Ggu:ll (probounced "ghoul") hails from Tilburg, the Netherlands' unofficial heavy metal capital. Formed in 2009, the band has already dredged up a demo and one EP, but even those well-recieved releases have felt like amuse-bouches, teasing fans' appetites while building up to the main event. On the quartet's debut full-length, Dwaling, they do their hometown proud with riff after riff of atmospheric, drone-flecked doom. The songs wallow in fuzzy distortion, roaring aggression, and plodding tempos, as Ggu:ll wields the dynamic tension between guitar, bass, and drums as a weapon. As an added perk, the album features the Mouth of Satan herself, Farida Lemouchi of The Devil's Blood, who lends her inimitable voice to the slow-burning "Het smerige kleed van de ziel."Dwaling is out May 20 via Ván Records. If you happen to be in or around Tilburg this weekend, be sue to catch Ggu:ll's record release show at the Little Devil, where they'll be spitting decibels alongside Conan, Samothrace, and more as part of the Little Devil Doom Days fest.
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