THE ELECTRIC MUD: The Obelisk Premieres Ashes And Bone Title Track + Video; Record To See Release On October 4th Via Small Stone Recordings

Florida-based heavy rock unit THE ELECTRIC MUD is pleased to unveil their lyric video for “Ashes And Bone.” Now playing at The Obelisk, the song serves as the title track of the band’s upcoming new full-length, set for release on October 4th via Small Stone Recordings.

Boasting a heavier, more aggressive sound that owes as much to the sludgy, prog inflected ferocity of Soundgarden or Mastodon as it does the eerie proto-metal riffing of Black Sabbath and soulful energy of Graveyard, Ashes And Bone is a firmly taken musical step forward into the future as much as it is the sound of a band taking care of unfinished business.

Writes The Obelisk in part, “‘Ashes And Bone,’ the title-track with a lyric video premiering below, is somewhat anomalous in its construction. It follows the organ-laced meld of presumed side-A capped ‘Wrath Of The Mighty,’ which preaches a bit of christian dogma and brings together fluid melody and more complex rhythms, and keeps the organ behind a brooding verse en route to building to a chorus delivering the album’s titular line. It is bluesier than some of the album that shares its name, but it ebbs and flows resolve in a solo-topped crescendo that’s precise enough to tie it to the surrounding pieces. It’s a somewhat mournful lyrical perspective — fair enough — shared with the likes of ‘The Old Ways’ and ‘Gone Are the Days,’  but “Ashes And Bone” is a standout for highlighting both how anchored in roll THE ELECTRIC MUD Are and how much they are able to work around that solid center…”

Read more and watch THE ELECTRIC MUD’s “Ashes And Bone” video HERE.

It’s been three years since the release of THE ELECTRIC MUD’s Black Wool EP and, encouraged by friends, family, and the brass at Small Stone, the band is excited to announce their return. They believed they had more to say, and that their best music was still in front of them. They believed the ideas and creative philosophy that brought the band to life and to the precipice of so many exciting things just a few short years ago had to be carried to the next point in their evolution. A new full-length album, it was decided, was the best way to make that statement.

During the writing sessions a theme emerged: Mankind’s obsession with its own destruction. Where did it come from, and where will it take us? THE ELECTRIC MUD intended to examine some of the darker angels of our nature, and set it to a heavy, post-apocalyptic soundtrack. Decamping to Juniper Recordings in Cape Coral, Florida, and bringing Caleb Neff aboard not just to engineer the record but produce it created an open and creative environment in the studio that’s integral to the sound. There is a deep collaborative bond stitched into the fabric of the record, a collection of heavy sounds and ideas that are truly egalitarian in nature. The point is emphatically driven home with a fantastic mix by Ben Mcleoud, studio wiz by day, guitar demigod for All Them Witches by night. The resulting record, Ashes And Bone, has been a labor of love, and a reminder of what they love about music and each other.

Ashes And Bone, which features album artwork and design by Alexander von Wieding, will be released on CD, LP and digital formats.

Find preorders at the Small Stone Recordings Bandcamp page at THIS LOCATION where first single, “Top Of The Tree,” can be streamed. 

THE ELECTRIC MUD Live:
10/05/2024 Nice Guys – Cape Coral, FL * Record Release Show

THE ELECTRIC MUD:
Constantine Grim – guitar
Pierson Whicker – drums and percussion
Peter Kolter – vocals and guitar
Tommy Scott – bass
Special Guests:
Joe Reppert – organ and keys on “Wrath Of The Mighty”
Jon Meek – synths on “Wrath Of The Mighty” and “Ace”

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