SIRE LANGUISH - Pull to God

SIRE LANGUISH: Aeviterne frontman launches new solo project via Pull to God EP; title track streaming now

From New York City, veteran guitarist/vocalist Garett Bussanick announces his new solo endeavor, Sire Languish.

The debut EP, Pull to God, will be released December 5th via Spring Effete.

The EP was recorded and mixed by Ryan Jones at Growlhouse Studios and mastered by Colin Marston.

Stream the title track, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEbodml42_s

Pre-order the EP, here: https://sirelanguish.bandcamp.com/album/pull-to-god

Known throughout the avant-metal scene for his exploratory guitar work and emotive death metal vocals, Garett Bussanick has been honing his craft in several distinct bands since the 1990s. Bussanick is most widely known for his current band, Aeviterne, whose latest release on Profound Lore has been described by Stereogum as "ominous and malevolent... also hooky as hell." 

Sire Languish reveals Bussanick as a solo artist and multi-instrumentalist, with the Pull to God release being his drumming debut. 

Followers of Bussanick's work will instantly recognize his fingerprints all over Sire Languish. Broadly speaking, the core musical elements of Sire Languish are similar to those of Aeviterne and Aeviterne's predecessor, Flourishing: brooding atmosphere, propulsive beats, the juxtaposition of dissonant and melodic guitars, and impassioned roars. A line can even be drawn to an early, key band of his: Cardiovascular Sub-Hypothermia, an industrial-tinged death-grind unit he joined in the mid-90s.

Bussanick states: "There is an ongoing musical continuity that informs much of my work that goes back to Cardiovascular Sub-Hypothermia. This is the band that has served as the blueprint and main inspiration for Aeviterne and Flourishing, and now Sire Languish. I created Sire Languish as a home for what I consider to be my more melodic, accessible ideas that are still rooted in the original inspirations for CS-H." 

While these connections are evident, Sire Languish occupies its own lane, related yet separate from his other projects. The EP's title track, "Pull to God," charges forward like some other-dimensional union of Immolation and Killing Joke. Bussanick's spirited drumming and trademark guitars intertwine thoughtfully, while the entire recording contains what Bussanick considers his best vocal performance to date.

Sire Languish is sure to thrill any fan of Bussanick's other music, and is a chance to hear the man behind the drum kit for the first time. Beyond that, Pull to God stands as a stellar slab of avant-metal for any newcomers to feast their ears upon. Like everything Bussanick has delivered thus far in his 30-plus years of making music, it is the sound of an artist refining and deepening his commitment to his work.

Tracklist:
1) Pull to God
2) Consuming the Mother
3) Sow of Nerves
4) Heaven's Night

Lineup:
Garett Bussanick - vocals, guitar, synth, bass, drums

Photo by Matthew Ahearn

Cover art by Phineas Roy