EPK – Ape Vermin – Andromedas Colossus (2024)
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“I personally think that this record is going to be well received by most of the “Metal” Community. We are a Sludge metal band pushing the boundaries with progressive and thrash metal as well. We’re looking forward to taking them on an epic sonic journey.” – Brett Lee – Ape Vermin
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“Ape Vermin’s Andromedas Colossus is doom to the core. Though a lot for one sitting, it’ll sustain your attention during a long walk or drive. Fans of the genre will find much to relish, be it individual tracks or the whole, and it’s certainly one of the standout albums of the year so far.” – Doomed And Stoned
“Lovers of slow, massive riffs, rejoice! Ape Vermin is here for your daily dose of gnarly Sludge and Doom Metal music!” – Ghost Cult Magazine
“Ape Vermin have delivered a bone-crunching album that pulls no punches with it’s fearless attitude and exploration into SONIC and PSYCHEDELIC manipulation of the highest order.” – Outlaws of The Sun
“if you’re looking to be transported to another crushingly heavy musical universe, Ape Vermin are worth a listen.” – Rough Edge
“These axe-generated discharges alone were the stuff of Tony Iommi’s nightmares, but then the bass-made ferociously fuzz-rich, rhythmic rumbles and intensely explosive drumming sealed the deal. All combined and then topped off with Lee’s caveman-like gutturalized grunting vocals, it was a recipe that could’ve resulted in APE VERMIN being culpable for assault & battery charges.” – Riff Relevant
Band: Ape Vermin
Album title: Andromedas Colossus
Release Date: May 17, 2024
Label: Independent
Distribution: CD Baby
Track Listing:
1. Obliteration Imminent – 5:12
2. Colony – 7:00
3. Solaruss – 5:30
4. Pulse Driver – 3:47
5. Mining The Colossus – 8:06
6. Signal Transmissions – 2:45
7. Motherlode – 8:32
8. Awakened – 3:17
9. Unearthing the Artifact – 7:43
10. Return to Andromeda – 7:57
Album Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: APE VERMIN
• All songs written by: APE VERMIN
• Produced by: Barry Sams (Skinn Jakkitt Studios)
• Mixed by: Barry Sams (Skinn Jakkitt Studios)
• Mastered by: Barry Sams (Skinn Jakkitt Studios)
• Album Artwork by: David Paul Seymour
Album/Live Band Line Up:
Guitarist/Vocalist – Brett Lee
Drummer – Seth Lynn
Bassist – Jared Edge
About The Album Artwork:
It’s sci-fi, epic, and BRUTAL.
About the album as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
This album is extremely dynamic, melodic, Visceral, brutal, and the lyrics are extremely dark.
Track by track (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
We open the record with 1.“Obliteration Imminent”. It definitely sets the bar for how heavy and dark this record is. “Your Obliteration is Imminent”.
Next up is 2. “Colony”, with an atmospheric and tribal acoustic intro. Then, to crushing metal with a machine gun-like double bass. “We’re all one now, to destroy all”.
3. “Solaruss” smacks you like an asteroid you knew nothing about; it’s extremely dark and prophetic. “Time to break the blackened curse, Twisted visions of hell, Solaruss on the front line, On and on we kill”. It speaks for itself.
4. “Pulse Driver” is a dark, hypnotic Instrumental track with tribal undertones. I wouldn’t call it a filler, but it definitely serves as an evil buffer for what’s still on the Horizon.
5. “Mining the Colossus.” This one serves as a double meaning; one is something I want the listener to depict. The other is how humanity is absolutely destroying our sacred mother. It’s true, we have been mining this colossus for far too long. “Vermin, we’re all vermin. Destroying is all we know. Mining the colossus, we’ve been mining for far too long”.
6. “Signal Transmissions” is exactly what it sounds like, an astral tether to the sonic mothership.
7. “Motherlode” It’s not an anomaly. It’s exactly where and what it needs to be. We’ve hit the motherlode.
8. “Awakened” My personal favorite. We’re back, and we’re making up for lost time. Hell has come back to life. Sludge metal meets Thrash in fine form. Double bass so crushing it could cause another world war. Guitar leads reminiscent of Dimebag Darrell and Kerry King in their prime and enough low-end to destroy planets. The Colossus is awake. Prepare for your imminent obliteration. “Ten thousand years, through portals of time. Awaken this hell, Your world will be mine. Destroyed to extinction by hellish invention, made up for lost time, Hell has come back to life”.
9. “Unearthing the Artifact” Hailing the black mass, the blackest mass of all. The one inside of you. Very dark, we all are deep down. Have you unearthed it? “Discover the origins of the blackened stone, Conjuring the evil from within, Defining the marker of this realm, unearthing the artifact from within.”
10. “Return to Andromeda,” is it time? “Forged by the fires of life and death on this wicked night. Becoming the echoes of war, return to life”. An epic conclusion to an epic record.
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BAND STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS:
The drummer was the original bassist
The guitarist/vocalist played drums on the “Arctic Noise” E.P as well as handling normal duties.
The band name came from an IRON MONKEY lyric. Long live Johnny Morrow.
Ape Vermin is a three‑piece progressive sludge metal force from Valdese, North Carolina, unleashing a hellish avalanche of sludge infused with thrash, death, and doom metal. Formed by guitarist/vocalist Brett Lee, drummer Seth Lynn, and bassist Jared Edge, the band has earned a reputation across North America for an intense, no‑frills live show rooted in sheer heaviness and volume. Committed to pushing the boundaries of their genre, Ape Vermin continues to carve out a sound that is as punishing as it is forward‑thinking.
2024 – Andromedas Colossus LP
2021 – Arctic Noise EP
2018 – Sonic Monolith LP
Shared Stage with: Crowbar, Weedeater, King Parrot, Brujeria, High on Fire, Pentagram, Goatwhore, Monolord, Toke, Forming the Void, Rezn and many more.
Sponsors / Endorsements: Dean Guitars, Pig Hog Cables, Coffin Cases, Rock n roller multi carts
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