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NEW MUSIC
THE PLAYLIST
HALLOWEEN BOLSON
“This track had a few iterations before we
found the final arrangement. It all ended
up coming together on a 7/4 ‘chorus’ riff
that arrived late in the writing process.
This riff is one of those that has a knack for
falling onto itself in a loop; it’s fairly simple
but the signature gives it an interesting
twist. Just as importantly, it did the job of
joining up what were previously two fairly
disparate sections: the galloping riff of the
first half, and the jilted riff of the outro.
Working well within the context of both,
it gave the track a focus and a structure,
and ultimately a place on the album.
“Initially, the lead parts were a lot more
reserved on this track, less hook-based and
more meandering. After sitting with it for
a while, we decided it needed something
more direct, especially with its longer
runtime. So, I went back in the studio to
vomit up some borderline hair-metal licks
that seemed to give the parts more focus.”
ALBUM SPOTLIGHT RUBBERNECKER
PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS about the simple rundown melody – four
“When it comes to guitar, this track is all
PIGS PIGS PIGS notes from the Bb to the E. With this
album, we wanted to have more dynamics,
VISCERALS melody and harmony in places from the
two guitars. This gave us all three. We could
harmonise to the run in the verses, and it
INTERVIEW SAM ROBERTS could also provide a juxtaposition to the
all-in riffing, offering a bigger dynamic and
a better sense of weight when the riff does
We chat to the psych-metal maestros about boutique pedals, actually land. It also pivots over the bridge,
compositional tricks, Japanese lead tones, and their heaviest track yet from the lightness in the verses to a dark
minor run as the bridge takes the track into
iscerals, the third LP from Newcastle and gave us an excuse for a healthy bit a heavier place.”
outfit Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs of self-indulgence. It makes strong use of
Pigs, demonstrates the band’s a Fuzz War pedal from Death By Audio. NEW BODY
V newfound fervour and provides Having bought it not long before tracking “New Body is probably one of the heaviest
even more porcine intensity than their the album, I found some Japanese psych- tracks we’ve released to date. It gave us the
2018 breakthrough King Of Cowards. rock lead tones buried in that pedal that opportunity to focus more on the guitars
Opener Reducer, for instance, is vicious I was desperate to use.” throughout the closing three minutes, when
in its presentation, powered by roaring the song becomes instrumental. Working
krautrock drums and Sabbathian guitars. WORLD CRUST from a simple four-note loop on the bass
The northern porkers may not be the metal “It was time we tried our hands at thrash. guitar, where the phrasing is the focus, the
band that many people expected to be at As is often the way, what came out was repetition allowed us to make slow and
the vanguard of the genre in 2020, but they a Cronenbergian mutation of our initial measured steps in harmony on the rhythm,
are absolutely the band we need right now. intentions, a sort of pseudo-thrash track. while the lead pushed towards a more noisy,
Here, guitarist Adam Ian Sykes dissects his Though the main riff is as simple as it gets skronky solo. It takes the mood closer to the
five favourite guitar moments on Viscerals. – it spends most of its time on the C with edge. It’s almost like an ascending Shepard
a short rundown at the end of each phrase tone, which adds a vital bit of unhinged
REDUCER – it was a bit of a deviation from our usual energy to it.”
“It’s easily the scrappiest song we’ve written fare. The bridge riff slows it down and offers
to date. It was birthed more or less fully a breather, which is something we do often. The new Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs album
formed from just the drums and bass, It’s a typical cheap Pigs trick.” Viscerals is out now on Rocket Recordings
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