haarp: New Orleans Sludge/Doom Band Releases "Husks" (Housecore Records) / NYC Show on Sept. 28th with Down ~ BrooklynRocks: NYC Music Blog

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

haarp: New Orleans Sludge/Doom Band Releases "Husks" (Housecore Records) / NYC Show on Sept. 28th with Down

Husks is by far and away is haarp’s most ferocious offering. All eighteen minutes of ‘Deadman/Rabbit’ seethe and writhe with terrible energy; it is a song that perfectly embodies the wailing and gnashing of teeth. The sound is clear and bright, without the filthy weight of sludge, with only the sheer weight of the pace of the track forcing the song to its knees, to crawl.” – About.com

hharp: New Orleans Sludge/Doom Releases 'Husks' (Housevore Records) / NYC Show on Sept. 28th with Down
Due to unforeseen events which occurred late in the summer of 2005, members of various disbanded projects came together to forge haarp. Featuring a collective of New Orleans grindcore, punk, and metal scene alumni, haarp embody the murk, decay, and oppression associated with their home city. haarp’s music is a visceral wall of low-end sound; its lyrics a journey through despair, hatred, self loathing, and aggression. haarp literally beat the ever-loving shit out of you with their music, repeatedly. Whether they play a seamless set (which they often do), or not, there is no denying that they’re a band ready to graduate to a more widespread visibility. Not only does haarp bring a crushing resuscitation to the New Orleans scene with their unforgiving brand of music, which absolutely fits the classic “N.O. Sound”, but they bring a new vitality to Heavy Metal music in general.

haarp tour 2012 w/ Down:
9/21/2012 Pop’s Nightclub – Saint Louis, MO
9/22/2012 House of Blues Chicago – Chicago, IL
9/23/2012 The Crofoot – Pontiac, MI
9/25/2012 House of Blues Boston – Boston, MA
9/26/2012 Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
9/27/2012 Mojo Main – Newark, DE w/ Givethemrope, Backwoods Payback, Altar of Dagon, Sunburster [*No Down]

9/28/2012 Best Buy Theater – New York, NY
w/ St. Vitus, WARBEAST and Down - Advanced tickets are $32.50


9/29/2012 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ



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