Denver-based sludge/doom band Primitive Man has shared a new song, ‘Oily Tears’. The track is from the blistering new split lp featuring brand new music with and Hell. Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to the release (both original vinyl variants sold out in under 5 hours), Translation Loss Records have unveiled a third limited edition variant. The new variant is limited to 300 copies and is available for pre-order now at the link below. The EP releases on February 22nd, 2019. Album artwork by Primitive Man’s Ethan McCarthy.
Ethan commented:
“The world is rotting all around us and that’s what these songs are about. We chose to do a split with HELL out of a mutual respect for their art. M.S.W has easily written some of the best doom/sludge songs of the last 5 years and we’re excited to be able to share a release with him.”
M.S.W of Hell added:
“At the time I was in the mood to write more in the style of the HELL I album. Stomping, deep, low-fi. The lyrics are about the everyday struggle of crippling anxiety and depression but not to fear it. Embrace it and use it to your advantage until it subsides, if at all. “Do not fear what you suffer. Do not fear the compression in your chest”. The lyrics are aimed toward being surrounded by greed and the overlords that control this fucked up place we exist in as if they were born in Hell.” M.S.W continues, “HELL and PRIMITIVE MAN have played multiple shows/fests together and we’ve always been fans of each others tunes. Sometimes all you have to do is ask. I am excited for this release to finally come out and very happy to be on wax with those dudes.”
Track listing:
1. Primitive Man – Oily Tears
2. Primitive Man – Pitiful & Loathsome
3. Hell – Nuumen
Primitive Man
Recorded and mastered in Denver, CO at Flatline Audio by Dave Otero
Lineup:
Ethan Lee McCarthy – vocals, guitar
Jonathan Campos – bass
Joe Linden – drums
Hell
Recorded in Salem, WA at The Burial Grounds by MSW
Mastered by Dave Otero at Flatline Audio
Lineup:
M.S.W, – all