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One more little treat! One more feather in my cap! One more entry in to the annals of revival history! You’re probably thinking, “WOW Nik, no way! No way you can have a tentpole example of every single style from the early 2000s but like, as a new band and also done with Digital Ghost” and you couldn’t be more wrong bucko! PSYCHO-FRAME? Check. HIARGL? Check. HARM? Check. And now the mathgrind one. The four horsemen of the revival apocalypse have been summed, and it is judgement day. The book of Waxelations has been fulfilled. Casket Dealer is here, and if you think you know whats in store you are a FOOL! A nave! It’s so fucking sick lmao you have no idea!
These boys have set out to truly make something BIG here. Active, touring band status. This is the EP that kicks off another dynasty. These guys all comes from hardworking, active, touring bands and they’re excited to throw their hat back in the ring. I think we’re soon to have another WV effect in play. Finally some representation in this facet of the scene! The children have been yearning for the math! We’re knockign out these preorders at the end of the year here so we have ample time to get everything solidified for a big 2025 schedule.
This release is just insane fuzz with that very like, “old head” type of instrumentation. Like, yo know how you can tell that HIARGL was written by not teenagers? The way they hit the fretboard and how everything is like, a layer removed from Botch? It’s kind of like that! Very Dillinger-coded but with WAY better drums, lmao. Of course the vocals are unlike anything else on the planet (save for uh, maybe one guy) but in this iteration of Turnbough band its a VERY diverse vocal performance. Def a lot of range peppered throughout but still with that signature shriek!
But no new release would be complete without the rest of the package - the Art! This one was SO much fun as they really let me do whatever I wanted again, haha. This project was the combined effort of a LOT of people, so I definitely want to thank HEXNOVO for all of the illustrated panels. Pulled a lot of reference from religious iconography - lots of saints which will be contextualized once you listen through the album. Just very moody and cohesive stuff in a color palette that you might not expect! Layout and further fleshing out of the packaging was done by kai at LAB.1 as always. He also did the logo which is juts one of the more eligible variants, haha. I think you’re going o be shocked when you see the level of packaging design and cohesion on this record in hand! Its a lot of fun for sure!
Since this is a new band and a new album, it had to be a preorder to have a little bit of that open PVC action! So please, tell a friend. Share a song. Make a playlist. Tell a blog. I tink the world is a little bit better with Casket Dealer in it - I think this release is going to be an awesome springboard to get them on the road and coming to a city near you! Yay!
This one-time pressing is limited to 300+ copies across 6 variants:
50 GET SIGS OR DIE TRYING (Wax Vessel Signature)
50 PRAY ON THEM (Wax Vessel Signature)
50 DAMN NEAR KILLED EM (Wax Vessel Signature)
50 CATHARSIS PRACTICE (Wax Vessel Signature)
100 INTERLUDE (Handmade)
Open Preorder 180g Natural PVC (Unlimited)
Meteor Gem variant for in store with OBI strips.
All of this housed in:
1.5x thickness Matte single pocket jackets
Double sided, gatefold matte full color insert
Black polylined innersleeves
Gold foil numbering
Stuffed into polybags
Hype Sticker’d
Custom WV Mailers
Matching WV Album art sticker
Debut single is up NOW. Go give it a listen before you come back on the 15th for the preorders. We’ll also be dropping a video on the 15th too! Second single on the 22nd, and the full EP before the end of the year! Lets blow out 2024 with a lil Casket Dealer! Thanks in advance for swinging by for the last WV drop of the year! Yay!
