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Swiss sludge/stoner metal outfit The Crotals premiere third full-length album »Conjure«; out this Friday through Argonauta Records and Cold Smoke Records!

Lausanne, Switzerland based sludge/stoner metal outfit The Crotals premiere their third full-length album, »Conjure«, set to release this Friday, November 24th, 2023 through Argonauta Records (EU and North America) and Cold Smoke Records (Switzerland) with extra vinyls.

Tracklist:
01. Prelude
02. Crater
03. Cuts
04. TicTic
05. Silver Lakes
06. Impetus
07. Taenia
08. La Boue
09. Black Cat
10. Ecorce
11. Trauma

Courtesy of Grand Sounds PR:

Swiss sludge rockers The Crotals team-up with Outlaws Of The Sun for the official streaming of their impressive new album »Conjure«, dropping tomorrow on Argonauta Records!

Read the stellar review and give ear to the album right HERE!

About »Conjure«: The Crotals lay claim to rock and roll, but they also are especially fond of taking side roads. »Conjure« can therefore be understood as a sum of diverse experiments and confluences in the long run. Through eleven rough songs, the band delivers an odd indie/sludge recipe, driving ears from doom/sludge melancholy to the edge of punk/hardcore blades, demonstrating a real pleasure in cracking the “metalsound” cliché. The two screamers give »Conjure« a peculiar tone, enhanced by a volley of metal, rock, and rap guests who erect a wall of heavy, aggressive, and gloomy tracks.

Pre-order here: argonautarecords.com/shop
Pre-save »Conjure« here: ingrv.es/conjure-c8d-e


Photo by Amélie Blanc & Julien Barras

The Crotals bio:
After having served for more than twenty years in various bands, The Crotals wanted to keep on playing loud music, but in a fiercer way. Originally a trio, they welcomed a second screamer in 2018 to perform the fuzzy craft of rock’n’roll. Following their first two records »Fuel ! Flames ! Blast !« (2014) and »Horde« (2018), The Crotals found the center of gravity of their varied influences: they now “shoot straight and speak the truth” under the benevolent legacy of their ancestral mentors (Entombed, Motörhead, Unsane, Sonic Youth, Breach, Crowbar) and newer buccaneers such as Kvelertak, High On Fire, and Black Cobra.

They dispatch an uttermost piece of dark clamour corroded by wasted speakers and dismembered amps. Swooned in heavy distortion, they crash overheated tubes as the drums are hammered without restraint. The Crotals’ heavy indie/sludge tunes only pledge allegiance to the wall of vintage Marshall amps overlooking them. That said, The Crotals are very friendly people.

Engineered and mixed by by Raphaël Bovey.
Drums, guitars and baritone guitar recorded at Blend Studio.
Vocals, trumpets and overdubs recorded by Fabrice and Maude at Bellefontaine.
Mastered by Ladislav Agabekov (Caduceus Studio).

Prelude by Dirty Throat.
Guest vocals on »Crater« by Michael (Impure Wilhelmina).
Lyrics & guest vocals on »Cuts« by La Gale.
Guest vocals on »Impetus« by Danek.
Guest vocals on »Silver Lakes« by Yonni (Rorcal).
Trumpets on »Silver Lakes« & »Taenia« by Denis.

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

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