Artist: Empire State Bastard
Album: Rivers Of Heresy
Genre: Alternative Metal, Hardcore
Release Date: 2023
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 44,1 kHz
Duration: 35:26
Total Tracks: 10
Total Size: 429 MB

Tracklist:

01. Empire State Bastard – Harvest (02:50)
02. Empire State Bastard – Blusher (02:44)
03. Empire State Bastard – Moi? (04:23)
04. Empire State Bastard – Tired, Aye? (02:43)
05. Empire State Bastard – Sons And Daughters (05:37)
06. Empire State Bastard – Stutter (02:20)
07. Empire State Bastard – Palms Of Hands (02:24)
08. Empire State Bastard – Dusty (02:13)
09. Empire State Bastard – Sold! (03:29)
10. Empire State Bastard – The Looming (06:39)

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A decade ago, Simon Neil and Mike Vennart would be found sitting on the back of the Biffy Clyro tour bus sharing the most extreme, confrontational or just downright twisted music they could find. Simon had always had the name Empire State Bastard lurking in the back of his mind if he ever formed a sickeningly heavy band, leaving Mike with the challenge of writing music that could live up to that moniker. Now the results are ready to be unleashed with Empire State Bastard releasing their debut album Rivers of Heresy on Roadrunner Records.

Sprawling across the alt-metal landscape, the record’s songs hit like a full-throttle collab between Siege and Slayer (‘Stutter’, ‘Palm of Hands’), toy between mathy chaos and grindcore ferocity (‘Blusher’, ‘Sold!’) or lurch with slow motion stoner rock menace (‘Sons And Daughters’). It’s a sound which calls for an exemplary drummer, so they called upon the best: Dave Lombardo of Slayer, Testament, Dead Cross and more. His performances are akin to a runaway train just about staying on the tracks, the propulsive rush of manic fills and fleet-footed double-kicks pulverises and grooves in equal measure.Rivers of Heresy is the debut album from Empire State Bastard, the extreme metal project of Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil and Oceansize’s Mike Vennart. It sees the duo deliver a fast-paced mix of blistering guitars, brutal vocals, and pounding drums supplied by Slayer’s Dave Lombardo. The tracks “Harvest” and “Stutter” are included.