As You Are Not The Ocean You Are The Patient, the impending new full-length from Vancouver sludge practitioners BISON nears release, today Decibel Magazine offers up latest single "Until The Earth Is Empty" for public consumption.
"It's something my partner said to me in regards to finding our sons, if they were taken or missing," offers guitarist/vocalist James Farwell of the track. "It's the idea that you would look for something or someone that you loved no matter how long it took, or until the earth was empty. In her case that would also mean killing everyone in her path. She is very passionate."
Adds Decibel, "You Are Not the Ocean is loaded with sludgy, slow-but-focused riffs, melodic guitar solos, and heavy percussion, but it's also emotionally heavy, as you can hear on new song 'Until The Earth Is Empty.'"
Hear "Until The Earth Is Empty" courtesy of Decibel at THIS LOCATION.
And if you missed it, check out the crushing sounds of first single, "Tantrum," RIGHT HERE.
Set for release in Europe on June 23rd followed by a North American release on July 7th via Pelagic Records, You Are Not The Ocean You Are The Patient follows the band's 2014-issued 1000 Needles EP and serves as their first full-length to include bassist Shane Clark, former lead guitarist of 3 Inches Of Blood, who joined the band following their Lovelessness full-length (2012, Metal Blade).
BISON's You Are Not The Ocean You Are The Patient was captured in the band's hometown with longtime friend Jesse Gander at Rain City Recorders. The record will be available on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. For CD preorders point your browser to THIS LOCATION. For vinyl, go HERE. For US orders go to THIS LOCATION.
"It was important that the songs fit together to tell a bit of a story," relays Farwell, "a story of a new life and escaping the city, while still being tethered to it. Life is a constant fight, and though I have taken the fight to a more natural and beautiful place, that struggle persists. This is an album of daily living. It is for everyone. I wanted to also steep myself in music that was not necessarily heavy in the obvious sense," Farwell continues, "so I was listening to lots of blues while writing the album: Peter Green, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf. There was also lots of instrumental rock music playing on my long commutes to Vanceouver for work and rehearsals."
BISON will embark up on a short run of Canadian dates next month with additional live incursions to be announced in the coming weeks.
BISON: 6/09/2017 The Palomino - Calgary, AB 6/10/2017 The Capitol - Saskatoon, SK 6/11/2017 The Windsor Hotel - Winnipeg, MB 6/12/2017 The Exchange - Regina, SK 6/13/2017 The Vat - Red Deer, AB 6/14/2017 Brixx - Edmonton, AB 6/16/2017 The Rickshaw - Vancouver, BC
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