Philadelphia psychedelic doombringers Ruby the Hatchet are one of heavy music's finest on-the rise bands. Evoking a decade's worth of maturityâ gained in justâ a few short years, the genesis from the band's 2011 self-titled EP to present day has been nothing short of stunning. The group'sâ music fuses the sinister tacticâ of brainwash with blistering riffs and the rebellious mood of sorcery, re-imagining a different path for metal. Valley ofâ the Snake is a six song journey; a fantasticalâ trek with huge, blistering tracks that journey over peaks and valleys and ditches and oceans beforeâ leaving you spinning. Seething and spitting, Ruby theâ Hatchet hammers behemoth waves of dogma and doom, merging precision and patienceâ with a sinister foot-stomping, head-bobbing power. Vocalist Jillianâ Taylor's serpentine vocals, scene stealing howls and macabre lyrics conjureâ holistic atmospheres over swollen grooves that grow and flow in circles and waves.â Guitars crunch, wail and burn. Heavy-handed and hypnotic inâ equal parts Ruby the Hatchet creates the perfect shape shift between psych density and metalâ grandiosity, representing something utterlyâ imposing; primeval and oppressively heavy while maintaining a level of breathless intensity over the course of the fullâ album. This hex is for you.
- Genre: Rock
- Released: 2/24/15
- Format: Vinyl
- Format Detail: LP Marbled Orange Vinyl
- Internal ID: JITRE
- Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**