The great Flenser Black Friday Sale and Test Press sell off starts today 8pm PT and ends Monday 11/27/17.
We will be selling many test presses for bands like Have a Nice Life, Planning For Burial, Sannhet, and others. This is the only time of year we do this, and we only have one copy of many of these items.
All other items are 25% off with code BRYANMANNING at checkout. This will be good for both our webstore and Bandcamp.
Thank you for your support, we hope you’re well.
Street Sect’s Rat Jacket vinyl is now shippnig. Watch the video for “Blacken The Other Eye” directed by Todd Pendu.
In 2016 Street Sects arrived with the intensity and volume of a gunshot. Their debut album End Position was a merciless, post-industrial declaration of suicidal intent.
Now, the Austin, TX duo returns with a 12-inch titled Rat Jacket. It is not exactly a follow-up; rather, it represents a brief step to the side, an intentional detour. Still maintaining their sample-based foundation, the songs here experiment with melody and organic instrumentation. The record deals with loyalty, trust, betrayal, paranoia, and the sadness and regret that comes with the acceptance of our own selfish nature. If End Position was a bullet to the head, then Rat Jacket is a knife in the back.
Street Sects formed in 2013 after vocalist Leo Ashline emerged from the fog of a thirteen-year battle with addiction and began collaborating with friend and multi-instrumentalist Shaun Ringsmuth. Disgusted with life but eager for catharsis, the duo embraced the experimental attitude and disillusionment of early industrial music pioneers, eschewing traditional rock music instrumentation and arrangement in favor of modern sampling technology and harsh electronics. Together they released a series of singles and honed their fierce and confrontational live performance before releasing their debut on The Flenser.
The Flenser is happy to annouce a vinyl reissue of Sannhet’s long-out-of-print debut album, Known Flood. Originally released on Sacrament in 2013, this album set the tone for the band’s signature blend of instrumental transcendent black metal and post-metal.
Sannhet is the brainchild of instrumentalists John Refano, AJ Annunziata, and Christopher Todd. Formed in 2010 in Brooklyn, New York, the band built a strong local following with this release. They expanded their sound with 2015’s Revisionist (Flenser) and 2017’s well received full-length So Numb (Profound Lore).
Shipping early November 2017.
“Brooklyn trio Sannhet is an instrumental powerhouse.” —Pitchfork
“Sannhet sounds like transmissions from the last comm outpost at the end of the world.” —Noisey
Low Estate’s “Covert Cult of Death” is out now on CD/LP
Low Estate is serious music played by men inclined to laugh themselves to death. The title of their debut album, Covert Cult Of Death, is taken from the book The Insanity Of Normality by Swiss-German psychologist Arno Gruen, whose argument that evil is the result of self-hatred and self-betrayal forms the backbone of the group’s thematic approach.
With backgrounds in classic metal, hardcore, and noise rock, the band has forged an imposing and caustic sound with a wry sense of humor, not reliant on blastbeats or atmospherics. Their off-kilter approach allows for sonic digressions that never overshadow the weight and gravity of the songs. Their heaviness exists near the low-end of black metal, with a healthy dose of ’90s hardcore, and a dash of Jesus Lizard stirred in for good measure.
Splitting time between Austin, TX and Brooklyn, NY, Low Estate consists of Brendan Tobin (Red Sparrowes) on bass, Geoff Garlock (Orchid) on guitar, Jimmy Hubbard (The Year is One) on vocals, and Christopher Todd (Sannhet) on drums. The album also features appearances by Integrity’s Dwid Hellion, David Castillo of Primitive Weapons, and Zachary Lipez of Publicist UK. Recorded by Tobin, it was mixed by Sanford Parker and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. The Covert Cult Of Death is a winding and propulsive meditation on the world as it is, as it has always been.
Sutekh Hexen / Hissing “Split” LP is out today. Listen/download: theflenser.bandcamp.com
Art by Timo Ketola (Deathspell Omega, Antaeus, Sunn O))))
Review on Noisey.
Order vinyl: nowflensing.com
Europe: Throatruiner
Tour dates:
10/05 – SEATTLE, WA – LO FI GALLERY †
10/08 – BELLINGHAM, WA – SHAKEDOWN †
10/11 – PORTLAND, OR – TONIC LOUNGE †
10/15 – OAKLAND, CA – GOLDEN BULL
10/16 – SACRAMENTO, CA – BLUE LAMP
10/17 – LOS ANGELES, CA – FIVE STAR BAR
10/19 – TIJUANA, MX – MOUS TACHE BAR †
10/20 – TEMPE, AZ – YUCCA TAPROOM
10/21 – SANTA FE, NM – SECOND STREET BREWERY
10/22 – COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – FLUX CAPACITOR †
10/23 – DENVER, CO – HI DIVE †
10/24 – LARAMIE, WY – 8 BYTES GAME CAFE †
10/25 – BOISE, ID – THE SHREDDER †
† – Hissing Only
Street Sects “Rat Jacket” digital is out now. Stream or download on all the major services as well as The Flenser Bandcamp.
Rat Jacket vinyl is late. It might be as long as two weeks before that ships. We apologize for the wait and thank you for your patience. Please support the band on tour.
10/6/17 – Curtain Club, Dallas TX
10/7/17 – Walter’s, Houston TX
10/8/17 – Lost Well, Austin TX
10/10/17 – Launchpad, Albuquerque NM
10/11/17 – The Underground, Tempe AZ
10/12/17 – Beauty Bar, Las Vegas NV
10/13/17 – The Resident, Los Angeles CA
10/14/17 – Soda Bar, San Diego CA
10/15/17 – Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco CA
10/17/17 – Marquis, Denver CO
10/18/17 – Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines IA
10/19/17 – Beat Kitchen, Chicago IL
10/20/17 – Northside Yacht Club, Cincinnati OH
10/21/17 – Locker Room at Mahall’s, Cleveland OH
10/23/17 – Hard Luck, Toronto ON
10/24/17 – Sparks Art Space, Syracuse NY
10/25/17 – Once Ballroom, Boston MA
10/26/17 – Knitting Factory, Brooklyn NY
10/28/17 – Charlie’s American Cafe, Norfolk VA**
10/29/17 – Static Age Records, Asheville NC**
** Street Sects only
🚨🚨Sale alert!🚨🚨 Use the code LABORDEATH to receive 20% off your Flenser order thru Monday. The code is good in our nowflensing.com store and bandcamp. Excludes pre-orders.
We are releasing a split album by Sutekh Hexen and Hissing. Stream and enjoy a clip containing excerpts from both bands.
Pre-order direct.
Pre-order Bandcamp.
Pre-order Europe.
Both Sutekh Hexen and Hissing will be hitting the West Coast together. See the bands at the following live events.
10/11-Portland @ Tonic Lounge
10/15-Oakland @ Golden Bull
10/16-Sacramento @ Press Club
10/17-Los Angeles, CA @ 5 Star Bar
10/18-Los Angeles, CA @ Handbag Factory
10/19-Tijuana,MX @ Mous Tache bar. (no Sutekh Hexen)
10/20-Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Taproom
10/21-Santa Fe, NM @ Second st. brewery
10/22-Colorado Springs, CO @ Flux Capacitor (no Sutekh Hexen)
10/23-Denver, CO @ hi dive (no Sutekh Hexen)
10/24-Laramie, WY @ tba (no Sutekh Hexen)
10/25-Boise, ID @ shredder (no Sutekh Hexen)
Welcome Low Estate. Low Estate has released a new track. Listen to the Rope now on Metal Injection.
You can pre-order the bands debut full-length Covert Cult of Death now.
Low Estate is serious music played by men inclined to laugh themselves to death. The title of their debut album, “Covert Cult of Death,” is taken from the book, “The Insanity of Normality” by Swiss-German psychologist Arno Gruen. Gruen’s argument that evil is the result of self-hatred and self-betrayal forms the backbone of the group’s thematic approach.
With backgrounds in classic metal, hardcore, and noise rock, Low Estate have forged an imposing and caustic sound with a wry sense of humor, which isn’t reliant on blastbeats or atmospherics. Their off-kilter approach allows for sonic digressions that never overshadow the weight and the gravity of the songs themselves. The heaviness on Covert Cult of Death exists somewhere near the low-end of black metal, with a healthy dose of 90’s hardcore, and a dash of Jesus Lizard stirred in for good measure.
Splitting their time between Austin, TX and Brooklyn, NY, Low Estate consists of Brendan Tobin (Red Sparowes) on bass, Geoff Garlock (Orchid) on guitar, Jimmy Hubbard (The Year is One) on vocals, and Christopher Todd (Sannhet) on drums. The Covert Cult of Death features appearances by Integrity’s Dwid Hellion, David Castillo of Primitive Weapons, and Zachary Lipez of Publicist UK. The album was recorded by Tobin himself. It was mixed by Sanford Parker and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege. The Covert Cult of Death is a winding and propulsive meditation on the world as it is, as it has always been.
Covert Cult of Death will be released on October 20th 2017.
The Rope
From A Silver Tongue
Comfort In Futility
R-Complex
Circle of Error
Day of Days
Masked Illusion
Forced
Shame
Total Running Time: 39.02
Street Sects has posted a new track. Listen to Blacken the Other Eye. Pre-order the bands new EP from nowflensing.com and Bandcamp.
The Flenser has a number of new releases planned for 2017 by Street Sects, Low Estate, Sutekh Hexen & Hissing and as well as reissues by Sannhet and Have a Nice Life.
Pre-orders will go live Friday August 4th at 10am PT
nowflensing.com for US/World
Throatrunier for Europe.
Austin, TX duo Street Sects have returned with a 12-inch record titled Rat Jacket. Rat Jacket is not a direct follow-up to 2016’s End Position. While still maintaining the sample-based foundation that is the core of the band’s sound, Rat Jacket experiments with melody and organic instrumentation. Thematically, the record deals with loyalty, trust, betrayal, paranoia, and the sadness and regret that comes with the acceptance of our own selfish nature. If End Position was a bullet to the head, then Rat Jacket is a knife in the back.
Out on vinyl and digital formats on October 6th 2017
On their debut full-length, The Covert Cult of Death, Low Estate deal in heaviness that exists somewhere near the low-end of black metal, with a healthy dose of 90’s hardcore and a dash of Jesus Lizard stirred in for good measure.
Splitting their time between Austin, TX and Brooklyn, NY, Low Estate consists of Brendan Tobin (Red Sparrows) on bass, Geoff Garlock (Orchid) on guitar, Jimmy Hubbard (The Year is One) on vocals, and Christopher Todd (Sannhet) on drums. The Covert Cult of Death features appearances by Integrity’s Dwid Hellion, David Castillo of Primitive Weapons, and Zachary Lipez of Publicist UK. It is a winding and propulsive meditation on the world as it is, as it has always been.
Out on vinyl, CD, and digital formats on October 22nd 2017
The Flenser will be releasing a split 12-inch between Bay Area ambient masterminds Sutekh Hexen and Seattle’s death metal abomination Hissing. Each band contributes one long track with artwork by Timo Ketola (Deathspell Omega, Antaeus, Sunn O))), Dead Congregation).
Hissing is a death/black metal group based out of Seattle, WA. Founded in 2014 out of a mutual interest in exploring dissonant, deranged, and punishing sounds, and inspired by artists such as Portal and Blut Aus Nord, Hissing have released two EPs through Disorder Recordings and Southern Lord Records, and have a full-length record forthcoming.
Since 2008 Sutekh Hexen have turned the paradigm of black metal completely on its ear. The band can be described as a rapture of tonal intricacies and sonic densities that erect, brick by brick, into a tapestry that is rich with innovative layers of sound construction. The results are fresh, unique, unparalleled compositions that cultivate further interest upon each listen.
Sutekh Hexen/Hissing will be released vinyl and digital formats on October 6th.
Sannhet “Known Flood” LP:
The Flenser will be reissuing a vinyl edition of Sannhet’s long out of print debut album, Known Flood. Originally released on Sacrement records in 2013, Known Flood, set the tone for the band’s signature blend of instrumental transcendent black metal and post-metal. Recorded by Colin Marston (Krallice) and Mastered by Carl Saff.
Out on vinyl November 3rd 2017.
Have a Nice Life “Deathconsciousness” DLP:
A new pressing of Have a Nice Life’s classic double album is in the works on both black and orange vinyl.
