New OBELYSKKH & BEEHOOVER albums to be released on Exile On Mainstream Records

OBELYSKKH - "Hymn To The Pan"
Genre: sludge/ psychedelic/ doom
Formats: CD, 2LP, digital
Running Times: 68:15
Release Dates: 30 August 2013 (Germany), 2 September (Europe + UK), 24 September (USA)

Io Pan, Io Pan , Io Pan !! The wild hunt through Arcadias harsh mountains is about to begin. Battle call you say? Well, while sinking into Obelyskkh’s new opus maximus this could be the first impression coming to mind. And not off the rails that is. The new album by Franconian stalwarts Obelyskkh combines the monstrous riffage they’re known for since their 2012 album “White Lightnin’” with a new approach to songwriting. Retrieving their sound in a much more thronging way than ever before Obelyskkh seem to be picking up speed and urgency. And this not only musically but also in their pure existence. “Hymn To Pan” was fully recorded just a few months after its predecessor “White Lightnin’” but already showing quite a few new facets of the band.

In Greek mythology, Pan is the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music, and companion of the nymphs. We do not really put this into nexus here, do we? Just give this album a spin and you’ll understand how the approach and attitude seems to form itself in utter sound hedonism, but not denying content. From this perspective “Hymn To Pan” remains indeed a battle call, loud, aggressive and in roaring manner, but rooted in a fearless presentation of something precise, something conceived. “Hymn To Pan” was mastered by the mighty Brad Boatright (Sleep, Tragedy, High On Fire, From Ashes Rise, Integrity among many others).

The album is released on CD, digital and 2LP, containing 3 sides. Side D is a blank mirror and gives a great tool to adjust your vinyl player’s antiskating properly.

BEEHOOVER - "The Devil And His Footmen"
Genre: Rock
Formats: CD, LP, digital
Running Time: 46:43
Release Dates: 27 September 2013 (Germany), 30 September 2013 (Europe+UK), 22 October 2013 (USA)

Beehoover are back, breaking a three year studio silence with an outrageous deluge of din in the form of new album The Devil And His Footmen, due for a release on Exile On Mainstream.

The multi-faceted clawing at the stoner doom mantle which defined their 2010 full length, Concrete Catalyst, has been taken to pastures fresh; self-recorded behind the locked doors of their own studio, Beehoover’s latest is a swirl of raw, sultry tones and rumbling octaves that strike chords with braggadocio 70’s hard rock as much as it does the thunderous rumble of Black Cobra and the jutting angles of Unsane. Beehoover are at their most rocking here, tangling the long hair of the headbangers with all the genres of beard in one matted toupee of oddball rhythms and histrionic vocals.

Formed in 2003, the German have released three albums to date, capitalising on their distinctive drum and bass concoction. The Devil And His Footmen will be the fourth album by Beehoover released on Exile On Mainstream, and is available as CD, LP and digital.

The Devil And His Footmen buzzes with eccentric electric – grit your teeth and enjoy the sting.

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