De EP Thorns stond voor 'apocalyptische soundscapes als resultaat van een melting pot van sludge, doom, experimentele rock en noise rock'. Op hun te binnenkort te verschijnen eerste full length willen de heren hun sonisch pallet meer uitbreiden en meer volwaardige songs brengen. Eerste single en titelnummer Teeth to Sky laat meteen horen dat Guiltless daarin geslaagd is. Of ze nu meer volgens traditionele structuren werken of zich overgeven aan sferen, het maakt weinig verschil voor mij, ik ben alvast fan.
Teeth to Sky verschijnt op 7 maart 2025 via Neurot Recordings
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“The title track represents a surrender to nature’s unstoppable force,” vocalist Josh Graham says. “As climate extremes continue to grow and impact virtually everyone on earth, we are now facing the impact of our forefathers’ actions, and our children will live through a new and unprecedented future.”
On Teeth To Sky, as Josh explains, the overarching theme is taking advantage of your life while you have it. "It's a crazy thing to really just be alive, floating through space on this little planet." The idea that Earth is already living well into its sixth extinction is an idea which has run through Josh’s work (in particular) for many years. Its wider acceptance into cultural conversations made the band want to look further afield, and to include elements of light on the album alongside humanity's propensity for chaos which still colours the music.
Born from a love of experimental rock, noise rock, early industrial, sludge, and doom, Guiltless (featuring members of A Storm of Light, Intronaut, Generation of Vipers and Battle of Mice) heralds the coming of a heavy music which looks both inwards and out to convey the encompassing mixture of hope, despair and determination which comes from observing life as we know it today. Guiltless released their debut EP, Thorns, via Neurot Recordings in early 2024. Crushing and cheerless, it seemed to welcome the apocalypse looming on our collective horizon.
Guiltless:
Billy Graves: Drums
Dan Hawkins: Guitar, Noise
Sacha Dunable: Bass, Noise
Josh Graham: Guitar, Vocals, Noise
