Church of Misery releasing Houses of The Unholy - MP3

June 19, 2009

by Black Bubblegum

DOWNLOAD: Church of Misery – “Shotgun Boogie (James Oliver Huberty)” (MP3)

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Though it’s waaay too early, I’ve already started thinking about my favorite records of this year. You can place the blame for that squarely on Church Of Misery. Ever since an imported copy of their new LP, Houses of The Unholy, wriggled it’s way into my psyche, I haven’t been able to get enough of the Japanese band’s doomy, bluesy psychedelic riffs.

Much like their previous releases (the band has been in existence since 1996), Houses of The Unholy‘s subject matter mines the fertile territory of serial killers over the course of it’s 45+ minutes, pounding riff after savory wah-wah riff over disturbing samples about decapitation, dismemberment, and death. Let’s be straight though, these are not the psych riffs that you zone out to; more like the soundtrack of a wide-eyed speed freak. This is Clutch on gallons of ‘tussin, Boris circa Heavy Rocks, and one killer heavy metal party through the mind of Albert Fish and Charles Starkweather. Hell, Church of Misery even covers the oft-revered Brooklynites Sir Lord Baltimore!

Houses of The Unholy impacts US shores on July 7th, although you can currently buy a heavily tariffed (read: imported) copy either through the band directly or through Rise Above. It kills. Check out one of my favorite tracks from the new LP, “Shotgun Boogie (James Oliver Huberty)” above.

In April, Church of Misery played Roadburn in Holland. According to JJ Koczan, “They destroyed. No, really. Fucking incredible.” Video from that show below…