Like wolves of the same pack separated at birth, outliers instinctually recognize one another. After twisting and turning through the underground on parallel trajectories, the separate paths of\u00a0Full of Hell\u00a0and\u00a0Nothing\u00a0collide on the collaborative LP,\u00a0\u2018When No Birds Sang\u2019\u00a0(out\u00a0December 1st\u00a0on Closed Casket Activities).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At this meeting point,\u00a0Full of Hell\u2014Dylan Walker [vocals], Spencer Hazard [guitar], Dave Bland [drums], and Sam DiGristine [bass]\u2014and\u00a0Nothing\u2019s Domenic \u201cNicky\u201d Palermo [vocals, guitar] and Doyle Martin [vocals, guitar] burst out of genre confines together with a sound that\u2019s equally dangerous and dynamic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBoth\u00a0Full of Hell\u00a0and\u00a0Nothing\u00a0deal with the same genre-phobia,\u201d<\/em> laughs Nicky. \u201cWe\u2019ve been called any style you can think of, but we\u2019re both simply intent on making soul crushers.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re beyond limiting ourselves to a genre,\u201d<\/em> agrees Dylan. \u201cThere aren\u2019t any rules, but there\u2019s clearly an identity. No matter what Nothing does, I can tell it\u2019s them. We\u2019re meeting in the middle where it\u2019s lush and beautiful, but also sad and ugly if you look closely at it. Out of mutual respect, we just decided to go for it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nothing\u00a0and\u00a0Full of Hell\u00a0initially crossed paths in the twenty-tens, sharing the bills of shows and festivals intermittently. Dylan and Nicky kept in touch over the years, and the collaboration naturally followed. Together, they built a new \u201cwall of sound\u201d<\/em> in the middle out of\u00a0Full of Hell\u2019s abstract and harsh ambience and\u00a0Nothing\u2019s searing shoegaze tendencies\u2014conjuring extreme peaks and valleys inspired by the likes of My Bloody Valentine and latter day Swans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ve never done anything like this,<\/em>\u201d Nicky goes on. \u201cThe contrast is huge as we\u2019re putting two extremes together and making them work. We\u2019re just bridging the gap.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ambitious in scope and concept,\u00a0\u2018When No Birds Sang\u2019\u00a0not only showcases the bands\u2019 creative highs, but also some of humanity’s woeful lows\u2014 and they introduce this body of work with Spend The Grace<\/em>. An unnerving melody gives way to cathartic growls atop a sparse beat, and guitars buzz beneath gritty vocals only to spiral out into trudging distorted crescendo.\u00a0 \u201cWe put the song together as we went through this experience,<\/em>\u201d recalls Nicky. \u201cThe whole record built itself as it moved.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spend The Grace<\/em> arrives alongside a high-concept, allegorical cinematic feature. Directed by Mike Martinez and Tyler Way, the video is opaque in nature but tells a devastating story.\u00a0 The directors comment,\u00a0\u201cIn our endless quest to navigate the profound intricacies of reality, we often encounter a significant challenge: the limitations of language. However in those decisive moments, when individuals are confronted with the choice of determining their own paths versus succumbing to external influences, a remarkable opportunity can unfold. Within a fleeting instant, liberation can arise and a being can exist in one world while inhaling the essence of another.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch the video for Spend The Grace<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n