EPK – Ape Vermin – Andromedas Colossus (2024)
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“I personally think that this record is going to be well received by most of the âMetalâ Community. We are a Sludge metal band pushing the boundaries with progressive and thrash metal as well. We’re looking forward to taking them on an epic sonic journey.” – Brett Lee – Ape Vermin
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“These axe-generated discharges alone were the stuff of Tony Iommiâs nightmares, but then the bass-made ferociously fuzz-rich, rhythmic rumbles and intensely explosive drumming sealed the deal. All combined and then topped off with Leeâs caveman-like gutturalized grunting vocals, it was a recipe that couldâve resulted in APE VERMIN being culpable for assault & battery charges.” – Riff Relevant
APE VERMIN – Riders of the Damned tour dates:
5/17 – Spartanburg, Â S.C – Ground Zero
5/19 – Tampa, Â FL – Brass Mug
5/21 – New Orleans, Â LA – The Goat
5/22 – Houston, Â TX – Black Magic Social Club
5/23 – Fort Worth, Â TX – Haltom Theatre
5/24 – San Antonio, Â TX – Paper Tiger
5/25 – Laredo, Â TX – Cold Brew Rock Bar
5/26 – Austin, Â TX – Valhalla
5/28 – El Paso, TX – Rockhouse Bar & Grill
5/29 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock
5/30 – Phoenix, Â AZ – Blooze Bar
6/1 – Richmond, Â CA – Baltic Kiss
6/2 – Reno, Â NV – Alturus Bar
6/4 – Salt Lake City, Â UT – International Bar
6/5 – Casper, Â WY – The Gaslight Social
6/7 – Ridgeway, Â CO – The Sherbino
6/8 – Denver, Â CO – Hermans Hideaway
6/12 – Asheville, Â N.C – The Odditorium
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***More Dates to be added***
Band: Ape Vermin
Album title: Andromedas Colossus
Release Date: May 17, 2024
Label: Â Independent
Distribution: CD Baby
Track Listing:
1. Obliteration Imminent – 5:12
2. Colony – 7:00
3. Solaruss – 5:30
4. Pulse Driver – 3:47
5. Mining The Colossus – 8:06
6. Signal Transmissions – 2:45
7. Motherlode – 8:32
8. Awakened – 3:17
9. Unearthing the Artifact – 7:43
10. Return to Andromeda – 7:57
Album Recording Credits:
⢠All songs performed by: APE VERMIN
⢠All songs written by: APE VERMIN
⢠Produced by: Barry Sams (Skinn jakkitt studios)
⢠Mixed by: Barry Sams (Skinn jakkitt studios)
⢠Mastered by: Barry Sams (Skinn jakkitt studios)
⢠Album Artwork by: David Paul Seymour
Album/Live Band Line Up:
Guitarist/Vocalist – Brett Lee
Drummer – Seth Lynn
Bassist – Jared Edge
About The Album Artwork:
It’s sci-fi, epic, and BRUTAL.
About the album as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
This album is extremely dynamic, melodic, Visceral, brutal and the lyrics are extremely dark.
Track by track (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
We open the record with 1.âObliteration Imminentâ, It definitely sets the bar for how heavy and dark this record is. âYour Obliteration is Imminentâ.
Next up is 2. âColonyâ, With an atmospheric and tribal acoustic intro. Then to crushing metal with machine gun-like double bass. âWeâre all one now, to destroy allâ.
3. âSolarussâ smacks you like an asteroid you knew nothing about, it’s extremely dark and prophetic. âTime to break the blackened curse, Twisted visions of hell, Solaruss on the front line, On and on we killâ. It speaks for itself.
4. âPulse Driverâ is a dark hypnotic Instrumental track with tribal undertones. I wouldn’t call it a filler but it definitely serves as an evil buffer for whats still on the Horizon.
5. âMining the Colossusâ This one serves as a double meaning, one is something I want the listener to depict. The other is how humanity is absolutely destroying our sacred mother. It’s true, We have been mining this colossus for far too long.
âVermin, Weâre all vermin. Destroying is all we know. Mining the colossus, weâve been mining for far too longâ.
6. âSignal Transmissionsâ is exactly what it sounds like, an astral tether to the sonic mothership.
7. âMotherlodeâ It’s not an anomaly. Its exactly where and and what it needs to be. Weâve hit the motherlode.
8. âAwakenedâ My personal favorite. Weâre back, and weâre making up for lost time. Hell has come back to life. Sludge metal meets Thrash in fine form. Double bass so crushing it could cause another world war. Guitar leads reminicent of Dimebag Darrell and Kerry King in their prime and enough low-end to destroy planets. The Colossus is awake, prepare for your imminent obliteration. âTen thousand years, through portals of time. Awaken this hell, Your world will be mine. Destroyed to extinction by hellish invention, made up for lost time, Hell has come back to lifeâ.
9. âUnearthing the Artifactâ Hailing the black mass, the blackest mass of all. The one inside of you. Very dark, we all are deep down. Have you unearthed it? âDiscover the origins of the blackened stone, Conjuring the evil from within, Defining the marker of this realm, unearthing the artifact from withinâ
10. âReturn to Andromedaâ is it time? âForged by the fires of life and death on this wicked night. Becoming the echoes of war, return to lifeâ. An epic conclusion to an epic record.
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BAND STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS:
The drummer was the original bassist
The guitarist/vocalist played drums on the âArctic Noiseâ E.P as well as handling normal duties.
The band name came from an IRON MONKEY lyric. Long live Johnny Morrow.
APE VERMIN is a 3-piece act delivering a hellish avalanche of Sludge Metal with Progressive and Thrash Metal tendencies. Hailing from Valdese, N.C and composed of Guitarist/Vocalist Brett Lee, Drummer Seth Lynn and Bassist Jared Edge. They vow to continue pushing the boundaries of the genre.
2024 – Andromedas Colossus LP
2021 – Arctic Noise EP
2018 – Sonic Monolith LP
Shared Stage with: Crowbar, Weedeater, King Parrot, Brujeria, High on Fire, Goatwhore, Monolord, Toke, Forming the Void, Rezn and many more.
Sponsors / Endorsements: Dean Guitars, Pig Hog Cables, Coffin Cases, Rock n roller multi carts
