New Orleans based post-metal trio, Guts Club have shared “Change My Name,” the third and final single from their upcoming album, CLIFFS/WALLS. Bringing to mind Thou and Amenra, the band uses non-traditional instrumentation to build brutal wall of sound with howling, anguished vocals.
“Change My Name” is a love song about “wading through a loved one’s profound grief,” the band says. “Grief takes on many forms and can alter the trajectory of one’s life and relationships. The song is a reflection on how obsessive love can manifest from intense grief.”
Set for release on January 13, 2023, CLIFFS/WALLS marks a notable shift towards extreme, heavy music and post-metal for the band.
Hear what REVOLVER says is “post-metal meltdown that seeks catharsis in ear-bleeding noise and pained trudges” below!
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Guts Club has been releasing music, in various iterations, since 2015. Their debut album The Arm Wrestling Tournament was described by Paste as having “moments of poignancy.” Their second album, Shit Bug, was called “funny and gross and fucked” by the late, great Tiny Mix Tapes (RIP.) For their third LP, Trench Foot, The Sydney Morning Herald (not sure how the record got to them) said “Like Bob Dylan and Martha Wainwright, Baker’s vocals won’t be for everyone.” It did alright, though.
Since then, the band has gone through a lineup change and a notable shift towards heavy and experimental doom, noise, and post metal. With Ronna Sandoval (Coffinwolf Ultra) on drums and Alex Dimef (Student Driver) on second guitar, the lyrically dark violence of early Guts Club finally parallels the music.
The Sydney Morning Herald would definitely be bummed about the vocals, but for Baker and the band, they’re a cathartic release after these last few years of literal hell.
Guts Club is set to release CLIFFS/WALLS on January 13th 2023.
