Name: Gloom Ballet
Brand: The Wraith

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LORD277

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-11-29

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Standard:20

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808720027723

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

LORD277LP

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808720027716

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

Artist

The Wraith 

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

Southern Lord

Southern Lord is a leading metal label founded by Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley in 1998. Known for releasing experimental, drone, and doom metal projects, they have worked with renowned bands such as Boris, Sunn o))), Earth, Weedeater, and Goatsnake. In addition to these genres, Southern Lord also releases death metal, grindcore, hardcore and punk projects.

The Wraith's Gloom Ballet delivers twelve infectious tracks drenched in the band's '80s UK post-punk (Death Cult, Killing Joke, Chameleons) and SoCal deathrock (T.S.O.L., Samhain) influences.

The Wraith was founded by imposing frontman Davey Bales, formerly of Virginia peace-punks Lost Tribe, and Kaz Alvis shortly after they separately washed up in Los Angeles. Their irresistibly distinctive sound - skeletal basslines and tribal beats propelling Alvis' textured swathes beneath Bales' poetic, anguished bark - immediately gained a following, with homemade demo Comatic Romance racking-up thousands of YouTube views.

Convulsive, chaotic West Coast shows honed the songs that became The Wraith's lauded 2017 EP, Shadow Flag. A couple of videos and line-up changes later - the band is now completed by Belgian drummer Jef Pauly and Brit bassist Paul Rogers - their evocative songwriting and pure-punk authenticity earned the ear of Mat Mitchell, who has worked with Love And Rockets, The Flaming Lips, Meat Puppets, King Crimson, and more. Mitchell recorded the band's debut LP, Gloom Ballet, and earlier this year, the band signed to Southern Lord Recordings for the worldwide release of the album.

Recorded by Pucifer guitarist/producer Mat Mitchell, Gloom Ballet was mastered at Audiosiege by Brad Boatright (From Ashes Rise, Tragedy, Alaric) and the artwork was handled by Rebecca Sauve.

Gloom Ballet

Music GB

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