Irish sludge/groove metal band Ten Ton Slug reveal new single »Ancient Ways«; debut album »Colossal Oppressor« out on May 1st!

Galway, Ireland based sludge/groove metal band Ten Ton Slug has revealed the second single »Ancient Ways« taken from their highly-anticipated debut album, »Colossal Oppressor«, scheduled for release on May 1st, 2024. Featuring members of Soothsayer, The Bastards Diesel and Weed Priest!

Tracklist:
01. The Ooze
02. Balor
03. Ancient Ways
04. Brutus
05. Mindless And Blind
06. Ghosts Of The Ooze
07. Mallacht An tSloda
08. Mogore The Unkind

Ten Ton Slug plays riff-laden sludge from the west Ireland and has shared stages with Black Label Society, Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, Conan, Memoriam, Jinjer, and more.

»Colossal Oppressor«, the highly-anticipated debut album by Ten Ton Slug, releases May 1st 2024.

»Colossal Oppressor« is the bands first full-length release and represents a natural progression from previous releases with an increased focus on songwriting and dynamics, yet still featuring the trademark huge riffs and pummelling drums that have come to characterise the sound of the Slug.

Photo by Liam Carroll

Featuring guest vocals from Memoriam/Bolt Thrower frontman Karl Willetts on the track »Brutus«, »Colossal Oppressor« represents five years of work distilled into 8 tracks of unrelenting riffage (technically 7 tracks of unrelenting riffage and an interlude of relenting riffage).

This release was part funded by the Galway City Arts Office.

Dedicated to the memory of Dessie Harrington

Pre-order »Colossal Oppressor« here:
tentonslug.bandcamp.com/album/colossal-oppressor

Written and arranged by Ten Ton Slug (Sean Sullivan, Rónán Ó hArrachtáin, Mícheál O Súilleabháin, Pavol Rosa, with contributions on drums from Kelvin Doran).

Original hand-painted artwork (acrylic on wood) by Adam Burke at Nightjar Illustration.

Recorded at Ciaran Culhane Recording in Limerick.
Mixed and mastered at Trackmix Recording Studio Dublin by Michael Richards.

Produced by Sean Sullivan and Rónán Ó hArrachtáin.

Ten Ton Slug is:
Rónán Ó hArrachtáin – Vocals
Sean Sullivan – Vocals, Guitars
Pavol Rosa – Bass
Mícheál O Súilleabháin – Drums

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