EPK – Gigantum – Self-Titled (2024)
Publicist – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
“Each song tells its own story and takes you some place different. They have their own personality. The album’s listening experience takes you on a journey. We are trying to shake the foundation and rattle the windows.” – Gigantum
For fans of Iron Blanket, Black Sabbath, Clutch, Fu Manchu, Mastodon, Red Fang
https://linktr.ee/gigantumband | Facebook.com/gigantumband | Instagram.com/gigantumband | Youtube.com/@Gigantum
Gigantumband.bandcamp.com | Apple Music | Spotify
“It’s wide ranging heavy music odyssey that spans six hefty heavy rock tracks on ‘Gigantum’ (2024)” – Doomed & Stoned
“Gigantum have released a no-hold barred “NO FUCKS GIVEN” attitude that will no doubt strike a chord with the jaded Doom/Stoner Metal fan currently out there. Excellent and Highly Recommended.” – Outlaws of the Sun
“With a flair for the dramatic, Gigantum has a no-nonsense approach to writing and riffing, yet remains free of pretension that fouls up a lot of modern bands with retro influences. This is only the beginning for this band! Jam out Gigantum to 11 and burn one right now!” – Ghost Cult Magazine
“Gigantum’ is an impressive debut that showcases the band’s ability to traverse different musical territories while maintaining a cohesive and powerful sound. With each track telling its own story, GIGANTUM crafts a listening experience that is both diverse and deeply rooted in heavy rock tradition. This album is a must-listen for fans of bands like Black Sabbath, Clutch, and Fu Manchu who crave a mix of crushing riffs, heavy grooves, and dynamic vocals.8.5/10″ – Infrared Magazine
“If you can imagine a slightly more psychedelic variety of classic era Black Sabbath that has been given a little bit of a punk attitude and expression then you should have a fair general idea of what to expect from this album. An album I suspect quite a few who tend to enjoy vintage era doom metal might find to be an interesting experience.” – Viking in the Wilderness
“That sort of plot is perfect for a stoner jam like “Necron99,” the closer to their self-titled debut album. There’s a good deal of jamming going on in this album” – Heavy Music HQ
“the group from Los Angeles chooses many unconventional methods and also reveals exciting things here.” – PowerMetal.de
“All experienced musicians, this is the work of a fully-fledged group that is ready for anything.But as for “Monkey King,” for all its doom-laden, Sabbath jamming on Fu Manchu chic, it’s a band that will do things on its own terms. Mia X is capable of whipping up a frenzy, and “For All My Friends” has something truly unsettling about it. If the album as a whole feels like heavy psych and melody are engaged in a battle to the death, then never is that better shown than on the fabulous “Forever Dreaming.”… with this self-titled statement, Gigantum are laying down a big marker. 8/10″ – Maximum Volume Music
“ an energetic hard rock record with a couple of very good doom songs. Recommended.” – Flying Fiddle Sticks
“Groovin’ stoner/doom” – The Moshpit 89.9FM (Madison, WI)
Album Title: Self Titled
Release Date: September 6, 2024
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: DistroKid
Track Listing:
1. Monkey King – 6:11
2. For All My Friends – 5:38
3. Forever Dreaming – 7:02
4. Brain Haze – 8:36
5. Rock Box – 3:38
6. Necron99 – 8:48
Album Length: 39:52
Album Credits:
All songs performed by: Gigantum
All songs written by: Gigantum
Mixed by: Charlie Waymire at Ultimate Studios
Mastered by: Ernesto Homeyer
Album Artwork by: Mia X, Art Director: Luis Aira,
Member of ASCAP and BMI
Album and Live Band Line Up:
Mia X – Vocals/Bass
BlareNBitch – Guitar/Vocals
Mark Lüntzel – Guitar/Vocals
Chase Manhattan – Drums
===================================================
About The Album Artwork
Mia: I envisioned a lot of speakers just blasting out Gigantum and that is how the artwork came to be.
About the album as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY)
Blare: The album starts off straight forward and powerful. Some songs really take you on hills and valleys and other songs that are straight forward. It ends on a heavy note with Necron99
Chase: The album musically, I would say all the songs collectively work together. Each song definitely has its own unique sound, but all fit under the same umbrella so to speak. I think we’re not afraid of any one idea or concept and it’ll all end up sounding like us.
Mark: Mélange of styles – Heaviness and heavy riffs in conjunction with softer, emotional sequences.
Track by track (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY)
Mia: Monkey King – lyrically – About the Chinese trixter deity called Sun Wukong.
Blare: Envisioned “royalty” when creating the bridge to go with the vibe of Sun Wukong.
Mark: Musically Is a rocknroll stomper
For All My Friends
Mia and Blare:
Is more poppy with a bit of anger behind it. It jams out all the emotion. It’s about losing friends either purposely or through misunderstanding or death and the complicated feelings that go along with that.
Mark: Musically, is groovy, foot tapping fun.
Forever Dreaming
Mark:
Galloping through an uneven landscape of sounds and intensity. Lyrically – is a deeply personal story that is symbolic if left up to the listener.
Brain Haze –
Mia and Blare: Lyrically – Being stressed that your brain no longer works and is on fire.
Blare: Musically – envisioned what it would sound like to be emotionally in a black hole and then finding peace.
Mark: Musically, It’s like rocknroll disco
Rock Box –
Mia: lyrically – Loving music and playing. Not wanting to be defined musically and doing it because it’s what we love.
Blare: Musically – it’s our ode to punk rock Gigantum style going 100mph.
Mark: Is a swift kick in the ass.
Necron99 –
Mia: This was inspired by the 1977 animated movie, WIZARDS. It’s a very interesting concept and a lot of the themes are still very current for today.
Blare: Lyrically, It has a very doomy industrial feel that doesn’t end well. Musically – it’s very heavy and doomy.
Mark: Musically, it’s a heavy repetitive journey into darkness.
===================================================
STORY ANGLES
Mia: A lot of the songs are about conversations that we have at practice. Necron99 came about when Mark told us about this movie he was really into and wanted us to check out called, WIZARDS. After watching it, I went down a rabbit hole to learn more and when he started playing the riff that is now Necron99, I started thinking about the importance of what the movie was portraying.
Brain Haze came about when Blare and I were talking about how the mind’s pathways are affected when the brain is on the fritz. Having consciousness during a really hard time, it becomes like a dream where you are disassociated and know what is happening, but you are a passenger in your own life.
Sun Wukong came about because Mark had come over after to my place after yoga and was telling me about this monkey that ate the sun that I guess they talked about during the session. I found that intriguing and wanted to learn more, so I started looking up monkeys in Chinese mythology and found out about this compelling monkey with a very wild story that went on for centuries who is known as Sun Wukong. So I wrote all these lyrics for him and guess what? Wrong monkey. I’m glad that I stumbled upon him though. A very interesting deity.
Mark: All of the band members find the work that we do on this project as therapeutic and healing. We hope that these qualities come through in our music and that the listener can feel our honesty and help them in some way.
===================================================
FUN FACTS:
Mia is an herbalist, makes her own teas and works at a witchcraft shop in Burbank called The Crooked Path.
Blare is a left-handed musician and has a degree in world music. She can play the sitar!
Chase has 8 drum sets and over 80 snare drums and will not share any of it with anyone.
Mark is a vegan mountain man that makes his own hot sauce.
They all love pets.
Mark has 2 cats, 2 turtles, various fish and a bearded dragon that he also has a tattoo of.
Mark speaks basic Japanese and wants the band to tour there next year.
We tend to laugh a lot at practice. We crack each other up and in actuality, we are comedians pretending to be musicians.
L-R – Mia X – Vocals/Bass, BlareNBitch – Guitar/Vocals, Chase Manhattan – Drums, Mark Lüntzel – Guitar/Vocals
Photo Credit Mariana Fiel
Gigantum, a dynamic new force in the Los Angeles, USA, heavy music scene, is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of their debut self-titled album full of dirty tuneage that will attract the ears of anyone into heavy rock n’ roll.
The band, comprising seasoned musicians Mia X, BlareNBitch, Mark Lüntzel, and Chase Manhattan, promises to deliver a heavy, yet creatively expansive sound that puts a new spin on rock n’ roll. Each song on the album tells its own story and takes you somewhere different. Gigantum invites listeners to embark on the first leg of this musical adventure. It is recommended for fans of Black Sabbath, Clutch, and Fu Manchu.
“The album musically, we would say all the songs collectively work together. Each song definitely has its own unique sound, but all fit under the same umbrella so to speak. We think we’re not afraid of any one idea or concept and it’ll all end up sounding like us. It’s a mélange of styles – Heaviness and heavy riffs in conjunction with softer, emotional sequences.” adds the band.
Due out on September 6th, 2024, Gigantum’s self-titled album is available for pre-order at https://gigantumband.bandcamp.com.
Album and Live Band Line Up:
Mia X – Vocals/Bass
BlareNBitch – Guitar/Vocals
Mark Lüntzel – Guitar/Vocals
Chase Manhattan – Drums
Discography:
2024 – Self-Titled EP
ashermediarelations.com 