Name: Abyss
Brand: Blacklab

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CD-NHS-030

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2020-08-07

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5055869546959

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Blacklab

Genre US

Metal

Label US

New Heavy Sounds

Blacklab is a dark witch doom duo hailing from Osaka, Japan. The band consists of Yuko Morino on guitars and vocals, and Chia Shiraishi on drums. With their unique blend of haunting melodies and heavy riffs, Blacklab has carved out a niche for themselves in the music industry.
Inspired by artists such as Styke, Henry, Cnof, Mystific, Alpha Rhythm, In:Most, Askel & Elere, Motiv, Leniz, Tatora, Minos,Dan Guidance,Critical Event,Duoscience ,Artsea ,Walk:r ,CRSV,Ben Rolo,Air.K & Cephei,Hocseat
Whether you're a fan of doom metal or simply appreciate powerful and atmospheric music,<en>Blacklab's</en> captivating sound will leave you spellbound. Don't miss the opportunity to experience the mesmerizing world of <en>Blacklab</en>.

The dark witch doom duo from Osaka return with their new long player. The first album was a remixed collection of the band’s early tracks, a melting pot of influences as they set out to inhabit their own space. Now with ‘ABYSS’ the band are very much defining what that space is. Once again, the album was produced by Jun Morino in Osaka and is an uncompromising beast of a record. Recorded under a full moon over 3 intense days, the album has the ‘off the leash’ abandon of ‘Fun House’ era ‘Stooges’ and is marked by a fat dose of doom meets slowed down hardcore punk; filled with loud, ultra distorted guitar, and yet, a surprising amount of melody as well. In fact, Yuko has said that the band’s name is a combination of Black Sabbath and Stereolab, well here on ‘Abyss’ is where that strange mix begins to make musical sense. The band haven’t lost their love of lo-fi or ‘Riot Grrrl’ attitude. The guitars are loud and heavily gnarled to the point of chaos. Vocals go from shoegaze melodic to hardcore screams (in fact rarely has a vocalist in this genre screamed so musically as Yuko does) and underneath all this, Chia batters the skins, all rolling and tumbling thunder amidst the riffs. Yes there is a smattering of ‘Sabbathy Wizarding’ of course, but submerged within dark, deep fuzz and punk rock crank and grind. In truth the vibe is closer to both the arty heaviness of early Boris, and the sweet savagery of My Bloody Valentine, than any kind of ‘doom’ tropes. It’s a sound that is undoubtedly BlackLab’s own. So over 8 tracks, clocking in at around 42 mins, you get the current Blacklab world view. 

Abyss

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