Having recently signed Swedish crust punk overlords WOLFBRIGADE to
the label, today Southern Lord has set loose an advance track from the crew's
upcoming LP, Damned, set to hit the streets of North America on
April 24th. The raging 35-minute album was recorded at renowned
Gothenburg-based Studio Fredman by Frederik Nordstrom (At The Gates, Amon
Amarth, Opeth) and arguably shows the band at their finest and most devastating
hour, and is the first of three upcoming full-lengths set to be released via
Southern Lord.
Today the world can experience a bit of WOLFBRIGADE's
voracious new mayhem via the closing track to the LP, entitled "Peace Of
Mind," now streaming at the Southern
Lord website.
Pioneers of the Swedish d-beat/crust movement, WOLFBRIGADE have
been storming the scene since 1995, initially known as Wolfpack, the outfit
unleashed three LPs and as many EPs of their potent crust-inspired punk in less
than five years, instantly making a massively influential impact worldwide and
helping fuel an entire new wave of "d-beat" bands and scenes
internationally. With some personnel changes at the turn of the century the
band kicked off the new millennium under the revamped moniker WOLFBRIGADE.
Since then the band's already powerful attack became even more sinister and
morose, yet more aggressive and pummeling. Following four LPs and several
splits and mini-releases under the WOLFBRIGADE banner since
2001, the outfit have remained at the top of their game and continue to release
invigorating and demoralizing socially-aimed antagonism on a regular basis.
With select touring planned in both Europe and USA
throughout 2012, and at least two more releases confirmed for release via
Southern Lord, it's safe to say that we'll all feel the sting ofWOLFBRIGADE quite
a bit in the years ahead.
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