DEAD HAND/SHROUD EATER to Release Split Nov 18
Southern Druid Records is proud to announce that they will release a split 7" from doom/sludge titans SHROUD EATER and DEAD HAND. The split consists of two tracks total and will be available for sale on November 18th 2016 with different cover art for each band.
About Shroud Eater:
Dubbed by Heavy Planet as “Stoner-Sludge Titansâ€, and described by the Miami New Times as “Archaic sounding sludge-metal with a touch of Motorhead and a heap of witchcraftâ€, brooding Miami riff sorcerers SHROUD EATER continue to deliver crushing alms to the altar of heavy. Riding high off the frenetic energy of their last release, the trio are releasing a newly recorded version of slow-churning wickedness in "Destroy the Monolith". The song will be released on a split 7" with Georgia's tone lords Dead Hand. The split is set to be released 11-18-2016 via Jacksonville's Southern Druid Records.
About Dead Hand
Starting as an idea in 2012, Dead Hand hit the ground running with a split 7 inch with Philly shredders, Repellers in Jan 2014 on Divine Mother Recordings.Mastered by Dan Randall of Mammoth Sound (Ash Borer, Noothgrush, Unearthly Trance), the split received stellar reviews. MaximimRocknRoll wrote about Dead Hand's side of the record, saying: "DEAD HAND kinda surprised me as they play an interesting slab of sludge with some sorta Neurosis-ybreaks and riff repetitions. But they mostly reminded me of Thou and Graves at Sea if the latter had much deeper vocals."
An EP in July 2014 and regional touring filled up the remainder of the year. In June 2015, Dead Hand released their first full length, "Storm of Demiurge" on Divine Mother Recordings in the USA and Third I Rex in Europe. The Burning Beard included the album on their "Top 20 of 2015" saying: "It's a smooth and well-constructed ramp into the subterranean sludge which forms most of the album, and with it, Dead Hand quickly establish their fondness for unearthing new facets of each song with a natural-feeling flow to the changes." Dead Hand entered Ledbelly Sound Studios with Matt Washburn (Mastodon, Norma Jean, Leechmilk) for a split 7 inch with Miami sludge trio, Shroud Eater due out on Southern Druid Records in late 2016.
The band is a well oiled touring machine with multiple tours of the South East, Florida, and an East coast tour in November with Crawl (Atlanta Whiskey Doom) starting in Philadelphia and ending in Chattanooga. Dead Hand again hit the road in May 20116 with Crawl supporting Birmingham, AL sludge titans, Hexxus on their US tour. More touring is slated for the remainder of 2016 with appearances at Blood Rust II Fest in Asheville, NC, and Tennesee Sludge Fest.
Past praise for Shroud Eater:
"A viscous, plunging record full of unexpected surges and explosions, Dead Ends has a particularly finely hewn ability to startle."-Exclaim!
"The trio's new EP, Face the Master, would fit comfortably on a shelf alongside Kylesa's first few albums and any High on Fire disc"-Noisey
"This album sounds like what a lot of people hoped Kylesa would release this year"-Mister Growl
Past praise for Dead Hand
"A very promising band"-The Grim Tower
"Great mix of psychedelia/doom and prog"-Stu's Reviews