NOISEPICKER SHARE VIDEO FOR “CHEW“
TAKEN FROM THE NEW ALBUM
THE EARTH WILL SWALLOW THE SUN
OUT VIA EXILE ON MAINSTREAM 21ST MARCH
Noisepicker share the remarkable video for “Chew” ahead of the release of their second record, The Earth Will Swallow The Sun, out 21st March 2025 via Exile on Mainstream. Album preorders are available now via the band’s Bandcamp here and via Exile on Mainstream’s webshop here.
The band share a video for track, “Chew” about which Armstrong says;
With more than a quarter of a century of noise making history behind him, Harry Armstrong returns alongside drummer Kieran Murphy, as the duo Noisepicker, for this brawny new release.
Also known as the current bass player in Orange Goblin, you may well have caught Armstrong on countless festival line ups, experimenting with sounds in bands such as the hard rock of Blind River, the thrash metal of End Of Level Boss, the piano-led jazz rock of The Earls Of Mars, getting his stoner fix in Hangnail and Firebird (alongside Bill Steer and Ludwig Witt), the instrumental soundscapes of The Winchester Club, the death metal of Decomposed, to name just a few.
Having released their first album Peace Off via Exile On Mainstream in 2018, other commitments put Noisepicker on a slight hiatus, until the pair succumbed to the ever-growing pile of un-used riffs, and dusted them off to begin to work on what would eventually become their second full-length release.
In true DIY style, Armstrong took on the challenge of writing, recording and mixing this new record entirely himself, with recording sessions taking place in rehearsal rooms, and mixing sessions in his kitchen – and was assisted only in the mastering, which was handled by Stefan Brüggemann. The Earth Will Swallow The Sun has Amstrong’s auditory fingerprints all over it – this record is truly lived in, rough around the edges, and all the better for it.
Do not expect neat, polished, note perfect, carefully constructed sound. Noisepicker are loud and abrasive. They pay homage to the genres which made them fall in love with music in the first place – doom, punk and blues – and bring it all together in a hearty and heavy concoction that is all their own.
Exile On Mainstream will release The Earth Will Swallow The Sun on March 21st, digitally and on audiophile virgin Black Vinyl LP with a bundled CD. Find physical preorders for the EU at the label webshop, digital and physical preorders for the UK at Bandcamp, and digital presaves here.
The Earth Will Swallow The Sun album cover
PREVIOUS PRESS FOR NOISEPICKER:
“His knack for penning riffs that rival the classic ones they salute remains undiminished… it’s as if the lovechild of Glenn Danzig and Tom Waits has been overdosing on Groundhogs albums, homebrew and peyote.” – METAL HAMMER
“Harry’s vocals summon echoes of doom legend Wino and the melodic delivery of Primus frontman Les Claypool, his impressive pipes edging into classic rock territory even as he delivers negative narratives like a deranged soothayer. A dark doomy delight.” – KERRANG!
“Its an intense listen, elevated above the influences it wears on its sleeves in part by the charismatic vocal performance… Heady stuff indeed.” – ZERO TOLERANCE
“Peace Off is a heady mix that works and comes together brilliantly… tak[es] the blues into a doomed out, pysch-punk work out.” – AVE NOCTUM
“… thunders away with the grainy grungy heft of Black Sabbath as filtered through Melvins… Peace Off very much favours weight and groove over pace, the riffs big and gutsy “ – AURAL AGGRAVATION
“This is good old-fashioned rock and roll. You can’t deny that Peace Off is a genuine crowd-pleaser of an album. Excellent and Highly Recommended.” – OUTLAWS OF THE SUN
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