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Extreme in its extremities. the new five-track EP from Pyramid Mass, Gargling Rot, drills into your brainpan with some potent, industrial-strength sludge before launching into a death metal barrage and seamlessly finding some ambient soundscapes to float in. It’s all presented surprisingly cohesively with contrasting sounds well integrated within songs and the EP as a whole. The trio—Joey Anderson (bass/vocals), Matt Wild (drums/vocals), Nick Crider (guitar/vocals/synth—spin progressive sonic missives like an angry, meth-fueled Yes, finding both light and dark in unexpected musical twists.
Gargling Rot was recorded by Kevin Bernsten at Developing Nations in Baltimore. It was mastered by James Plotkin. It’s set for release on cassette and digitally on March 18 via Ossien Records. Place your preorder here.
Joey Anderson had this to say about the new EP:
“Gargling Rot is the trio finding a stone foundation. We’ve been building musical structures for like seven years at this point, but our lanes are more defined. As experimental as we attempt to be, the process is pretty settled. Nick and Matt usually have the bones of a song written out. I come in later to likely simplify parts even more or lock in with the drums to allow Nick to carry melodies. Then, when we know we are about to record with Kevin (Developing Nations), we solidify auxiliary parts such as extra guitars, synths and vocals. There is something very attractive to me about a trio. Someone compared us to the Police at a show last summer which made me laugh. Then I just started really getting into the Police. Gargling Rot gives a wider depth of our sound and emotions. I like long pauses with no drums or vocals, because then when Matt plays, it hits me so much harder. We did that and I hope we continue to mold that concept. The scariest horror films to me are the ones that don’t show the monster.”
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