Official press release:
Long-running Oakland sludge practitioners Brainoil — featuring within its ranks current and past members of Deathgrave, Laudanum, Graves At Sea, Stormcrow, Grimple, and Watch Them Die among others — will unleash their Singularity To Extinction full-length this October via Tankcrimes. Their first output since 2011’s smoldering Death Of This Dry Season, the long-awaited Singularity To Extinction was captured at Earhammer Studios by bassist/vocalist Greg Wilkinson, mastered at Audiosiege by Brad Boatright (Tragedy, Necrot), and boasts seven snarling tracks of gnarly audio bedlam swathed in the apocalyptic cover art of John Santos (Torche, Neurosis, Irata, Noisear). Infusing their signature sludge with unorthodox time signatures, Singularity To Extinction stands as Brainoil’s fastest, crustiest, and most monolithic offering to date. Notes the band:
“You will hear new undertones of Bolt Thrower, Carcass, and Corrupted being translated through the unmistakable Brainoil filter.”
Brainoil’s Singularity To Extinction, will be available on CD, limited LP (150 – splatter; 350 – smoke housed in metallic foil case wrapped jacket – it shines!), and digital formats October 19th.
Sample “Blank Static Void” here:
For CD pre-orders go to THIS LOCATION where the record can be nabbed for a cool $6.66 for a limited time. For vinyl go HERE and for digital purchases, go HERE (all pre-orders get an instant download of “Blank Static Void”).
Brainoil will play a special record release show October 6th at Eli’s Mile High Club in Oakland before taking on their first-ever tour of Japan alongside with Nagoya grind faction Black Ganion. See all confirmed dates below.
Singularity To Extinction track listing:
1. “Preface To Madness”
2. “Corrosive Ribbons Of Light”
3. “The Spectre’s Vile Hand (The Shock Doctrine)”
4. “Singularity To Extinction”
5. “Blank Static Void”
6. “Recursion Abyss”
7. “Halcyon Desolation”
Tour dates:
10/06 – Oakland, CA | Eli’s Mile High Club *
10/21 – Yokohama, JP | El Puente ^
10/22 – Tokyo, JP | Earthdom ^
10/23 – Gifu, JP | B-One ^
10/24 – Kyoto, JP | Socrates ^
10/25 – Okayama, JP | Pepperland ^
10/26 – Hiroshima, JP | TBA ^
10/27 – Osaka, JP | Hokage ^
10/28 – Nagoya, JP | Club Quattro ^
* = Record Release Show w/ Ails, Vale, Swamp Witch
^ = w/ Black Ganion
Brainoil is:
Greg Wilkinson – bass, vocals
Nathan Smith – guitar, vocals
Ira Harris – drums