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Khatt Al​-​Raml

by Geomancer

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1.
Geomancer 10:36
2.
Grief 10:26
3.
Visions 04:22
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Greed 10:28
5.
Sacrifice 15:36

about

Stretching the boundaries of modern doom, ‘Khatt Al-Raml’ is an ambitious debut full-length from the North England-based trio that refuses to be restricted by genre conventions. The result is over 45 minutes of head-turning metal-meets-stoner-meets-sludge that nods to post-rock as much as it does Electric Wizard, Bongripper, and Zaum.

Engineered and mixed by Tom Goodall of Mirrorman Recordings (Ghold, Cattle, Groak) at Leeds’ legendary CHUNK, ‘Khatt Al-Raml’ captures the live energy that’s earned the group a following in England’s North East, their base since forming in 2013. Achieved by recording each song live in single takes, the result is a collection of tracks that are raw while retaining an atmospheric scale the group has worked hard to create.

The band’s goal has always been to sound different and avoid doom clichés while keeping all the genre’s heaviness. By doing things like laying Eastern scales next to massive hypnotic doom sections while mixing in post rock passages and metal influences, the group is confident ‘Khatt Al-Raml’ is a fresh take on the old doom, stoner, and sludge sound.

That aforementioned Eastern influence – heard especially on the powerful intro to ‘Sacrifice’, and throughout eponymous cut ‘Geomancer’ – is echoed in the stunning artwork, created by hyper talented British artist Thee Ruiner, and the album’s title, ‘Khatt Al-Raml’. It means sand divination, sand writing, or sand cutting in Arabic, which itself reflects the band’s name; a geomancer divines messages from the earth, interpreting lines and symbols on the ground.

First releasing digitally, the record will be released in physical form in the Spring, with CD pre-orders available via longtime collaborators Inverted Grim-Mill Recordings (Kylver, Geist, Lovely Wife, Lump Hammer).

Geomancer online:
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facebook.com/invertedgrimmillrecordings

credits

released January 15, 2018

Rich Cartey – vocals, guitar
Calum Piercy – bass
Ruben Guastapaglia – drums

Recorded, engineered, and mixed by Tom Goodall, Mirrorman Recordings, at CHUNK, Leeds, UK
Mastered by Matt Deamer, Glide Studio
Artwork by Thee Ruiner

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Geomancer UK

Post-doom three-piece. Formed in 2013. Based in Northern England.

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