FOEHAMMER: DC sludge-doom behemoth reveals new track "Oblivion of Sand"
–CVLT Nation
Foehammer has debuted new track "Oblivion of Sand," from its forthcoming album, Monumentum.
Foehammer has debuted new track "Oblivion of Sand," from its forthcoming album, Monumentum.
Monumentum drops November 18th on Silent Pendulum Records.
Stream "Oblivion of Sand," here: https://cvltnation.com/experience-the-new-down-tuned-anthem-foehammers-oblivion-of-sand/
Pre-order the new album (physical): https://silentpendulumrecords.com/collections/foehammer
Pre-order the new album (digital): https://silentpendulumrecords.bandcamp.com/album/monumentum
Stream "Oblivion of Sand," here: https://cvltnation.com/experience-the-new-down-tuned-anthem-foehammers-oblivion-of-sand/
Pre-order the new album (physical): https://silentpendulumrecords.com/collections/foehammer
Pre-order the new album (digital): https://silentpendulumrecords.bandcamp.com/album/monumentum
Based in northern Virginia, Foehammer is the power-duo of guitarist/vocalist Jay Cardinell and drummer Ben Price. Founded in 2013 by Cardinell as a Black Sabbath cover band, Foehammer has evolved over the past decade into its current configuration – stripped of excess, Cardinell and Price operate as one, in harmony, conjuring underworldly sludge-doom that captivates and hypnotizes.
Progressing beyond the glacial pace of prior Foehammer releases, Monumentum is a thrilling album that rolls through a spectrum of tones and tempos. "We made an effort this time to branch away a bit from the strict, slow style we had previously adhered to, while trying to maintain the crushing and mesmerizing riffs that have become the band's trademarks," says Cardinell.
Indeed, Cardinell's sweet, sweet riffs still crush and mesmerize, and his deathly vocals still emanate as if from a subterranean crypt. But, propelled by Price's ace pounding, the band moves through blastbeats and headbangable grooves, smashing the limits of the funereal dirges for which it was known. The pair maneuvers deftly, carrying the listener along for the entire hour-long journey. Adding an additional new dimension to the music are elements of cosmic drone that appear throughout the album, like rays of light through cracks in the tomb.
Monumentum was engineered and mixed by Foehammer drummer Ben Price and mastered by James Plotkin (Sunn O))), Earth). It follows a self-titled demo (2014), a self-titled EP (2015, Australopithecus Records), and a double-album titled Second Sight (2018, Australopithecus Records).
Foehammer plays December 9th at Slash Run in Washington, DC with The Wayward.
Photo by Ben Price
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