American chaotic doom/hardcore/noise metal outfit Nerve Debt released debut EP »Pleural Hymns« on cassette via Foreign Sounds / Children Of The Night!

Greenville, South Carolina based chaotic doom/hardcore/noise metal outfit Nerve Debt has released a cassette edition of their debut EP »Pleural Hymns« on November 7th, 2024 via Foreign Sounds / Children Of The Night. »Pleural Hymns« EP was released digitally on April 26th, 2024.

Tracklist:
01. I Always Forget, I Always Survive
02. Skin Worms
03. Binding
04. With Empyema

Nerve Debt is a noise metal/funeral hardcore band from Greenville, SC consisting of drummer Brad Elrod [AmRep-era Today Is The Day, Alien In The Land Of Our Birth], guitarist/vocalist/noise worker Alex Angell [Waft, Gláss], and vocalist Zach Newton [Waft, This Mountain Is Man]. The band was initially discussed over text between Brad and Alex while the latter was on bedrest after a major lung surgery; once fully well, the two brought Zach Newton on board, known for his savage vocal delivery behind the drums in Greenville sludge metal mainstays Waft. Their sound includes elements of chaotic dissonant doom, Hydra Head angular mathcore, strange noises/unsettling samples, and a juxtaposition of jarring odd-times and glacially martial repetition. The band have released one EP, »Pleural Hymns«; this recording was released on April 26, 2024 [now on limited cassette via Foreign Sounds as of November 7, 2024] and the band are currently working on their next release. Foreign Sounds presents a cassette edition of 100 copies.

Photo by Christopher Guirl

Order »Pleural Hymns« EP:
foreignsounds.bandcamp.com/album/pleural-hymns

Nerve Debt on this recording:
Alex Angell – Strings, Vocals, Noise
Brad Elrod – Percussion
Zach Newton – Vocals

All music and lyrics By Nerve Debt.
Percussion and strings recorded at Sidewound Sound.
Vocals and noise recorded by Derick Caperton.
Mixed by Derick Caperton and Nerve Debt.
Mastered by Derick Caperton.
Layout by Mike Mcclatchey.
Cover image by David Hall.

This recording is dedicated to the memory of Jon Waters and Chuck Stern.

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well