As Decibel Magazine proclaimed, “There is something about Richmond’s Windhand that makes them even more drugged-out and exceptional. The riffs sound like normal doom, but trapped in a mass of dark forest limbs, trying to hack their way towards the light while singer Dorthia Cottrell appears as a gloomy specter, wailing forlornly through the mire. It’s massive, addictive destruction. Yeah, these fuckers are gonna be huge.” Lucky for you (if you’re based in the American Northeast, Midwest, or Southeast, anyway) Richmond, VA’s mighty WINDHAND are hitting the road!
Here’s the rest of the official announcement:
Richmond, VA may be known primarily for its wicked thrash and crust punk scenes, but there’s something evil lurking within that doomed old capital. Psyched-out ultra-Sabbathian amplifier worshippers WINDHAND, who boast ex-members of heavy riffters FACEDOWNINSHIT and ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY within their ranks, have risen. A repress of their sold-out self-titled debut LP is currently available but going quick – grab it on 180 gram cocaine white vinyl.
On a trek that will see them snaking their way across the continental US and sharing stages with the likes of ILSA, COFFINWORM, PILGRIM, MARES OF THRACE, PRIMITIVE WEAPONS, PALLBEARER, DEADBIRD, IRON TONGUE, and more, WINDHAND will be playing tuneful dirges off their critically acclaimed debut LP. The response from the press and fans alike has been immense. Cvlt Nation’s review insists, “WINDHAND takes apocalyptic blues, puts it into a punk bong, lights it with a sabbath lighter and exhales rad clouds made out of fuzzed out bliss…WINDHAND are way more than a band that you should be on the look out for, they are group of humans that will change the way your hear doom.” The Obelisk intoned, “The album is a distinctly American answer back to the all-consuming distortion and bleary-eyed psychedelia of Electric Wizard‘s latter-day missives that strips away some of the cult mentality and puts in and puts in its place a woodsy sensibility — not forest-dwelling silliness, but something organic and un-postured,” while Heavy Blog Is Heavy gushed, “. This music has a certain kind of conviction that leaves you yearning for more,” and To Eleven put it simply: “This is one of those records that is so good it doesn’t need a masters thesis of a review. This slays.”
WINDHAND on tour:
8/1 Washinghton DC @ Smash Records w/ Ilsa and Midnight Eye *All Ages / 6PM*
8/2 Philadelphia, PA @ The Mill Creek Tavern w/ Grass, Tapeworm, and No Stayer
8/3 Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus Bar w/ Pilgrim, Mares of Thrace, Primitive Weapons
8/4 Pittsburgh, PA @ The Rock Room
8/5 Columbus, OH @ The Carabar
8/6 Cincinnati @ The Drinkery w/ Mephitic Husk, Mollusk
8/7 Indianapolis, IN @ Indy’s Jukebox w/ Coffinworm, Conjurer
8/8 Detroit, MI @ New Dodge Lounge w/ Bison Machine
8/9 Chicago, IL @ The Ultra Lounge w/ Knife of Simpson
8/10 Milwaukee, WI @ The Cactus Bar w/ No Future, Iron Rain
8/11 Minneapolis, MN @ The Hexagon w/ Oaks, Scaphe, Ashen
8/12 Omaha, NE @ The West Wing w/ Solid Attitude, Solid Goldberg
8/13 Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar w/ Hossferatu and 1950D.A.
8/14 Texarkana, AK @ Hopkins Icehouse
8/15 Little Rock, AK @ White Water Tavern w/ Pallbearer and Iron Tongue
8/16 Memphis, TN @ The Buccaneer w/ Deadbird
8/17 Lafayette, LA @ The Wild Salmon w/ Come&Conquer
8/18 New Orleans, LA @ Siberia w/ Blood Royale & Hot Rails to Hell
8/19 Birmingham, AL @ The Bottle Tree
8/20 Nashville, TN @ tba w/ All Them Witches
8/21 Knoxville, TN @ The Poisoning Lawn
8/22 Atlanta, GA @ TBA DIY spot
8/23 Savannah, GA @ The JinxTrack listing:
1) Black Candles
2) Libusen
3) Heap Wolves
4) Summon the Moon
5) Winter Sun
