Name: A Primer of Holy Words
Brand: Thou

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SBR305LPC1

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Colour

Gold

Colour details

Wavy Gold

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-09-02

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0843563151082

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / gold

SBR305LP

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Black

Extended format: No

0843563151075

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Thou

Genre GB

Metal

Label GB

Sacred Bones Records

Sacred Bones Records is a New York label founded in 2007. With an impressive team including Taylor Brode as the general manager, [designer], [screen-printing artist], and [video maker], they have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the music industry.

Their catalogue number scheme includes various formats such as LPs, mail-order exclusives, mystery 12", flexi-discs, tapes, mixtapes, CDs, reissues, remixes, and releases specifically for the Japanese market. Each format is easily identifiable by its unique catalogue number.

With their informative and authoritative tone of voice, Sacred Bones Records has become a go-to label for music enthusiasts looking for diverse and high-quality releases across different formats. Explore their extensive catalogue and discover new sounds that will captivate your ears.

Thou is a sludge/doom metal band hailing from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Formed in 2005, the band has been making waves in the heavy music scene with their unique sound and intense live performances.
The current lineup consists of Matthew Thudium, Andy Gibbs, KC Stafford, Mitch Wells, Tyler Coburn, and Bryan Funck. With three guitarists providing a wall of crushing riffs, a solid bass foundation, thunderous drums, and powerful vocals, Thou creates a sonic experience that is both haunting and cathartic.
Influenced by bands like The Body, Indian, Cough, YOB and Grief among others; Thou has carved out their own niche within the genre. Their music combines elements of sludge metal with doom metal to create an atmosphere that is dark and brooding.

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Thou have a bit of a reputation for doing Nirvana covers, even releasing of a full album of them titled Blessings of the Highest Order during the height of quarantine. The infamously ravenous Thou fans were stuck in their rooms, drinking every drop and begging for more and just their luck the band decided to release a full-length compilation of their non-Nirvana covers they recorded and released from 2009-2022.

All of the songs on A Primer of Holy Words appeared on limited pressings of various split EPs and benefit compilations. The range of bands being covered is wide: Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains from abandoned tribute projects; Born Against from a small press European compilation; Ginger Quail, an obscure New Orleans punk band from the late 90s; and so on. Regardless of their standing in the civilian world, all of these bands and songs have had a strong imprint on Thou--much more so than “sludge” or metal in general or “the swamp” of New Orleans.

This collection includes artwork from former New Orleans -now Mexico Cityartist Rachel Speck from her Tropical Goth imprint.

A Primer of Holy Words

Music GB

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