*Artist: Battalions
*Album: King Of A Dead World
*Year: 2022
*Genre: Sludge/Stoner Metal
*Country: United Kingdom
*Format: flac
*Size: 699MB
Tracklist:
1. Green Boots
2. Coughing Nails
3. Diagnosis Fucked
4. Bones to Dust
5. No Safe Place
6. Parasite
7. Light a Fire
8. King of a Dead World
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Total playing time: 30:35
Extended info
Line - up:
Matt Dennett - Bass (ex-Mastiff)
Pete Cross - Guitars (ex-Face Towards Enemy)
Phil Wilkinson - Vocals (ex-Guthrum (live), ex-Introrectalgestation)
Simon Harrison - Drums
UK sludge metal juggernaut Battalions return with their new album ‘King of a Dead World’ via APF Records. The follow up to 2018’s 'Forever Marching Backwards’, this album is 8 tracks of colossal, towering, hook filled riffs, born out of a crumbling world.
Bassist Matt Dennett sheds more light on the meaning behind the album’s title,
"I was reading an article online about the decline of humanity, the battering of Earth's resources, the financial and human cost of war, global warming etc, and how the world's leaders are partly to blame. The article ended with "who wants to be the king of a dead world?". I read that and it was a light bulb moment, I thought that's a great song/album title, everyone agreed and it stuck straight away”.
Starting out way back in 2010 in the depths of Kingston upon Hull, Battalions have gradually become veterans of the ever growing underground UK metal scene with their own brand of groove riddled sludge metal. At its the core this is harsh and heavy music, packed with razor sharp guttural vocals and yet it’s hard not to find yourself nodding along addictively to each track on this record.
‘King of a Dead World’ is also an album of change for Battalions in band members, with production and artwork too. Vocalist Phil Wilkinson explains,
"During the covid lockdowns, we underwent a personnel change, namely welcoming drummer Simon into the Battalions fold, so with this we wanted to go for a whole new production process. We chose a brand new studio to us, Nø Studio in Manchester with producer Joe Clayton (Pijn), as we wanted a new sound after using Chris Fielding (Conan) for all our previous efforts. King of a Dead World is us returning to our roots, big groove rooted in a dirty DIY sludge and hardcore sound. In addition to this, we also chose a brand new artist for the album artwork - James Fenwick - to complete the 'new start' mentality we have all taken into the writing and recording of our 4th album."
"This is the sound of a band reborn... groove after groove after full-soaked groove, they ultimately leave you wanting more. Dare I say that this is the best Battalions album yet?" - Diaries of Doom
"The band are certainly back bigger and beefier than ever thanks to a very sensible team up with producer Joe Clayton (Pijn, Mastiff, Tuskar). This record sounds huge in Clayton's steady hands, with Battalions' monolithic grooves hitting with the kind of power they've been deserving of since day one." - Distorted Sound
"Battalions are back and back with a bang. Any doubts about what this band could deliver in 2022 are completely blown away with the first few tracks. Battalions not just at their meanest sounding, but at their most venemous." - gbhbl.com
"The thrusting, piledriving riffage is relentless, a huge juggernaut that once momentum has been achieved, appears unstoppable. This is one nasty piece of work." - Moshville Times
"This album is a wickedly entertaining release... Battalions and APF Records have released a fucking monster." - Outlaws Of The Sun.
Matt Dennett - Bass (ex-Mastiff)
Pete Cross - Guitars (ex-Face Towards Enemy)
Phil Wilkinson - Vocals (ex-Guthrum (live), ex-Introrectalgestation)
Simon Harrison - Drums
UK sludge metal juggernaut Battalions return with their new album ‘King of a Dead World’ via APF Records. The follow up to 2018’s 'Forever Marching Backwards’, this album is 8 tracks of colossal, towering, hook filled riffs, born out of a crumbling world.
Bassist Matt Dennett sheds more light on the meaning behind the album’s title,
"I was reading an article online about the decline of humanity, the battering of Earth's resources, the financial and human cost of war, global warming etc, and how the world's leaders are partly to blame. The article ended with "who wants to be the king of a dead world?". I read that and it was a light bulb moment, I thought that's a great song/album title, everyone agreed and it stuck straight away”.
Starting out way back in 2010 in the depths of Kingston upon Hull, Battalions have gradually become veterans of the ever growing underground UK metal scene with their own brand of groove riddled sludge metal. At its the core this is harsh and heavy music, packed with razor sharp guttural vocals and yet it’s hard not to find yourself nodding along addictively to each track on this record.
‘King of a Dead World’ is also an album of change for Battalions in band members, with production and artwork too. Vocalist Phil Wilkinson explains,
"During the covid lockdowns, we underwent a personnel change, namely welcoming drummer Simon into the Battalions fold, so with this we wanted to go for a whole new production process. We chose a brand new studio to us, Nø Studio in Manchester with producer Joe Clayton (Pijn), as we wanted a new sound after using Chris Fielding (Conan) for all our previous efforts. King of a Dead World is us returning to our roots, big groove rooted in a dirty DIY sludge and hardcore sound. In addition to this, we also chose a brand new artist for the album artwork - James Fenwick - to complete the 'new start' mentality we have all taken into the writing and recording of our 4th album."
"This is the sound of a band reborn... groove after groove after full-soaked groove, they ultimately leave you wanting more. Dare I say that this is the best Battalions album yet?" - Diaries of Doom
"The band are certainly back bigger and beefier than ever thanks to a very sensible team up with producer Joe Clayton (Pijn, Mastiff, Tuskar). This record sounds huge in Clayton's steady hands, with Battalions' monolithic grooves hitting with the kind of power they've been deserving of since day one." - Distorted Sound
"Battalions are back and back with a bang. Any doubts about what this band could deliver in 2022 are completely blown away with the first few tracks. Battalions not just at their meanest sounding, but at their most venemous." - gbhbl.com
"The thrusting, piledriving riffage is relentless, a huge juggernaut that once momentum has been achieved, appears unstoppable. This is one nasty piece of work." - Moshville Times
"This album is a wickedly entertaining release... Battalions and APF Records have released a fucking monster." - Outlaws Of The Sun.
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