2013 Owl Farm – Nashville, TN w/ Cove, Demeaner
3/09/2013 The Buccaneer – Memphis, TN w/ Crowlord
3/10/2013 Siberia – New Orleans, LA w/ She Rides
3/11/2013 Walter’s – Houston, TX
3/13/2013 TBA – San Antonio, TX
3/17/2013 Parade Of Flesh Afterparty – Dallas, TX w/ Mutilation Rites, Ken Mode
3/18/2013 The Sound Pony – Tulsa, OK w/ Senior Fellows, The Way it Was
3/19/2013 The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO w/ Abbot, Keef Mountain
3/20/2013 Fubar – St. Louis, MO w/ Grand Inquisitor, Predatory Witch
3/21/2013 Frank’s Power Plant – Milwaukee, WI w/ Gravedirt
3/22/2013 Ultra Lounge – Chicago, IL w/ Jar’d Loose
3/23/2013 The Bishop – Bloomington, IN w/ Torturess
3/24/2013 The Berkley Front – Detroit, MI w/ The Armed, Dead Church
3/25/2013 Kobo Live – Columbus, OH w/ Stormbrewer
3/26/2013 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH w/ She Rides
3/27/2013 The Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA
3/28/2013 The Sidebar – Baltimore, MD w/ Strong Intention
3/29/2013 The Tuscan Cafe – Warwick, NY w/ Strong Intention
3/30/2013 TBA Boston, MA w/ Strong Intention
3/31/2013 The Shaskeen – Manchester, NH w/ Strong Intention
4/01/2013 Nectars – Burlington, VT w/ Strong Intention
4/03/2013 Dusk – Providence, RI w/ Tinsel Teeth, Graveside Service
Commended for their distinct brand of “furious, bone-crushing, head-splitting doom” by MetalSucks, and their “huge riffs, excellent tone and an attitude not usually seen in bands with this much groove” by Crustcake, HOWL unleashed their Full Of Hell debut to unsuspecting ears in 2010. Gushed About.com in a near perfect rating of the record: “Full Of Hell isn’t just one of the best metal debuts of the year. It’s likely to be one of the best metal albums of the year.”
Additional pcoming HOWL happenings will be announced in the coming weeks. You have been warned.
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