Full of Hell & Primitive Man "Suffocating Hallucination"

March 3, 2023

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LP - $17.25 / CD - $7.00
LP UPC: 197187736119
CD UPC: 197187725588
STREET DATE: 3/3/23
CAT#: CLCR106
LABEL:Closed Casket Activities

Full of Hell pack nihilism, devastation, and overwhelming fury into every outpouring. Primitive Man blends existential dread and postmodern terror with hostile sludge and doom. It was inevitable that the pair of acclaimed hellraisers, coveted by devoted adherents, would collaborate.

Primitive Man brings their grimy, misery-driven heaviness together with Full Of Hell’s iconoclastic genre-busting grindcore into a singularly powerful dual artistic statement. Produced by Andrew Nelson (Harms Way, Weekend Nachos, LURK), SUFFOCATING HALLUCINATION unites them in a blisteringly blissful sonic celebration of disillusionment and chaos. Issued by Closed Casket Activities, the record arrives just in time for a US tour with The Acacia Strain and Fit For An Autopsy.

Neither group is a stranger to splits and collaborations. The Primitive Man discography, which boasts the unstoppable Immersion (2020) and the Insurmountable EP (2022), among other gems, includes split EPs with a number of like-minded bands, including Hell, Unearthly Trance, and Hexis.

Full Of Hell straight-up merged with Japanese noise masters Merzbow for a collaborative album, followed by a pair of records with experimental metal duo The Body. Those are in addition to a long history of split EPs, with the likes of Nails, Psywarfare, and Code Orange, to name just a few.

The combination of Full Of Hell’s furious blast furnace speed and Primitive Man’s immersive glacial doom was born first from friendship and second from the idea that they had something to say in unison. Full Of Hell guitarist Spencer Hazard suggested it. Soon, he and his bandmates – Dylan Walker (vocals), Dave Bland (drums), and Sam DiGristine (bass) – were in a room with Primitive Man’s Ethan Lee McCarthy (vocals, guitars), Jonathan Campos (bass), and Joe Linden (drums).

“It’s kind of like making a new hybrid band,” Walker explains. “It’s a really special marker of the friendship between us. We approach each collaboration differently, depending on the personalities in the room. With Primitive Man, we wrote everything in the studio. Each collaborative record is a cornerstone in our discography, as important as our own full-lengths.”

Full Of Hell’s earliest full-length outbursts, Roots of Earth Are Consuming My Home (2011), and Rudiments of Mutilation (2013), began a sonic conversation of sorts with the band’s audience. That creative discourse continued in earnest with the captivating Trumpeting Ecstasy (2017) and Weeping Choir (2019). Both appeared on Best Of The Year lists from extreme metal tastemakers like Revolver and Decibel. As Pitchfork wrote upon the release of Weeping Choir, “Grindcore, hardcore, and death metal meet within their music to produce something feral and unknowable.”

Primitive Man are no less acclaimed. “There is no band heavier than doom torturers Primitive Man,” wrote Spin, who counted the Denver trio among the 50 Best Rock Bands Right Now. Primitive Man celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2022. Support on several shows came from Jarhead Fertilizer, who hails from one of Full Of Hell’s two home states, Maryland (the other is Pennsylvania), and features Full Of Hell’s Bland and ex-bandmate Brandon Brown.

Vinyl comes package in four different jackets, each featuring different artwork printed on a silver foil card stock and a gatefold insert.

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Trepanation for Future Joys
Rubble Home
Bludgeon
Dwindling Will
Tunnels to God

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Packages in one of four different silver foil card stock lp jackets
First collaboration LP between Full of Hell and Primitive Man

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Zulu "A New Tomorrow"

March 3, 2023

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LP - $17.25 / CD - $10.70 / CASSETTE - $10.70
LP UPC: 843563158500
CD UPC: 843563158739
STREET DATE: 3/3/23
CAT#: FSR66
LABEL: Flatspot

Known for their blend of hardcore and powerviolence, Zulu is pushing the boundaries of those sounds into new territory on their forthcoming album, A New Tomorrow. Formed as a solo project by vocalist Anaiah Lei in 2018 and then joined by guitarist Braxton Marcellous, the Los Angeles based band has since been rounded out by guitarist Dez Yusuf, bassist Satchel Brown and drummer Christine Cadette. A New Tomorrow (Flatspot Records) serves as the band’s first full-length, following EPs Our Day Will Come (2019) and My People..Hold On (2020). Taking on the task of self-producing the record, the band immersed themselves in collaborator Zach Tuch’s (Dare, Trash Talk) studio in the valley. After spending months toying with different instrumentation and samples, and pulling influences ranging from reggae to death metal, the result is an eclectic 15 tracks.

The lyrics on the record are personal yet vast, filled with thoughts of perseverance and recognition. As Lei expands:

“While our past material was a more direct approach and very in your face about the treatment of black individual’s around the world, I wanted to step away and express the love and beauty of us. That through all the hard things we go through, that’s not just what we are and it doesn’t define us. Our culture is so rich and vast, and I couldn’t even begin to explain all of that. But some of the topics that make this record include unity and love in the community and hope for ourselves.”

A New Tomorrow starts with the instrumental track, “Africa,” driven by a piano and violin performance supplied by Aisha Burns and Precious Tucker before heading into full force. Exploring through, cuts like “Our Day Is Now” and “Fakin’ Tha Funk” showcase the band’s penchant for writing heavy riffs and in-your-face breakdowns. “Shine Eternally” and “We’re More Than This” seep into more soulful and jazz inspired sounds, the latter featuring a captivating rap delivery from Yusuf. To make the album an even more collaborative effort, the band enlisted friends and fellow artists for feature contributions. On “Where I’m From” you’ll find Lei’s vocals complimented by Soul Glo’s Pierce Jordan and Playytime’s Obioma Ugonna; and Truth Cult’s Paris Roberts adds a powerful notion to “52 Fatal Strikes.” The album closes out with “Who Jah Bless No One Curse”, a song about the importance of love that sees the band mastering their fusion-forward sound.

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Africa
For Sista Humphrey
Our Day Is Now
Music To Driveway
Where I’m From (Ft. Pierce Jordan & Obioma Ugonna)
Fakin’ Tha Funk (You Get Did)
Shine Eternally
Must I Only Share My Pain
Lyfe Az A Shorty Shun B So Ruff
From Tha Gods To Earth
Créme de Cassis By Alesia Miller & Previous Tucker
We’re More Than This
52 Fatal Strikes (Ft. Paris Roberts)
Divine Intervention
Who Jah Bless No One Curse

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Trash Talk, Show Me The Body, Knocked Loose

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Zulu is one of the most exciting bands in Punk/Hardcore at the moment
- Can appeal to not only the Hardcore crowd but also Punk and Metal demographics too
- Has toured w/ Sasami, OFF, Scowl, and more
- US tour w/ Show Me The Body in 2023 as well as European Touring + Festivals
- A perfect hardcore release that will stand the test of time!
- Has played festivals such as Sound & Fury, This Ain’t No Picnic, Roskilde Festival and will be playing Outbreak ’23, Adjacent Fest, Jera On Air, Full Force, etc.
- Pressed on Colored Vinyl

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FAIM "Your Life and Nothing Else"

March 3, 2023

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LP - $14.00
STREET DATE: 3/3/23
CAT#: SIR032
LABEL: Safe Inside

For Denver’s FAIM, hardcore is not just music – it’s the jumping-off point for critique, growth, and catharsis. The background to this is music that can be fast and aggressive with biting commentary or slow, introspective and melodic – incorporating the best parts from early 00’s hardcore, crust, and post-hardcore.

Since forming in 2017, FAIM has released a Self Titled 7” on Convulse Records, a split 7” with DISCOURAGE and LIFT, and their debut full-length, “Hollow Hope,” on Safe Inside Records. FAIM has done multiple US and European tours, sharing the stage with HAVE HEART, MODERN LIFE IS WAR, CEREMONY, and JUDGE.

FAIM will release their next full-length, “Your Life and Nothing Else,” in 2023 on Safe Inside Records and will be touring the United States and Europe. It will be their last record.

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