After something of a tentative first step with their raw self titled EP two years previously, the return of Bristol based Post Progressive Sludge Metal quartet Urzah with a second chapter brought the refinement that the first record screamed out for. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Stuart McKay at Studio 6 (Guilt Trip, Malevolence, Brutality Will
A byproduct of the great plague years, Wall, the side project of Desert Storm and The Grand Mal that finds brothers Elliot and Ryan Cole playing Stoner Sludge Doom Metal together will be releasing their debut album “Brick By Brick” via APF Records 30th August. Born of the frustration at not being able to tour
While their main squeeze Desert Storm will be playing Bloodstock Open Air Festival this summer, brothers Elliott and Ryan Cole will be unleashing riffs fit for worship with “Brick By Brick“. A debut full length album from their instrumental Stoner Metal project Wall, it will appear as if by magic via APF Records on 30th
When their debut album “The Scorching Gaze” wasn’t even a twinkling in their minds eye, Bristol based Post Progressive Sludge Metal quartet Urzah were in a rehearsal space writing a self titled EP that they hoped would capture the imagination of a few idle passers by. Having got together at some point in 2019, drummer
Filmed at Factory Studios in Bristol, Post Progressive Sludge Metal quartet Urzah have a raw and intimate live session recording of “Immateria Noir” from their new album “The Scorching Gaze“. That record features guest appearances from Eleanor Tinlin of Choir Noir and Luke Clemenger of Froglord having been inspired by the cosmic horror writings of
The sixth year of the reign of Urzah finds the Bristol based Post Progressive Sludge Metal quartet unveiling their most ambitious record to date in “The Scorching Gaze“. Inspired, as so many have been, by the cosmic horror writings of HP Lovecraft and more directly the late Cormac McCarthy’s novel “The Crossing“, the lyrical narratives
Recorded at a studio once owned by legendary folk band Fairport Convention which recent years has seen the likes of Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath and Rob Halford of Judas Priest recording there, Oxford Progressive Sludge Doom Metal act Desert Storm unveiled “Death Rattle” back in March. Their eighth studio record and first without Chris Benoist it was
A pro-shot full set from the Sophie Lancaster Stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2022 with the 2023 incarnation of the annual Metal festival 11 days away is a thing of beauty. This time out Desert Storm are the band of choice, the Oxford Progressive Sludge Doom Metal act having written and recorded but not
“Death Rattle is an album that leans to Desert Storm’s strengths in song-writing ability. It is cohesive and flows with each song telling an individual tale, bound by common topics throughout. Genre traversing, musically progressing from the extreme and hard to softer palettes, moments of the ethereal. The light and dark shades are synonymous with the
The question that APF Records have for you is a simple one – do you want the new Desert Storm album “Death Rattle” in vinyl or cassette edition? It’s available with or without a t-shirt over at bandcamp with a 31st March release date marked on the grave stone of the Oxford Progressive Doom Metal
