UK sludge metal outfit Ghold announce crushing & explorative new studio album »Bludgeoning Simulations«; out November 14th via Human Worth!
London, UK based sludge metal outfit Ghold has announced their new full-length album, »Bludgeoning Simulations«, which will be released on November 14th, 2025 via DIY label Human Worth.
You can listen to the first single and opening track »Cauterise« below!
Tracklist:
01. Cauterise
02. Lowest
03. Place To Bless A Shadow
04. Fallen Debris
05. Leaves
06. Rude, Awaken
Courtesy of PR Trail:
Revered stalwarts of the UK heavy underground Ghold make their long awaited return with brand new full-length studio album »Bludgeoning Simulations«, to be released on November 14th 2025 via rising DIY label Human Worth. The amorphous sludge metal outfit have forged »Bludgeoning Simulations« in a furnace of anxiety and neurosis, finding a brutal treatise on themes of loss, abjection and isolation. Forged out of tense and troubling times for each of the band members, Ghold have pushed themselves to their creative brink to deliver what promises to be their heaviest and most menacing work, and their most experimental and textured compositions to date. Recorded in a remote windswept studio in the Welsh valleys by acclaimed producer and engineer Wayne Adams (Petbrick, Big Lad), Ghold will deliver a labyrinthine, cerebral sonic altar. »Bludgeoning Simulations« will be both a bringing together of everything Ghold have accomplished thus far, and also the sound of a band bravely treading new waters. The result is their most versatile, surprising, explorative and heaviest artistic statement.
“We see this record as a culmination and a sort of tribute to all our previous work and experiences together as a band.” ~ Ghold
Photo credit: Simon Kallas
Ghold have been active favourites across the UK and mainland Europe for over ten years now. Ghold have toured with the likes of Årabrot, Oozing Wound, Palehorse and Bongripper, and have performed at many festivals including Desertfest, Damnation, Raw Power, Supernormal, Supersonic and the infamous 2015 Temples Fest. Ghold have also played many support slots with acclaimed artists including Big Business, Melt Banana, Dragged Into Sunlight, Conan, Stephen O’Malley and many more. »Bludgeoning Simulations« will be released on white vinyl and digital formats via UK based independent label Human Worth (home to Sly & The Family Drone, Why Patterns, Modern Technology, Lower Slaughter et al) on November 14th, 2025. Proceeds from Bandcamp sales will go towards registered charity SkatePal. Founded in 2013, SkatePal supply skateboarding equipment and training courses to underfunded communities in Palestine.
Pre-order »Bludgeoning Simulations« and listen to the first single »Cauterise« now: ghold.bandcamp.com
All tracks written by Ghold copyright 2021.
Recorded at Giant Wafer Studios, Llanbadarn Fynydd, Powys, Wales, October 2021.
Recorded & mixed by Wayne Adams.
Mastered by Adam Richardson at XL.
Artwork and layout by Alex Virji.
Portraits by Simon Kallas.
Ghold are:
Al Wilson – Bass & Electric Guitar, Lapsteel, Voice, Piano
Paul Antony – Drums & Percussion, Voice, Synthesizer, Piano
Oli Martin – Electric Guitar, Voice, Piano, Flute
Alex Virji – Bass Guitar, Voice
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