Danish stoner rock trio Zeup presents their debut full-length album »Mammals«, out now via Ozium Records

Copenhagen, Denmark based stoner rock trio Zeup presents their debut full-length album, »Mammals«, which was just released on January 6th, 2023 via Ozium Records.

Tracklist:
01. River Of Tears
02. Exist
03. Out Of Season
04. Rising
05. Hollow
06. Days Go By
07. Escape
08. In Real Life

Zeup is a stoner rock trio from Copenhagen, Denmark. They create groovy, heavy and straight-to-the-point rock tunes.

Zeup (pronounced “soup”) was formed in 2018 by Jakob Bach (guitar, vocals), Morten Rold (bass, backing vocals) and Morten Barth (drums). The three Copenhageners share a passion for honest “analogue-sounding” rock songs. The musical style of Zeup contains elements of stoner rock, punk rock, and grunge, and it is obvious that the band’s song writing draws on the legacy of rock icons of the 70s such as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.

Although Zeup is a relatively new band, the members have plenty of experience from other metal bands; Morten Barth was the drummer of Danish heavy metal band Wasted back in the mid-80s, and Morten Rold was the guitarist in Beyond Serenity when they were part of the Danish metal scene in the 90s.

In October 2019, Zeup recorded a 3-song demo EP at the legendary Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen (Metallica recorded »Ride The Lightning« and »Master Of Puppets« there!). The following year, the band returned to the same studio to record the EP »Blind«. The EP is unmistakably Zeup; heavy guitar riffs, lots of groove and energy – all wrapped up in a warm and organic-sounding production.

The band’s first full-length album »Mammals« was released in January 2023 on the Swedish label Ozium Records. The album contains several examples of Zeup’s recognizable straight-to-the-point metal-rock, but it also shows a more experimental side of Zeup’s music, including two instrumental tracks. The band’s lyrics revolve around topics such as existence, social structures, and inner demons.

Zeup insists on recording their music “live in the studio” involving minimum use of click tracks, samples, auto-tune or other digital magic tricks. Only very few bands use this old school approach nowadays. The result are very authentic and dirty-sounding rock songs.

Like most other bands, Zeup has struggled with the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has made it difficult to play gigs due to very tight schedules at most venues. Nevertheless, Zeup has managed to perform several successful shows, including gigs with fellow Danish stoners The Sledge and Sonic Moon, a support gig for Unida, as well as concerts at Danish festivals.

Recorded at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen.
Produced by Jakob Bach and Morten Rold.
Engineered and mixed by Patrick Fragtrup.
Mastered by Brad Boatright.

Zeup is:
Jakob Bach – Guitar, Vocals
Morten Rold – Bass, Backing Vocals
Morten Barth – Drums

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