North Carolina’s southern sludge/doom metal trio Bronco drops new video single »Damnation« taken from the forthcoming self-titled album!

North Carolina’s southern sludge/doom metal trio Bronco drops a music video for the second single »Damnation« taken from their self-titled debut album, set to release on February 28th, 2025 via Magnetic Eye Records.

Tracklist:
01. Scourge Descent
02. Ride Eternal
03. Light Of God
04. Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia
05. Legion
06. Fades All
07. Damnation
08. T.O.N.S.

Courtesy of All Noir PR:

Rising from the treacherous depths of the Grave Yard of the Atlantic, Cape Fear denizens Bronco reveal their ultra-heavy new video single »Damnation«. This dark track is taken from the Americans’ forthcoming Magnetic Eye Records album debut »Bronco«, which is scheduled for release on February 28, 2025. The album pre-sale is available at this location!

“The title of »Damnation« stands for the high that comes from embracing a malevolent nature,” drummer JP explains. “Shedding old skin and driving this now freed monster. Spacey guitars start the track to get the unease building and stirring. We put the strings on the back burner, and use vocal melody and hammering drums instead to fill the song.”

This is a fitting home for Bronco. The sound of their self-titled debut full-length »Bronco« is deeply steeped in doom metal and Southern sludge. It is also as obstinate, rough and unpolished, yet also genuine, honest, forward-pushing and unfiltered as the rocky ground it grew from.

Photo by Logan Tudor

The musical confidence and audible experience in both execution and songwriting has not just fallen from the sky. Bronco rose from the ashes of Toke after guitarist Tim Bryan suffered a tragic motorcycle accident in 2021. Out of respect for his incapacitated band mate, vocalist and bass player Bronco along with drummer JP decided to continue with a newly formed trio. Joined by guitarist Vic, they picked Bronco’s artist’s alias for their name.

Crawling, heavy aggression, molasses riffs, and barbed wire vocals seem to come with the terroir of North Carolina. Weedeater, Sour Vein and others have been brewing the heaviest sludge there. Sharing stages with standard bearers such as Bongzilla, ASG, and Black Task quickly fermented Bronco’s sound into a sonic projection of ash and bone.

»Bronco« bleeds out a mix of grinding horror and beat-down resignation. It’s a soundtrack to grim self-reflection and forced acceptance of life’s letdowns. Bronco pick up where Toke left off, and carry forward through successfully experimenting with new elements and approaches. »Bronco« is massive and brutal, and stands out in its defiant, unrelenting individuality.

Line-up:
Bronco – Vocals, Bass
Vic – Guitar
JP – Drums

Guest musician:
Chris “Scary” Adams – Vocals on »Legion«

Recording & mix by Chris “Scary” Adams at Hidden Audio, Savannah, GA (US). Mastering by Dennis Pleckham at Comatose Studios, Chicago, IL (US). Cover artwork by Tery Ramdhany. Layout by Łukasz Jaszak.

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