Cool news here on two fronts:

This band’s 2018 full LP release Splatter is now out on vinyl for the first time – unfortunately both limited runs of 100 have already sold out…but maybe the label (Quiet Panic) will gift us with another release? 

The first track off of that album (“Flesh”) has also been remastered and is out as a single with the b-side being a nice acoustic take on “Hit the Ground” which can be found on their 2021 album Underneath the Shade.

I thought “Flesh” was great when I first heard it back when it was originally released and this remastered version gives it just a little more lightness than the original.  It also has a cleaner edge to some of the sound without taking away from the gritty, booming texture that makes it such a good song.  

If you get a chance to listen to the Shade version of “Hit the Ground” you will hear a track with quite a bit of frontal distortion and a slightly discordant melody popping up occasionally in the background.  It is a song with a loud, tragic story and the music matches that vibe.  The acoustic take on the b-side of this release takes a different approach, smoothing out the sound and delivering the same story with a more reflective and soft tone. The edginess is gone but still hits home.  The two songs here are also good counterpoints to each other in style and composition.  

Check it out on your favorite streaming channel (link below) – and let me know your thoughts about it – music makes for good conversation 🙂 

https://orcd.co/flesh

And if you have the inclination …think about purchasing it if you can as steaming music does not pay well even times a thousand. 

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