Album Artwork | Photo By Craig Mulcahy At the expense of objectivity, I'll just state for the record that I enjoy the music of Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou and that their collaboration, which has resulted in a new album called May Our Chambers Be Full , sounds very promising thanks to this lead single, "Ancestral Recall." Stylistically, Rundle's lush vocal works very well with the scream-prone Thou, her emotive delivery well entwined with the already affecting guitar phrasing at work. The sound is gratifyingly huge and, based on the strength of this single, I would call this pairing kindred, comparable to Jarboe's partnership with Neurosis , or Cult Of Luna's work with Julie Christmas , both of which produced excellent albums. But, again, this is a fan typing. May Our Chambers Be Full is due to release on 10/30. You can pre-order the record at Sacred Bones . (Sadly, I missed out on the "Diehard" LP. Congratulations and "eat a dick; I hate you...

For a No Ripcord's monthly installment of blurb-sized reviews, or "QUICK TAKES" as the feature is titled, I submitted KEN mode 's Loved and Thou 's Magus . Both albums contain some of the most exciting, violent, and emotionally turbulent music I've heard this year. Please enjoy the reviews and I'd recommend reading about the other albums covered in this feature as well. Please feel free to comment or send all angry missives to lettersfromatapehead@gmail.com . Hit the link: No Ripcord —  QUICK TAKES (AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018). Thou Magus Sacred Bones Released: 8.31.18 ___________________________ KEN mode Loved Season of Mist Released: 8.31.18 Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead

Sludge metal beasts and sons of Baton Rouge, Thou , have, with the aid of Thrill Jockey Records, pulled together a compilation release to help benefit the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank following the floods that devastated the area in 2016 .  Featured are, of course, Thou along with The Body & Full of Hell , SUMAC , Yob 's Mike Scheidt and Old Man Gloom to name a few.  You can find a compilation trailer, some sample tracks, and information on the compilation below, all courtesy of Thrill Jockey Records.  Many Waters : Baton Rouge Flood Relief 2017 by Various Artists Thrill Jockey & Thou present: Many Waters: Baton Rouge Flood Relief 2017 - Out now Featuring exclusive singles and live tracks from: The Body & Full of Hell, Thou, SUMAC, Aseethe, Old Man Gloom, Mike Scheidt of Yob and many more All proceeds to benefit the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Watch trailer by Chariot of Black Moth here: https://youtu.be/frnmB4WynrY Many Waters: Ba...