Thursday, July 1, 2010

HALLOWED BUTCHERY SET TO RELEASE "COFFIN LIFE" THIS SUMMER



Maine, USA, one man psychedelic doom project HALLOWED BUTCHERY (RYAN SCOTT FAIRFIELD) shall unleash a sixteen minute epic entitled "Coffin Life" on a split 12 inch (with BATILLUS) on VENDETTA RECORDS this summer. Samples of "Coffin Life" are currently available on HALLOWED BUTCHERY's MYSPACE.
FROM HALLOWED BUTCHERY:
My half of the upcoming BATILLUS split 12" record is complete. It features the 16 minute, 26 second conceptual epic "Coffin Life." The song tells the story of a man born and raised in small-town Maine: his unfulfilled dreams, his wasted years spent working, the death of his wife, his suicide, and an afterlife nothing like that of the sermons he devoted his life to.

Musically, it is an amalgamation of musical sub-genres: from filthy sludge metal, to backwoods country rock, to atmospheric doom, to folk-tinged indie rock, to ambient black metal, to progressive synth-rock. However, the reoccurring complaint from most of the critical reviews of my debut album was that it felt "disjointed" or "forced." This is not the case with this new song, which I believe seamlessly combines and mutates the aforementioned musical styles.

Mastering duties are once again courtesy of James Plotkin of Khanate/OLD fame. The fantastic Vendetta Records will be responsible for unleashing the 12" record upon the masses in June of this year.

Thank you for your continued support. Samples will be available shortly.
I am now the vocalist of the Maine-based death metal band TERRIBLE OLD MAN. To listen to instrumental versions of the music, visit our MySpace. Vocals will be recorded soon. Live performances are sure to follow.

Highly recommended to fans of shred-tastic, ball-smashing metal.

http://www.myspace.com/terribleoldman

Sincerely, Ryan & HB
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-