Photo by: Jessica Bundy
Official press release:
Prosthetic Records have announced the signing of Salt Lake City-based sludge rockers, The Ditch And The Delta. Formed in 2014 by longtime friends, Elliot Secrist, Charles Bogus and Kory Quist, the band released their 2015 EP, We Rust, to a vast array of critical acclaim. Their debut full length Hives In Decline was released on LP on Battleground Records and digitally through the band’s Bandcamp page on May 12, 2017. Prosthetic Records will be re-releasing the album on compact disc and will make it available on all digital platforms on September 8th. Pre-orders are available here.
The band comments on the signing:
“Having been fans of many of both the current roster and alumni on Prosthetic, The Ditch couldn’t be more pleased to be on the label among such good company.”
Hives In Decline features seven tracks and was engineered by Andy Patterson of Subrosa. The album shows the band exploring into sound design sonics, as well as features a swarm of solos by Gentry Densley (Eagle Twin, Iceburn) on the song “Fuck On Asphalt”. Metal Injection recently described the album as, “a record that takes you in and allows you to revel in the madness of the genre.”
Hives In Decline track listing:
1. “Hives in Decline”
2. “Fuck on Asphalt”
3. “Sleeping Dogs”
4. “Dry Land”
5. “Till Body Quits”
6. “Mud”
7. “Dread Spectacle”
A live version of “Mud” can be viewed here:
Tour dates:
8/15 – Colorado Springs, CO | Triple Nickel
8/16 – Wichita, KS | Barleyscorn
8/17 – Wichita Falls, TX | The Deep End.
8/18 – Austin, TX | The Lost Well
8/19 – Lafayette, LA | Boom Boom Room.
8/20 – Greenville, SC | Cabin Floor Records.
8/21 – Raleigh, NC | Slims
8/23 – New York, NY | TBA
8/24 – Boston, MA | Great Scott *
8/25 – Columbus, OH | Space Bar *
8/26 – Milwaukee, WI | Franks Power Plant
8/27 – St. Paul, MN | TBA
8/30 – Seattle, WA | Fun House *
8/31 – Portland, OR | High Water Mark *
9/01 – Boise, ID | The Shredder *
9/22 – Salt Lake City, UT | Crucial Fest *
* = w/ Rozamov
The Ditch And The Delta is:
Elliot Secrist – guitar/vocals
Charles Bogus – drums
Kory Quist – bass/vocals