EPK – Hooker Spit – Krötch Splitter (2023)
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“We are trying to paint a dark picture with our music and lyrical content while touching on the raw emotion, desperation, and depths of depravity contained within the human experience. We put our hearts and souls into this record and we truly hope that people will enjoy listening to this album as much as we enjoyed making it.” – Daniel White – Vocals – Hooker Spit
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Band: Hooker Spit
Album Title: Krötch Splitter
Release Date: July 28, 2023
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Distrokid
Track Listing:
1. Call of the void – 3:13
2. Corpse Grinder – 3:18
3. The Huntsmen – 4:06
4. Krötch Splitter – 3:48
5. Flesh Feast – 3:55
6. Dry Fisted – 3:34
7. White Lighter – 2:54
Album Length: 24:02
Album Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Vlad Gligor, Dan White, Jose Garza, Devin Link, Scott Gooding
• All songs written by: Vlad Gligor, Dan White, Jose Garza, Devin Link, Scott Gooding
• Produced and Engineered by: Vlad Gligor, Levi Jones, Brad Choquette
• Mixed by: Develop Device Studios
• Mastered by: Develop Device Studios
• Album Artwork by: PaleaRaptor
• Member of SOCAN
• MAPL (Canadian Content)
Album Band Lineup:
Daniel White – Vocals
Vlad Gligor – Guitar
Devin Link – Guitar
José Garza – Bass
Scott Gooding – Drums
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The album as whole is explained by Hooker Spit vocalist Daniel White:
The album combines dark, heavy, high-energy music intertwining with lyrical themes that convey the abject cosmic horror of what it means to be human.
Track by Track explained by vocalist Daniel White and guitarist Vlad Gligor:
1. Call of the Void: This is the first song we wrote. It contains all of the elements you could expect in a Hooker Spit song. Lyrically the song deals with the subject of self-harm and the pendulum-like experience of someone who is trying to process those thoughts. The lyrics are intrusive thoughts personified.
2. Corpse Grinder: The intention musically was to write a love letter to Cannibal Corpse. Vlad pitched the name and Dan decided to write it from the perspective of a cannibal meditating on their next feast.
3. Huntsmen: We really wanted to write a song with a clean intro and it evolved into an upbeat and melodic death metal song. The song discusses the struggle of life and having the strength to move through to reach the truest expression of self.
4: Krötch Splitter: This song is a macabre tale of a necrophiliac receiving their “just deserts” from a recently exhumed corpse. This song marries death and symphonic black metal to create a terrifying revenge story.
5. Flesh Feast: This track is a combination of old-school and modern death metal. The song contains a thrashy feel while bringing you to unexpected harmonies and breakdowns. Lyrically the song describes a dystopian society at the edge of extinction. Prior to systemized genocide, the populace revolts and devours their overlords.
6. Dry-fisted: It was composed when Vlad was going through some tough times. Dan was also experiencing something similar during the writing process leading to a metalcore epic about abandonment and betrayal.
7. White Lighter: This is by far our most chaotic song. White lighter embodies American death metal such as Lamb of God and Dethklok. It expresses the contrast between the rhetoric and the reality of organized religion.
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Fun Facts – Story Angles
1. Devin is known as Father Quack. At first, he was referred to as Daddy Ducky but that name has since evolved. During a show we played with Ravenous E.H. he wore a complete rubber duck print outfit and threw rubber ducks out to the crowd. Instead of applauding, the crowd then proceeded to squeak the ducks. There are still people coming out of the woodwork messaging us about how much they love their ducks.
2. Our artwork is created by a close friend and Canadian artist who goes by PaleaRaptor. We plan to keep our look consistent but add new characters as we go. Eventually, we would love to have a whole roster of Hooker Spit girls. We plan to introduce new characters as we release more content.
3. When we played a black metal event we thought it would be really funny to paint our faces like Kiss. While being surrounded by people who looked like Abbath we looked like sell-out 70s rockers.
4. The beginning of Flesh Feast came about from Dan being drunk twice in one day. Things got a little silly and he was doing an impression of a Southern Baptist while recording. Vlad loved the idea but said it needed more “rosemary”. We refined it and the intro to Flesh Feast was born.
5. Our album as well as the initial mix was recorded and done in Vlad’s home studio. Final mix and mastering were completed by Develop Device Studios who has worked with the likes of Jeff Loomis and Aborted in the past. We were excited to work with Jaroslav and we are happy with the results.
Left to Right and Center: Vlad Gligor (Lead Guitar), José Garza (Bass Guitar), Scott Gooding, (Drums), Devin Link (Rhythm Guitar), Center: Daniel White (Vocals)
Emanating from Red Deer, Canada, Hooker Spit is an up-and-coming Death Metal band with a penchant for writing infectious riffs. Comprising Vlad Gligor (Lead Guitar), Devin Link (Rhythm Guitar), José Garza (Bass), Daniel White (Vocals), and Scott Gooding (Drums), the Quintet is inspired by internationally acclaimed bands like At The Gates, Bloodbath, Carcass, and The Black Dahlia Murder.
Filled with heavy chunky riffs, guttural vocals, and destructive drum grooves, Hooker Spit has developed a sonic quality and episodic visual concept that is so unique to them, it can be immediately recognized as their own. The band has a unique innate competency to ingeniously present music in multiple styles of metal, all while maintaining a consistent brand, one of the factors that make this band one to keep an eye out for. With big dreams and plenty of energy to spare, Hooker Spit hopes to tour the world, bringing their music to people from all walks of life.
Shared Stage with: Paramnesia, Omniarch, Atavistia, Ravenous E.H., Black Pestilence, Tymo, Narcissistic Necrosis, Fall of Earth, Wraith Risen, Netheriel, Divide the Dead, Pridelands, Omniarch, Decrepitation
Tours and Festivals:
2023 – Loud As Hell – Drumheller, AB – w/ Jungle Rot, Incite, Necronomicon, The Convalescence
2023 – CEMR Metal Fest – Edmonton, AB
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