Decibel Magazine: Guess Who Relapse Signed, Part II

Guess Who Relapse Signed, Part II - With MP3

Posted April 16 by Chris D.

Last week, Relapse Records sent us two teasin’ n’ pleasin’ album art images of a new as-yet-unnamed band they’ve signed. We pondered and pondered. Initial thoughts (ours/yours) were that the mighty Deathspell Omega had inked a contract with the Philadelphia-based (well, suburbs) label. Some even thought the album art was representative of Aussie death metallers Portal. Deathspell Omega and Portal are good guesses, but turns out, after Relapse sent us more album art images and one anonymous MP3, the new signing isn’t Deathspell Omega or Portal. Damn!

Here are two more images from the same set.

Now we’re just as befuddled as you are, as to who this new mystery band might be. It's definitely not Deathspell Omega or Portal. So, Is this new band a side project of Killing Joke frontman Jaz Coleman? Kinda sounds like the iconic singer. Has the right growl and intensity. But musically… Uh, we’re at a loss.

Take a listen to the MP3. Stream or download it. Share and discuss it with your friends. The Relapse folks are a crafty bunch too. They removed the ID3 tags. In case you thought of cheating.

Download "Unnamed Relapse Signing" MP3

Posted 4/16/2010 11:09 AM by dethtomanrock

I have now lost all interest in this game since whatever band it is, they blow hard.

Posted 4/16/2010 11:16 AM by dronevil

yes, this kind of blows..sounds like a roadrunner band. no thanks

Posted 4/16/2010 11:37 AM by Undertaker

I've hung out with matt a few times and I know they took his ability to sign bands away. But the bands that they are signing to Relapse are not worthy. Seems like Nuclear Blast is taking back the glory they once had. And by the way, this band, whoever they are, are not caliber by any means....death to false metal.

Posted 4/16/2010 11:57 AM by Hororo

Am I the only one to hear a Mastodon influence?

Posted 4/16/2010 12:28 PM by Jesus H

Definitely sounds like Mastodon but I dig! Undertaker: where did you hear that from, he definitely still signs bands you asshat.

Posted 4/16/2010 12:40 PM by Andy Synn

Well, whoever it was I enjoyed it. Drummer has got a damn good feel. Of course when they reveal who it is and they are not "real" or "tr00" enough i'll be on the negative-nancy band-wagon along with everyone else.

Posted 4/16/2010 1:41 PM by Tozhe

Sounds like music from one of the levels of Contra from NES...

Posted 4/16/2010 1:41 PM by tr00est of the tr00

relapse signed this?? not horrible, but not relapse, so I think

Posted 4/16/2010 1:44 PM by Bobby

This sounds like a a Melvins song - "The Talking Horse". I know it isn't, just the arrangement is similar. No idea who it is, but I dig it.

Posted 4/16/2010 1:45 PM by John

Odd, voice sounds like Killing Joke or Amebix.

Posted 4/16/2010 2:02 PM by jopetkills

i think its testament

Posted 4/16/2010 2:52 PM by LightningRider

.... this sounds pretty bad.

Posted 4/16/2010 3:12 PM by yeaitsme

Hmmm sad stuff not like the signings of the past and they must not be that awe inspiring if no one's ever heard them and this is their fourth release. Sorry relapse sad direction If I wanted this kinda I would by roadrunner garbage or nuclear blast glam metal

Posted 4/16/2010 3:35 PM by Howard The Duck

Sounds like everyone really hates this. That means it's probably amazing!

Posted 4/16/2010 3:36 PM by Colin

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Posted 4/16/2010 3:41 PM by fungo tarbox

Makes me think of spread beams and somersault jumps.

Posted 4/16/2010 3:59 PM by jlruthven

You know what? This sounds like a drunken fuck-around at the Baroness compound. And I'm OK with that. Nothing particularly great about it, but nothing wrong with it either.

Posted 4/16/2010 4:10 PM by Xose

A mix between The Talking Horse by the Melvins and some Mastodon parafernalia...

Posted 4/16/2010 4:24 PM by WVmetal

A new super group called Melvadon or Mastavin

Posted 4/16/2010 4:38 PM by EllenDegeneres

Mose Giganticus.

Posted 4/16/2010 4:38 PM by The immoral wastoid

Is this that Ryan Adams thing?

Posted 4/16/2010 4:51 PM by Hmmmm

Call me nuts but doesn't that sound a little like Tommy Victor ala' Prong?

Posted 4/16/2010 4:56 PM by Tiger hidden next to a bamboo stick licks the fiery flame

Is it the new Metallica perhaps?

Posted 4/16/2010 5:12 PM by IT IS

Big Business w/ Guest vocals.

Posted 4/16/2010 5:32 PM by jerad

its the high confessions you retards.

Posted 4/16/2010 5:36 PM by Ross

This is fucking terrible, and the main riff sounds like a really bad NES game.

Posted 4/16/2010 5:36 PM by concubine

Actually, this is the Jay Reatard album he recorded right before he died

Posted 4/16/2010 5:45 PM by Broken Clit

I rubbed my balls to this shiz!

Posted 4/16/2010 6:32 PM by snake_plissken

Watchtower?

Posted 4/16/2010 6:55 PM by Kevin

YES this does sound like Tommy from PRONG. Even the music sounds like it could be kinda Prong-ish inspired.

Posted 4/16/2010 6:58 PM by deluge71

Yeah, the singer definitely sounds like Tommy Victor. However, the Melvins-meet-Mastodon comparison is quite valid too. Maybe a supergroup featuring Victor, Buzz Osborne, Brent Hinds and an unknown drummer?

Posted 4/16/2010 7:00 PM by Gorelord

its The High Confessions...The High Confessions features Chris Connelly (Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Killing Joke), Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth), Sanford Parker (Minsk, Nachtmystium, Buried As Sea), and noted recording engineer Jeremy Lemos (Smog, Stereolab, Jim O'Rourke)

Posted 4/16/2010 9:36 PM by phantomvessel

I agree with Gorelord, it the high confessions but it sounds also like Prong(Tommy Victor) on vocals. The High Confessions will be a definite high point for Relapse, best signing since Dillinger

Posted 4/16/2010 11:07 PM by Mr. Fucking Compassion

Fuck yeah if Chris Connelly is on Relapse, I'll blow a mormon for this album... or I guess just buy it.

Posted 4/16/2010 11:15 PM by Mr. Fucking Compassion

actually... after listening to it... I'm not blowing or buying.

Posted 4/17/2010 3:46 AM by Ellery

I'm putting my bets on Biohazard

Posted 4/17/2010 4:50 PM by HB_Dad

Saw the artwork, thought Tool. Heard vocalist and that went right out the window. Obviously, this is a huge signing considering the hype. Basically, we should all know who this is. Maybe its the recently reunited Faith No More, but the vocals are all wrong...

Posted 4/18/2010 1:06 AM by hisjobisgone

All Pigs Must Die

Posted 4/18/2010 5:28 AM by nomnomnomn

brent hinds side project?

Posted 4/18/2010 8:52 AM by King Moody

THE HIGH CONFESSIONS Sign To Relapse Records Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of the newly formed THE HIGH CONFESSIONS. THE HIGH CONFESSIONS features Chris Connelly (MINSTRY, REVOLTING COCKS, KILLING JOKE), Steve Shelley (SONIC YOUTH), Sanford Parker (MINSK, NACHTMYSTIUM, BURIED AT SEA), and noted recording engineer Jeremy Lemos (SMOG, STEREOLAB, JIM O’ROURKE). THE HIGH CONFESSIONS will release their Relapse debut, Turning Lead Into Gold With The High Confessions, this summer. Audio samples will be made available shortly with more information to be announced soon. Stay tuned to www.RELAPSE.com for forthcoming THE HIGH CONFESSIONS news / album release / tour information. Additional information will be made available via THE HIGH CONFESSIONS MySpace page MySpace.com/TheHighConfessions.

Posted 4/18/2010 3:41 PM by JGCSOUND

Sounds interesting

Posted 4/18/2010 5:13 PM by kmfcm

that sounded pointless . . but, after signing Kill the Client and Rotten Sound, I guess something lame was needed. Baroness must be leaving or something.

Posted 4/18/2010 6:30 PM by Curmudgeon

kmfcm- So if Baroness was leaving that would leave a "lame" void on Relapse? I must be out of touch with you kids since now what's "lame" sounds pretty damn good to me.

Posted 4/18/2010 10:51 PM by Mr. Fucking Compassion

Maybe its not High Confessons, if its such a big secret, then Blabbermouth posting about them signing to Relapse last month doesn't exactly make it very secretive now does it?

Posted 4/18/2010 10:51 PM by Mr. Fucking Compassion

Maybe its not High Confessons, if its such a big secret, then Blabbermouth posting about them signing to Relapse last month doesn't exactly make it very secretive now does it?

Posted 4/19/2010 12:57 AM by superior

the high confession perhaps??

Posted 4/19/2010 9:48 AM by EofA

I think this sounds like mooky-stinks... mmkay.

Posted 4/19/2010 12:07 PM by Conduit

Holy shit the douchiness in these comments are overwhelming! Something about this band reminds you of having fun, so once you have some fun then the internet clowns come out to give out a sad face.

Posted 4/19/2010 12:27 PM by The 1st Five

It isn't High Confessions. No one has gotten it right so far.

Posted 4/19/2010 1:35 PM by saddleburr

definitely not jaz of KJ, my guess is amebix - polished up for your eager criticisms...even custy punks age...

Posted 4/19/2010 1:54 PM by Euronymous

@ The 1st Five - I think at least one person here is onto something...

Posted 4/19/2010 5:10 PM by blah

is this some new ex members of Burst band? Has the same lame guitar sound they've been using on their last few albums.

Posted 4/19/2010 5:10 PM by The 1st Five

We honest to god cannot tell. But w/ the band's blessing I can give this information. http://www.the1stfive.com/news/relapse-signs-mystery-band-we-give-clues/

Posted 4/19/2010 6:58 PM by Corey D

Rabbits from Portland, OR

Posted 4/19/2010 7:13 PM by The 1st Five

Nope, not rabbits.

Posted 4/19/2010 10:07 PM by USXMATT

I know for a fact that this is not High Confessions...

Posted 4/19/2010 10:24 PM by turd burglar

Andrew W.K.

Posted 4/20/2010 12:06 AM by Duke Chesterton

It's KMFDM on real instruments with Troy from Mastodon on vox.

Posted 4/20/2010 12:35 PM by ...

i hope that's not amebix..

Posted 4/20/2010 5:56 PM by Ol' Daddy Whiskers

Oh Holy shit it's planes mistaken for stars... finally! way to fake us out a few years ago guys...

Posted 4/20/2010 6:38 PM by The 1st Five

Man Planes Mistaken for Stars would be amazing. But it isn't.

Posted 4/20/2010 8:12 PM by Destitute

Duke Chesterton, actually, it's MDFMK

Posted 4/20/2010 8:33 PM by Ol' Daddy Whiskers

if you didn't see the sarcasm in the PMFS comment then I have a spectrum ale sampler that I'll sell you for $200. best non signing relapse ever did.

Posted 4/20/2010 9:52 PM by The 1st Five

If you don't think PMFS reforming and getting signed to Relapse wouldn't be awesome I don't know what to tell you.

Posted 4/21/2010 3:17 AM by feminist malnutrition

it would be terrible. For some reason i can tell we aren't going to see eye to eye on any of this. For the record I really do think it's the Chris Connely band or one of those other ones Sanford Parker was going on about in the varg issue. We have no clue who you are first five, you see, to have a blog and a lot to say on the matter. As for the thing that matters...Chris Connely was in Killing Joke? what? He was in Damage Manual but I dunno. What surprises me the most is that there is a band in Chicago that has anything to do with "industrial" that Martin Atkins isn't trying to be the drummer of. and yeah if that's not Chris Connely then it's Philip Cope and that's about it.

Posted 4/21/2010 2:38 PM by The 1st Five

Dearest feminist malnutrition (which is probably the best screen name ever), Are you saying that PMFS getting back together at all would be awful or that their new shit sounding like this would be awful? If it's the latter we'd totally see eye to eye; I dig the song posted on this page but I'd be bummed if it was planes. That being said Planes got better with each album and seeing more of that progression would kill. Having the budget and label support of Relapse backing them up could only be a good thing. But this isn't Planes. It also isn't the Chris Connely band. As for who I am, my name is John-Michael. I live in Tennessee, I'm married to a fantastic tattoo artist (see work at myspace.com/emilyeffler)and we've got two fantastic cats. My cat's are noteworthy because one of them is so stupid she falls off chairs and the other is an angry Persian who constantly looks like he's giving a stink eye. For the last five years I've written from www.mammothpress.com, but started my own site following that site's closure. My days are spent trying to figure out how to turn my "blog" into a "webzine," listening to Descendants, drawing pictures in MS Paint, and sometimes working. My credibility on the issue is probably hard to prove. When the band is finally announced I'll show you how to solve the puzzle, but until then just know it isn't someone in killing joke. Also what do you think we could do to become a webzine in your eyes instead of just a blog? I think selling back patches would help up our cred.

Posted 4/22/2010 9:52 AM by feminist malnutrition

yeah yer gonna have to talk to my smarter half, which in turn I'm not speaking of my "better half" I mean the smarter half of my personality... I have a talent with screen names. TN suck, I can validate anyway I'll send you an email via your blog and have a talk or something.

Posted 4/22/2010 3:44 PM by feminist malnutrition

seeing as no one is going to confirm or deny any of our guesses is Circle of Animals our of the question? I mean that's another on which no one has said or heard. I know Justin Broadrick's done a remix for them already and that they are going to be on Relapse... so is it them and do I win a prize?

Posted 4/23/2010 2:43 PM by http://www.hellbound.ca

Mose Giganticus is the band's name What do I win?

Posted 4/23/2010 3:38 PM by The 1st Five

http://www.the1stfive.com/news/mose-giganticus-signs-with-relapse-we-finally-stop-messing-with-decibel-readers/

Posted 4/23/2010 4:16 PM by sol grun

this has to rank up there with one of the most excellent "promote a band that absolutely no one knows or cares anything about, but we have PR'd the shit ut of the Internetzzz to make you think they are important" PR tactics of all time...The volume of stuff on the internet that is self-written (just read the wikipedia etry - holy crap that's awesomely autobiographical and self-serving) is staggering...

Posted 4/23/2010 4:32 PM by The 1st Five

Haha. I knew about and liked them before this. Don't know if they wrote their wikipedia stuff, but they had nothing to do with what I wrote.

Posted 4/23/2010 5:36 PM by gnarlk

geez, the artwork even looks like remission for crying out loud. lost interest almost immediately, esp. with the note for note rip of of the melvins...

Posted 4/23/2010 5:39 PM by Ov_TheStonerTree

Wow! That was anitclimatic...

Posted 4/24/2010 7:14 AM by Jizz-man.

WTF?? Ripping off the entire verse (and more) from a great song like "The Talking Horse" by The Melvins is not ok. Just poor.. Write your own songs instead in the future..

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