ITUS – Primordial (2020) (EP)
For fans of Conan, Sleep, Electric Wizard, Windhand, Black Sabbath
Release Date: March 13, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution:
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“Primordial is a great release as it treats you to five unique tracks. Never once do you hear the same thing as ITUS truly does a great job of keeping you on your toes and guessing as to what you are about to hear next. Through and through this is a well crafted and cohesive effort that you would be unwise to skip over.” – Cadaver Garden
““This Can’t Be” is a change of pace from the record’s ravenous namesake single which came out earlier in the month. It’s a moving window into their world, with clean vocals this time reminiscent of Woods of Ypres and a vibe that fans of Pallbearer should have no trouble at all falling in love with.” – Doomed And Stoned
“dark and brooding doom “Primordial is a powerful and unforgiving EP that is certainly worthy of your time.” – Astral Noize
“crisp, and aggressive guitar tones” – Permafrost Today
Early in 2019, ITUS was formed by Brandon Lucking (guitars) and Reinier Vandenbosch (vocals), who, at the time were in another band with a different style but wanted to try something new, resulting in these Ontario boys blending doom and stoner rock with crushing heavy metal passages, in a psychedelic atmosphere of horror influenced sounds.
They began with a handful of demos that Lucking recorded in his apartment, in the autumn of 2018. Shortly after they began recording the demos as an EP with Luc Chiasson at his studio. At that time, they had opted for a studio drummer and thus hired Jackson Ward from Strata Recordings to perform/record the drums on the EP. The vibe of the EP is very “off the cuff” so to speak, which comes through naturally since a lot of the songwriting was experimentation that was finalized in the studio.
The writing process is fairly simple for ITUS, Lucking writes the melodies as they come to him, and Vandenbosch writes the vocals and lyrics. When Lucking has a song idea, he records a demo for it with guitars and bass and programmed drums at home. A lot of time is spent figuring out the right tones for the guitars and bass. With a near-complete song in a demo, Lucking sends that to Vandenbosch who works on lyrics, vocal phrasing, and vocal harmonies. The foundation of the lyrics always starts from personal experience, traumas, and how events in life unfold which are further imbued with influence from science fiction and horror fiction, mythology, dark philosophy, and political angst.
The soundscape of horrors that ITUS paints is enthralling already as a two-piece online project, and there are plans on the horizon to build it into a full-on touring 3 piece band delivering an energetic and abrasive live experience with a heavy, brooding ambiance.
ITUS’ debut EP “Primordial” is due out March 13, 2020
(L-R) Reinier Vandenbosch – Vocals, Brandon Lucking – Guitar and Bass
Photographer Credit: Justin Ryan Lawrence
EP Title: Primordial
Release Date: March 13, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution:
Track Listing:
1. Cloud Reader (3:17)
2. Question Everything (4:16)
3. Primordial (4:13)
4. This Can’t Be (4:19)
5. The Chaplain (5:43)
EP Length: 21:50
EP Credits:
• All songs performed by: Itus
• All songs written by: Itus
• Produced by: Luc Chiasson
• Mixed by: Luc Chiasson
• Mastered by: Luc Chiasson
• Album Artwork by: Paul Callaghan
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
• Album Artwork – Paul Callaghan – Artist (originally painted in 1978)
Photography and editing – Brandon Lucking
EP Band Line Up:
Reinier Vandenbosch – Vocals
Brandon Lucking – Guitars and Bass
Jackson Ward – Drums
Live Band Line Up:
Reinier Vandenbosch – Vocals
Brandon Lucking – Guitars and Bass
TBA – Drums
Discography:
2020 – Primordial (EP)
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