Lafayette, Louisiana based Southern Metal band Vermilion Whiskey has unveiled the official video for the track “The Get Down” taken from their new album “Crimson & Stone,” out on May 26, 2023 via Kozmik Artifactz. Watch the video through the YouTube player below:
The band comments: “The Get Down is as true Southern-fried rock n’ roll as it gets. This track is for the folks back home. A testament to the Cajun way of life, love and the pursuit of absolute happiness, and tells the story of why Vermilion Whiskey is straight up, unapologetic, south Louisiana rock n’ roll at its finest.”
The American south is steeped in rich musical tradition. In a time when metal is in a constant cycle of who can be the most brutal, we often forget where the tradition started and its signature sound. Leading the stripped bare and played loud is hard rocking stoner metal outfit Vermilion Whiskey. The Louisiana-based band is Southern-fried Hard Rock at its finest.
Vermilion Whiskey released “10 South” which was released on September 01, 2013 and their booze-and-blues soaked riffing soaked through the floorboards of the local bar scene. With the kind of honest bar-rock conviction you’d expect to find from a ‘working man’s band,’ they soon spread regionally across South Louisiana, growing a loving fanbase and gaining momentum.
Their sophomore album “Spirit Of Tradition” was released on Feb 17th, 2017 to positive reviews as their regional presence grew, and Vermilion Whiskey began to share the stage with bands like Crowbar, Mothership, Wofat, and many others.
Hitting the studio hard in early 2022, the band is currently preparing to release their 3rd album “Crimson & Stone” on May 26, 2023 and eager to return to playing live shows across their regional Gulf Coast stomping ground and beyond. The band recruited Tommy Buckley of Crowbar/Soilent Green to rehearse and record drum tracks and also found current live drummer Wade Perkins, who was instrumental in helping to produce drum tracks alongside Tommy and Duane Simoneaux at OCD Recording and Production in New Orleans, Louisiana.
This newest offering is a blend of classic Vermilion Whiskey Southern Hard Rock, driving Stoner riffage, dabs of dissonant overtones, and a Heavy helping of pure Louisiana Sludge.
Purchase and Stream the album here: https://www.flowcode.com/page/vermilionwhiskey
Tracklist:
01. Intro
02. Down On You
03. The Get Down
04. Confidence
05. Good Lovin
06. Interlude
07. Dissonance
08. Atrophy
09. Hollow
Lineup:
Thaddeus Riordan / Lead Vocals and Guitar
Ross Brown / Lead Guitar
Jason Decou / Bass
Wade Perkins / Drums
