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Noise-Rock Band Exhalants Release Their Sophomore Album Atonement

By Tank honing their skills and working out all the Austin based band, Exhalants have just little details for the upcoming second release. released their second album, Atonement. While on tour, Hex Records approached the Atonement was released just last month on band and offered to sign them to their label. September 11 th via Hex Records. The album This was an offer that the band jumped on. is now available on LP, CD, and download. Subsequently they signed and Atonement was Atonement is the follow up to 2018 Exhalants released on the Hex Records label. self-titled debut, which was released to rave By the time 2020 rolled around, the reviews. band could be found recording constantly in Revolver Magazine said about their their rehearsal space. Despite some setbacks self-titled debut, “Somewhere between by the Covid 19 pandemic, the band managed Unsane, Jesus Lizard and Dazzling Killmen to finish the album to their satisfaction. For sits Exhalants, a new Austin group comprised the most part, they produced, engineered, and of members of Carl Sagan’s Skate Shoes and mixed the album themselves before turning it Body Pressure. Following in the steps of the over to Hex Records. And through all this legendary Cherubs, Exhalants make caustic turmoil, they also managed to complete it in noise rock with melodic inflection.” their scheduled timeline. Metal Injection also stated “If you’re a Their new album is a continuation of fan of bands like Unsane, Jesus Lizard, their noise-rock style with a few refined Cherubs, and Dazzling Killmen, then you’re moments. The nine songs contained on this going to love Austin-based noise rock project will definitely bring them to the crushers Exhalants.” forefront of the noise-rock genre. Songs like Well, Exhalants are back with their “End Scenes” start off with blazing guitars, new album Atonement, which is far more building into a slick crescendo of noise. heavier that their debut album was. Not bad Other songs on the album like “Definitions” for a band whose only goal was to be the take the band down a more melodic path but loudest band around. Combining noise rock still culminate in a cacophony of noise. with distortion with some feedback infused Perhaps, the most mainstream related song on music, they quickly came upon a style all the album is the album’s closer, “Lake Song,” their own. This three-piece band was which is a bit of a departure from the rest of definitely out to make a name for themselves. the album. Their first album released a hunger in the Regardless, Atonement is filled with band to make a name for themselves. some really dynamic guitar licks, combined Following the release of their first band, the with a punk infused noise quality of imperband set out on tour with another Texas Trio, fection. But it’s that imperfection that gives Pinko who were also on the Hex Records this album the boost it needs. Not all the label. songs sound the same yet they still continue As soon as they came off the tour, the on with the same punk inspired sensibilities band immediately started work writing that this band is based on. Steve Pike’s material for the new album. They spent the guitarwork on this album is definitely majority of 2019 on the road writing and inspirational. That coupled with the rhythm demoing the new material for their audiences, section of bassist Bill Indelicato and drummer 80 Rock and Blues International • October 2020 Thomas Rabon keep the low end grinding when Pike goes into extreme noise with his guitar. Several songs on the album start in the path of more subdued guitars, only to find themselves engulfed in a full-fledged noise fest, only to be guided through by the low end growl of Bill’s bass. Yeah folks, if you’re into noise-rock, then this is definitely the wave of the future. This album contains nine craftily guided songs to take you on the noise experience of your life, with some slick guitarwork thrown in at times. Check out Exhalants album Atonement now. Available on Hex Records. 01. The Thorn You Carry In Yr Side 02. Bang 03. Passing Perceptions 04. Definitions 05. End Scenes 06. Richard 07. Crucifix 08. Blackened 09. Lake Song