West Virginia Progressive Sludge stalwarts Horseburner have signed to Blues Funeral Recordings for the release of their new album “Voice of Storms” this June 21st, with the roaring first single “The Gift” streaming on all platforms now. The band also announced a string of US live shows in support of the release.
Blasting out loud and surgical riffs, driving grooves and fire-driven vocal harmonies, Horseburner‘s new single “The Gift” is a massive-sounding Heavy Rock rager that perfectly encapsulates the West Virginia foursome’s knack for uncompromisingly technical yet strikingly melodic anthems.
Watch Horseburner‘s brand new video “The Gift” through the YouTube player below:
Listen to the official single at this location
Horseburner blasted onto the scene in 2009 amid comparisons to Mastodon and Baroness, with an iteration of high-energy Sludge Metal informed by their Appalachian industrial background and elevated conceptual themes. And, from the impact of galloping full-length “Dead Seeds,” “Barren Soil” to their growth into a tremendous live force to the watershed leap of 2019’s acclaimed “The Thief,” Horseburner have not only endured, they have progressed.
Horseburner distinguish themselves from their Stoner-Psych contemporaries with staggering musicianship. Gear-shifting from hard-charging to restrained to urgent and angular, these musical flexes find Horseburner invoking a broader range of tools to craft their driving, soaring, obliterating mini-epics than a lot of bands have in their bags. Never concerned with proving what they can do, they sweep us up in the ease of their brilliance and go places a lot of Heavy Rock doesn’t.
Their new album “Voice of Storms” is an allegorical commentary on the mistreatment of women across history. It’s the story of a girl being sold into child marriage who is imbued with the spirit of ancient Greek hunt goddess Diana, unleashed and wreaking havoc on a society that regards females as objects or currency. Sonically, the record is a sludge-prog triumph, ready to grab listeners by the throat and immerse them in a fluid amalgam of blistering tempos, fearless hooks and burly crush, like a more brutal Torche or a more adept High on Fire. This is Horseburner blazing into sonic territory that few bands ever reach, pushing forward, challenging their abilities and always progressing as far as their ambition can take them.
The album was recorded and engineered by Neil Tuuri at Amish Electric Chair Studio, and mastered by Billy Joe Bowers. Artwork by Brian Mercer with a layout by Jacob Dunn.
HORSEBURNER on tour:
4-19 – Phildelphia, PA – Century
4-20 – NYC – Saint Vitus presents at Main Drag Music
5-17 – Cleveland, OH – 5 O’ Clock Lounge
6-20 – Columbus, OH – Spacebar *
6-21 – Parkersburg, WV – Tracey’s Pub *
6-22 – Johnson City, TN – Capone’s *
6-23 – Raleigh, NC – The Pour House *
6-28 – Buffalo, NY – Area 54/Amy’s Place
6/29 – Youngstown, OH – Westside Bowl
*release weekend with Howling Giant
New album “Voice of Storms” out June 21 on Blues Funeral Recordings (LP/CD/digital)
Pre-Order via Bandcamp and Blues Funeral store
Tracklist:
1. Summer’s Bride
2. The Gift
3. Heaven’s Eye
4. The Fawn
5. Hidden Bridges
6. Palisades
7. Diana
8. Silver
9. Widow
Lineup:
Jack Thomas / Guitar, Vocals, Keys
Adam Nohe / Drums, Vocals, Percussion
Matt Strobel / Guitar
Ryan Aliff / Bass, Upright Bass