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Following the release of Collective Fictions, their vinyl-only split LP with Mark Deutrom (Melvins, Bellringer) earlier in the year, this September sees the official arrival of Untitle, volume two in DEAD’s four LP series The Trilogy* and a starkly different record to anything they’ve done before.**
 
Hailing from the Australian regional city of Castlemaine, DEAD is a mongrel beast fashioned from the structural scruff of KARP and Melvins; the stuttering ultra aberrations of Wire and Gang Of Four and the technical riffage of GodHeadSilo and No Means No.
 
Since their formation in 2010 the duo have forged a prismatic catalogue of rained-out sludge, metal and stripped back post-punk releasing records on Eolian Empire, Wantage USA, Tym Records and Rock Is Hell. They worked with producer Toshi Kasai (Tool, Melvins, Helmet, Big Business) for their 2014 album Captains Of Industry; An apt title given that the pair have been cutting a path of their own since 2005 operating independent record label/Screen Printing, We Empty Rooms.
 
For Untitle, DEAD shifted into three-piece mode with the addition of cult one-man weirdo band BJ Morriszonkle***. No one knows exactly what he played on the record and maybe it’s safest not to know.Armed with a DIY recording setup he entered a garden shed filled with broken instruments and emerged days later covered in sweat, clutching a USB, his parts contained therein.It was an honour for the band to work with him and they make no apology for potentially ruining his career.
 
Relentless domestic and international tour fiends, DEAD were the first non US band invited to play cult music festival Total Fest alongside the likes of Big Business, Thrones and Hammerhead, and returned to co-headline the festival in 2013 with Red Fang, Helms Alee and Federation X. Since then the band has toured South East Asia, Japan, New Zealand and in Australia at the request of Torche, Jucifer, Earthless, Black Cobra, Monarch and Cough.
 
Recorded and mixed by Mike Deslandes (Cosmic Psychos, The Nation Blue) Untitle by DEAD will be released on 30th September 2016 via We Empty Rooms. In the meantime however you can stream and share new song ‘Don’t Pray For Us’ here – https://soundcloud.com/weemptyrooms/02-dont-prey-for-us/s-yJQMR
 
* It’s like a regular trilogy but one better
** DEAD have gained notoriety in certain circles for being “legendary over achievers”
*** www.bjmorriszonkle.webs.com

Untitle

DEAD - 'Don't Pray For Us' (We Empty Rooms)

DEAD - 'Turning Screws' (We Empty Rooms)

DEAD - 'Grizzly' (We Empty Rooms)

“I reckon DEAD are heaps confusing, but I also reckon they are heaps clever, and trying to make us all look like fools.”
Unbelievably Bad Magazine

“This band creates music with the out-the-box vibe of Captain Beefheart and the muscle of the Melvins.”
CVLT Nation

“It’s crawls and climbs towards you, like a wounded bear soaked in the blood of it’s prey. Big, ugly, and mean, DEAD’s latest album is utter perfection.”
Nerdist

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DEAD’s new album is predictably not what everyone expected it to be.
Hailing from the Australian city of Castlemaine the noise rock duo return in 2017 with the third instalment in their five LP series The Trilogy and an album that heads in an entirely different direction to last year’s Untitle.

We Won’t Let You Sleep.

But have DEAD finally made a radio friendly record? It’s as if fans are being rewarded for sticking with the band’s musical detours thus far. Although it’s also become increasingly clear that these detours are an essential part of the DEAD story and what is “normal” is difficult to pinpoint.

The potent energy the band is known for on stage is present here, followers of the band’s live shows will recognise much of the material. Kevin Rutmanis (Cows/Melvins/Hepa.Titus) guests on a third of the record adding slide bass parts delivered in a style that is unmistakably his. The band chose to collaborate with Kevin due mainly to his 100% Aussie first name, making it easy to add him into the mix.

Working for the third time with engineer Toshi Kasai (Melvins, Helmet, Big Business) on the dials, We Won’t Let You Sleep was recorded and produced at Sound of Sirens Studios in LA either side of a recent US tour. Toshi also guested on guitar, keys and vocals across the album - completing most of his parts while yelling at baseball coverage on the telly.

Previously released and sold out as a limited edition cassette toward the end of last year through Brisbane-based Haemorrehage Records, We Won’t Let You Sleep will be available on all remaining formats this April through the band’s own imprint, We Empty Rooms.