Oldblood: With narrative of the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki…..

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UK Blackened Post / Doom band Oldblood have unveiled their new single Kuebiko, taken from their upcoming EP Arms To The Sky released on December 4th, 2020. Oldblood continue to pushing their brand of aural misery as far and as wide as possible. Kuebiko is the first track on Arms To The Sky and begins the EP’s narrative of the bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki and the fallout caused by this devastating events. Kuebiko opens with a crushing riff designed to paint a picture of devastation right off the bat; with the song building to an explosion of its own.

Kuebiko «translates as a state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence, which force you to revise your image of what can happen in this world» which is something we wanted to convey with the grinding pace & crushing, heavy nature of the track. The lyrical themes revolve around the fact that a few men could have stopped all this before it happened, but ultimately chose not too; and we now have to live with the senseless horrors and ultimate feeling of hopelessness they unleashed.

«Oldblood are different…. A threatening sound that suits the dark, doleful music perfectly….. A very impressive, very theatrical performance. If you want something with a bit more edge, to freeze the blood in your veins and all delivered with a theatrical performance; then pick Oldblood », states Loud Enough Magazine.

Formed in north London in 2018, Oldblood have set about combining the members various musical tastes into one cohesive, blackened monstrosity – merging elements of doom, punk, post-metal and black metal to form a sound that has turned heads since their debut live show supporting Ohems & Boss Keloid through to supporting doom titans Conan along with headlining their own shows.

Arms To The Sky is 4 tracks themed around the dropping of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima – both aurally and lyrically. Crushing riffs combined with devastating melodies that paint an agonized picture of life before, during and after the nuclear explosion.

Nuclear Blues swaggers out of the gate with a bluesy riff, that descends into a double time frenzy before unraveling into a state of exhaustion. Los Alamos is an atmospheric telling of the story of the creation of the atomic bomb & the final track Alone tells the story of She. She stands alone in the devastation caused by the atomic blast and having lost everything; she wonders what to do with her life.

Oldblood are:

Joey Williams – Guitar & Vocals

Tom Pratt – Guitar & Vocals

Brendan Coles – Bass & Vocals

Lee Barter – Drums

Arms To The Sky was recorded at No Studio & produced by Joe Clayton (Leeched, Pijn, Ithaca, Wren, Mountain Caller).

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