From Portland, Oregon, Semuta is the duo of guitarist/vocalist Benjamin Caragol and drummer Ben Stoller; the two summon a mournful strain of sludgy post-metal, marked by enthralling songcraft and passionate execution. Reference points include Neurosis, Russian Circles, Cave In, and King Crimson. Glacial Erratic was mixed by Scott Evans and mastered by Brad Boatright.
Stream the album and buy it, here: https://semutamusic.bandcamp.com/album/glacial-erratic
Tour dates:
May 31 - Portland, OR @ The High Water Mark
June 1 - Bellingham, WA @ Make Shift
June 2 - Seattle, WA @ The Sunset Tavern
June 8 - Santa Rosa, CA @ Shady Oak
June 9 - Oakland, CA @ The Stork Club
June 1 - Bellingham, WA @ Make Shift
June 2 - Seattle, WA @ The Sunset Tavern
June 8 - Santa Rosa, CA @ Shady Oak
June 9 - Oakland, CA @ The Stork Club
"Progressive, melodic sludge metal."
–Decibel
"Glacial Erratic... so deftly weaves post-metal and progressive stylings with sludge that you could even call it beautiful."
–Decibel
"Glacial Erratic... so deftly weaves post-metal and progressive stylings with sludge that you could even call it beautiful."
–Doomed and Stoned
"Semuta glide between slowly building escalations of intensity (there’s plenty of shifting time signatures and neat, powerful drum rolls to be enjoyed along the way) and floating passages where minimal, glistening guitar and bass parts give the listener time to catch a breath."
–Ghost Cult
“This is an expansive and extremely well composed post metal album that channels all of the great themes and sounds of the sub-genre to an impressive degree of proficiency."
–Heavy Blog Is Heavy
"The melodies glow and usher in a psychedelic calm... The ground quakes as the tension builds, the guitars lighting up the sky, prog-fueled ambition driving harder, the leads glistening."
–Meat Mead Metal
"If you're looking for something to switch on and just sink into, Glacial Erratic is the album to do it with. It's very, very, very well put together. For a debut, it's even more remarkable."
–Metal Epidemic
"Challenging the norm with off kilter time signatures and unexpected juxtapositions of melancholy and crushing crescendos, the duo’s debut is nothing short of a sludgy post metal soirée that is as forward thinking as it is blissfully aware of the world crumbling around it."
–Nine Circles
"Don’t be surprised when this one shows up on the list of 2024’s best debut albums come December."
–The Obelisk
"If you’re into the crushing dirges of ISIS, Russian Circles, or Pelican, and you’ve indulged in the progressive heaviness of Cave In or Baroness, then this record is for you."
–The Pitch of Discontent
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