i am really stoked to have the new bongripper in my hands. these instrumental doomsters are not known for dropping full lengths at a high rate. so it doesn't surprise that "miserable" is already four years old. the more i was happy that i was spot-on for the pre-order deals here. a few months back i missed out on some bongripper re-issues because when i was at the party it was already old news. not really a problem because i already had vinyl copies of these re-issues but it annoyed me to have missed out.
so i e-mailed the guys asking for something like a mailing list. to cut it short, i am now recieving the bongripper newsletter and via this channel i heard news of the pre-orders for "terminal". the band handled north american orders themselves and burning world records from the netherlands did so for europe. it's a collaboration with history and everything went smooth again. i opted for the grey and purple swirl variant and am very happy with the outcome - vinyl looks fantastic. musically the new record is just the same, fantastic!
their ultra low tuned string sound and the kiloton drumming is a sonic experience of its own and with this album bongripper reduced the duration which proved to be refreshing for the overall song-writing. "terminal" feels more compact with loads of memorable riffs and lovely melodies. the physical component of the album is also superb. nice gatefold cover with sick artwork by sam alcarez and the aforementioned grey/purple merge vinyl as a fine match. 500 copies made. great barrier records. 2018.
