Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light

by The Body & Full of Hell

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Alice M. Surprisingly tame with regards to the previous collaboration from these guys. The one I like most heavily depends on my current mood.

hills This album is pretty much how I scream internally inside.

pvslut if u don't bop to master's story, then are u ever boppin? Favorite track: Master's Story.

Jacob One of the weirdest and best metal albums of 2017. Favorite track: The King Laid Bare.

literally Look man, chances are you did not end up on this page by accident and already know what to expect, so let me just tell you: this is really good. And compared to their previous collaborative effort, this seems much more cohesive. But don't worry, it'll still leave you feeling hopeless and drained.

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	1.	Light Penetrates 03:35
	2.	Earth is a Cage 03:14
	3.	The King Laid Bare 03:45
	4.	Didn't the Night End 05:11
	5.	Our Love Conducted with Shields Aloft 04:48
	6.	Master's Story 04:52
	7.	Farewell, Man 04:33
	8.	I Did Not Want to Love You So 04:32

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The Body and Full of Hell are both unique and influential forces in heavy music. Both artists welcome challenges and eschew self-promotion. Each artist seems driven to take risks and push boundaries of what is considered heavy. A clear example being that on recent tours The Body have performed without any live guitar or drums. Both artists enjoy the creative growth and music and good times that come out of collaborations. Each has collaborated often with other unique but like-minded musicians such as Thou, The Haxan Cloak, Krieg, Merzbow, The Bug and the list goes on. Despite their obvious differences in songwriting, The Body and Full of Hell are unified by their shared aesthetic, catharsis through the manipulation of emotions transformed by visceral noise and fueled by an inescapable sense of dread. They have returned to collaborate again not because of their commonalities but because of their differences and what those differences yield in performance. With Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light, The Body & Full of Hell have integrated a love for electronic noisescapes with abrasive, precise sonic assaults into a sound unlike anything either has produced before.

Written and recorded in one week at Machines with Magnets in Providence, the music of Ascending draws from unexpected sources such as reggaetón and jungle (“Master’s Story”). There are some familiar guests to The Body fans, namely vocalist Chrissy Wolpert (Assembly of Light Choir) and Ben Eberle (Sandworm), as well as first-time collaborator drummer Brian Chippendale (Lightning Bolt, Black Pus), whom both bands share a strong aesthetic of individualism. Samples, synth, saxophone, and a drum orchestra all throb, and sputter, coagulating under the weight of the two bands. Programmed drum patterns and loops taking cues from hip hop are bent and twisted throughout, flawlessly emboldening the distortion drenched guitars and howling vocals. Each element, though meticulously crafted, is visceral, as the exhilaration of improvisation has not been curtailed by editing.

Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light casts aside the dogmas of heavy music. Extremity in The Body & Full of Hell’s music is not based on macho musings or competitive trendiness, but rather is an integral tool to exploring the anxieties of modern life and the bridges between personal and political strife. As leading voices in DIY and underground music communities, The Body & Full of Hell, along with peers such as Thou, are expanding the possibilities of extreme music by shaping worlds of sound with a palette of diverse influences seldom seen in “heavy music” today.

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released November 17, 2017

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Full of Hell Ocean City, Maryland

Harsh grinding death from the east coast. Numb your mind.

shows

Jan 17

The Glass House

Pomona, CA
Jan 18

The UC Theatre

Berkeley, CA
Feb 10

Brooklyn Steel

Brooklyn, NY
Mar 31

Underdog's Ballroom

Prague, Czech Republic
Apr 06

Die Trompete

Bochum, Germany
Apr 07

Magasin 4

Brussels, Belgium
Apr 08

Jolly Brewer

Lincoln, UK
Apr 09

The Cluny 2

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Apr 10

Stereo

Glasgow, UK
Apr 11

The Grand Social

Dublin, Ireland
Apr 13

The Bread Shed

Manchester, UK
Apr 14

Exchange

Bristol, UK
Apr 15

Scala

London, UK
Apr 16

Roadburn Festival

Tilburg, Netherlands