Khanate - No Joy (remix)/Dead

Ryan:

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Chnk…
Chnk…
Chnk…
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…

I know the above gibberish is probably meaningless to you…but if you are a fan of dirgy, slow evil…then you know the sound of ultra-low, ultra-distorted guitars playing (probably) down-tuned power chords and dissonance.

While not from Providence, Khanate’s new No Joy/Dead 12inch is a Load Records release and a pretty damn good example of how sludge is done. The two songs, one a remix of an older song and one new one from the new upcoming release, are slow, heavy and a bit psychotic. The music is reminiscent of predecessors Earth, Sleep and even Melvins back when they didn’t suck so badly. It is very ominous, slow moving waves of metal splashing over sparse punctuations of percussion. The vocals are one of the more standout qualities of Khanate (said Con-Eight). They are not the typical fare found atop this sort of sludge. Khanate’s vocalist tends to be a bit more psycho and ultimately a little scarier than the standard cookie monster or uber-low vocals found in dirge rock.

Listen to it.

Chnk…
Chnk…
Chnk…
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…