Malaysian doom/sludge metal trio Runtuh return with their third full-length album »Ambiguous Man«; out now via Ama-Gi Collective!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia based doom/sludge metal trio Runtuh is back with their third full-length album, »Ambiguous Man«, which just dropped this Friday, July 12th, 2024 via Ama-Gi Collective.

Listen to »Ambiguous Man« on all major streaming platforms!

Tracklist:
01. Manure
02. Way Of The Void
03. The Charlatan
04. At his Worst
05. Cull
06. Tumbuk Rusuk

“Doom/sludge from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Exploring issues of oppression, social disorder, freedom and nihilism.”

Courtesy of Ama-Gi Collective:

Malaysian doom/sludge-ridden trio Runtuh returns with their third full-length album release this year entitled »Ambiguous Man«. Following the release of their sophomore album in 2022 »Erosion Of the Self« in parallel with a long successful year of local & international touring across Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia & Japan, the band took some time off upon their return to retreat to the solitude of the studio and embark upon the exploration of new creative material.

The end result of which constitutes their latest album »Ambiguous Man« that humbly offers up six fresh new sonic movements that aim to penetrate the boundaries of psychological violence, primal premonitions of individual/collective suffering, moral hypocrisies and quiet introspection.

In terms of musical style, »Ambiguous Man« sees the band exploring newer, darker territory of drone doom, blackened-ridden riffs, tribal drumming and harsher, rich ambient FX/atmospherics whilst still maintaining their signature blend of unforgiving, relentless aural punishment across every song – with the primary purpose to accurately reflect the complexity of the title theme that the album intends to posit for internal reflection and honest introspection.

“O’ Ambiguous Man, you raze your path to the primal sun. Destroy everything.” – Runtuh

All music written, performed and produced by Runtuh.
All primary instrumentation recorded and produced at iSeekMusic Studio.
Mixed & mastered by Mokhtar Rizal at iSeekMusic Studio.
Album artwork by Kojek.
Additional visual design by Safuan Ramly (Wak).

Runtuh is:
Hafiz Shuib – Guitars / Bass / Noise/FX
Safuan ‘Wak’ Ramly – Guitars / Noise/FX / Howl
Trishay J. Trada – Skins / Screams

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