Land of sleeper

"Standing at the nexus of doomy stoner metal, fuzz-blasted psych-rock, and bracing post-rock, Newcastle's Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs confront existential dread with creativity on the elemental Land of Sleeper. Despite the discordant vibe and greasy garage patina, the group's fourth long-player harbors some weirdly unifying songs. "I keep spinning out/what a time to be alive," declares vocalist Matt Baty on the blazing "Ultimate Hammer," one of a handful of cuts that evoke the early stoner metal emissions of Sabbath-loving Austinites the Sword ... Darker and more assured than its predecessors, Land of Sleeper parses the outrage and catastrophizing of the social media age with gravitas, yet it does so with a watchful and curious eye. As the title suggests, Pigs x7 wants to wake the world up with more than just decibels".

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"[Land Of Sleeper] refines the sound of Pigs x7 and highlights the band's strengths - presenting an unsparing induction into their mind-bending sonic vortex".

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"Despite making music that hits like a sledgehammer to the chops, these merchants of doom have become something of a crossover hit in recent years. 2020's 'Viscerals' saw the band's appeal grow further from the pure metal crowd, the quintet's explosive live shows helping cement them as an act worth following. In many ways, the group, alongside some other UK contemporaries, has become a cathartic scream for those living on an irate and politically corrupt island ... With 'Land of Sleeper' Pigs x7 have managed to sharpen their uncompromising combo of Sabbath-esque riffs and experimental leanings into their most easily digestible - and perhaps best - album yet. It's a slab of awe-inspiring heaviness that's somehow timeless while reflecting the confusing and anger-inducing times we live in. It's a post-pandemic primal scream for those who wanna roar along".

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