Sydney, Australia based Progressive Stoner Rockers Hypergiant published the official music video for the single “Sleep Inertia,” which just dropped on June 21, 2023. Watch the video through the YouTube player below:
Named for the ultra-massive class of star, Hypergiant fuse the monolithic riffage of Stoner Rock with the intricacies of Progressive Metal and Space Rock to create a sound both colossal and nuanced.
Drawing inspiration from a broad range of artists, from the revered godfathers of the riff, Black Sabbath, to modern behemoths such as Mastodon, Khemmis and King Buffalo, with a hint of the Psychedelic Space Rock characteristic of Pink Floyd and Hawkwind, Hypergiant are steadily carving out a sound of their own from the molten Sludge of these combined influences.
Formed in 2011, Hypergiant has shared the stage with a number of acclaimed international bands including Red Fang, Greenleaf and Sasquatch, as well as a wide swathe of Australian Heavy bands across the country.
In 2014 the band released the “Planetcracker” EP and in 2017 followed up with their debut full-length, “Father Sky,” an ambitious and eclectic slab that sees the band traverse sonic ground ranging from throbbing Stoner Metal to crushing sludge to swirling, hazy Space Rock, with every shade of Heavy in between.
2023 sees Hypergiant simultaneously working on two releases: “Soyuz,” a 25-minute short film set to music detailing the fate of a stranded Cosmonaut and “Metaphysicist,” the full-length followup to “Father Sky.”
Purchase the track on Bandcamp: https://hypergiantmetal.bandcamp.com/track/sleep-inertia
Lineup:
Nathan Lee / Vox, Guitar, Synth
Lachlan Davidson / Vox & Bass
Gordon Hammer / Vox & Guitar
Julian Moxon / Drums
James Mudd / Keys
