Tide Is Rising

After being teased with ridiculously cool videos on Youtube, Seven Sisters Of Sleep finally released this fucking behemoth of an album a few weeks ago. A389 did a superb job with the release; "Seven Sisters Of Sleep" comes housed in a gate-fold sleeve with wraparound artwork. The inside is stark yet busy enough to keep one's attention. Instead of an insert, the lyrics are printed inside along with some other text that is best seen with one's own eyes. There are a handful of variations: black, green, and red vinyl.

Seven Sisters Of Sleep is like a supergroup, featuring members of Tafkata, Arm And Sword Of A Bastard God, and Spring Break!, and the finished product clearly shows this. Each track is a brutal blend of hardcore and for lack of a better word sludge/doom. Imagine the aforementioned groups thrown into a blender of Eyehategod, Goatsnake, and at times Noothgrush. To my ears, it's like Tafkata except the more Southern sludge side was replaced by AASOABG's doom.

"Tide Is Rising", the third track on the album is probably one of my favorite tracks in the last five years. The build up makes me want to destory everything in the room. My only complaint about the album is simply I want more. It's over before you know it (Clocking in at twenty minutes, it's almost more like an EP 12").

I broke down and listened to a shitty 192 rip but goddamn, nothing beats hearing it on it's true format: vinyl. It's savage and I can't wait to hear new material. This is available over at the A389 store and most likely from the band.

I fucking love this album. You can see footage of the band performing in Baltimore over at the very gnarly Hate5six site. And check out Seven Sisters Of Sleep in February with the Infamous Gehenna, Cardboard Funeral (ex-California Love), and Children Ov God.