{"id":94211,"date":"2019-07-31T11:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/?p=94211"},"modified":"2019-07-31T10:32:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T15:32:08","slug":"premiere-adzes-a-forest-digging-in-the-dirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toiletovhell.com\/premiere-adzes-a-forest-digging-in-the-dirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Premiere: Adzes – A Forest \/\/ Digging in the Dirt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One-man anticapitalist sludge band Adzes<\/strong> is back with two sparkling fresh covers of genuine classics.<\/p>\n

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A little while back I wrote a few words about Climate \/\/ Capital<\/em>, the debut from Seattle’s Adzes<\/a>. Today I am pleased to premiere Adzes’ latest. A Forest \/\/ Digging In The Dirt<\/em> is a two-track covers EP that explores places metal doesn’t normally tread.<\/p>\n

Adzes is the work of a man named Forest so it’s maybe more than a little fitting that he’d choose to cover “A Forest” by seminal goth rockers The Cure<\/strong>. Standing on a Beach<\/em> was one of the first chunks of vinyl I bought for myself to play on my father’s dusty old record player. I was a generally unpleasant 13 year old that didn’t know shit about the world but I DID know that The Cure was a cool band. When I found a used copy at Half Price Books I reckoned I ought to buy it. “Boys Don’t Cry”, “Jumping Someone Else’s Train”, “A Hanging Garden”, “A Forest”. Goddamn. I replayed that collection of old Cure singles over and over again. I know every track by heart. I love those songs. It’s always a dicey proposition for a band, particularly a metal band, to cover an honest-to-god classic rock tune but if you were to ask me, “Hey, does this Adzes cover of ‘A Forest’ hold a candle to the original?” I will tell you, honestly, that Adzes breathes new life into “A Forest”. I will also tell you that this is the only version of the song that I want to listen to now. From the doom-laden chime from hand-built guitar pedals, to the touches of electronic swirl, Adzes offers heft and sprawl to the song that feels essential. Capital \/\/ Climate<\/em> didn’t feature much in the way of clean singing . With “A Forest”, Forest allows his plaintive croon to penetrate out through the woods. Perhaps we’ll hear more in future releases.<\/p>\n

“Digging in the Dirt” takes Gabriel’s 1992 single and gives it a biting edge that makes the lyrics about working through internalized rage and toxic masculinity feel palpable. Friend of the ‘pod Will from Redbait<\/a> joins in to contribute vocals and play a mean slide guitar lead that drives the performance. Where the original featured Afro-pop influenced instrumentals, Forest and Will find an ugly middle ground between sludge and country. You won’t hear anything else like it today.<\/p>\n