END / Cult Leader Gather & Mourn “Split” [LP]

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Gather & Mourn Split by END & Cult Leader on Cloudy Blood Red vinyl. This is a Deathwish and Closed Casket Activities collaborative release.

What happens when two of underground musics most undeniable and unpredictable forces of nature collide? Well, the union of END & Cult Leader resulted in the 2022 split EP,Gather & Mourn!

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This four track-collection finds each of these each of luminaries firing at full blast with the kind of heavy music that simultaneously repulses as it enraptures, fusing grind, hardcore, and death metal with an ominous intensity befitting of a world on fire.

The project itself represents the strength of the underground community, marking an important joint release between arbiters of integrity Closed Casket Activities and Deathwish Inc. Converge guitarist and producer Kurt Ballou [Code Orange, High On Fire, KVELERTAK] notably mixed Cult Leaders two tracks, while GRAMMYAward-nominated super producer and END guitarist Will Putney recorded, mixed, and mastered END in addition to mastering Cult Leader. Deathwish Inc. founder and Converge frontman Jacob Bannon also personally created the artwork and layout.

Both heads of this vicious sonic hydra have built an unshakable foundation, leaving fans and press in awe. Among widespread acclaim fromBrooklyn Vegan,Invisible Oranges, and more, ENDs 2020 full-length,Splinters from an Ever-Changing Face, earned a rare5-out-of-5star review fromKERRANG!followed by4-out-of-5fromMetal Hammer.

However, END roar back with their first release since 2020 now. With an unimpeachable pedigree, the group consists of Will Putney (Graphic Nature Audio, Fit For An Autopsy) [guitar], Brendan Murphy (Counterparts) [vocals], Gregory Thomas (Ex-Misery Signales) [guitar], Jay Pepito (Reign Supreme, Ex-Blacklisted) [bass], and Billy Rymer [Drums] (ex-Dillinger Escape Plan). Drawing on the chemistry between these seasoned musicians, their first single from the split, Eden Will Drown, steamrolls forward at full speed fueled by bludgeoning rhythms, smart bomb-precise guitars, and a foreboding roar.

Meanwhile, Cult Leader continues to fixate listeners with a different breed of darkness.Gather & Mournpicks up where they left on 2018sA Patient Man. The latter landed highly coveted year-end spots on Consequences top 25 Metal and Hard Rock Albums (#19), Revolvers Best Albums (#11) and more; it also generated millions of streams, highlighted by to:Achlys and I am Healed. Cult Leader unleash their first new music in four years now with the single Ataraxis. Clocking in at just under two minutes, it hinges on guttural growls, pummeling percussion, and chaotic guitars, speaking to the bands mastery of cataclysmic intensity.

Gather & Mournheralds a next era of heavy music, translating the pulse of the underground into an unshakable sonic storm.

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