THE PROFOUND LORE OF SALOME
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 at 1:30pm by Axl Rosenberg
I haven’t sung the praises of Salome in awhile, so here goes: this band crushes. Everyone I know who has seen them live has just been floored with them. Guitarist Rob Moore and drummer Aaron Deal (read my interview with Mr. Deal here) play as though they’re actively attempting to use soundwaves as a weapon, and vocalist Kat… well, she goes to some other place. Like, she temporarily becomes psychotic or something. (Actually, maybe she’s always psychotic. I’ve never actually met her, but her art is pretty dark. I once considered buying a piece because I think it’s so cool, but I was afraid if women saw it on my wall, I’d never get laid again. Of course, right now I’m having trouble finding the link to the page where you can buy her art, but just take my word for it. It’s bleak.)
Now Salome have signed a deal to release their next full-length – actually, I think it’s their first full-length – through Profound Lore. That makes them label mates with Agalloch, The Gates of Slumber, Cobalt, Alceste, and some other awesome bands. In other words: it seems like a good fit.
The band is still writing said full-length, but they have a split with Thou coming out sometime soon (more details as I get them!), and I strongly encourage you to check out their EP in the meantime – or, even better, go see them live. As we reported before, they’ll hit the road in September on a tour with the equally fantastic Hull and Batillus, and will even be playing the MetalSucks co-sponsored Planet Caravan fest in North Carolina alongside Clutch, Kylesa, Burst, Wino, and a whole bunch of other great groups. Really. Go see them. It is truly a fucking experience.
Complete tour dates after the jump. If you don’t know Salome, visit them on MySpace ASAP.
9/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
9/11 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head
9/12 College Park, ND @ Marblehaus
9/13 Richmond/Charlottesville, VA – tba
9/14 Virginia Beach, VA – tba
9/15 Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11 tavern
9/16 Savannah, GA @ The Guitar Bar
9/17 Atlanta, GA @ 529
9/18 Nashville, TN @ Little Hamilton Collective
9/19 Asheville, NC @ Planet Caravan Festival (w/CLUTCH, YOB, PENTAGRAM, KYLESA etc.)
9/20 Louisville/Lexington, KY – tba
9/21 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
9/22 Kansas City, MO A Riot Room
9/23 Chicago, IL @ White Star Bar
9/24 Indianapolis, IN @ Melody Inn
9/25 Columbus, OH @ Cafe Bourbon Street
9/26 Pittsburgh, PA @ tba
-AR
Although I’m typically not a fan of female vocalists (I’m not a woman hater or anything, I just haven’t heard many I cared for) I really, really dig this band.
Even though they’re completely snubbing my town I’ll have to give these guys a shot.
Salome,
Please come back and play Brooklyn again.
Love,
Cookie
Isn’t that Kat from Agoraphobic Nosebleed?
http://www.felixkat.com/ link to her artwork. You’re very welcome.
yup
Good for them, they deserve it. Now if only someone could find them a place to play in Pittsburgh…
She’s better in ANB
Why doesn’t Portal from Profound Lore get any coverage whatsoever??
First let me say that I am a Doom metal fanatic. It the metal genre I listen too the most. Now Im not trying to be argumentative but I personally I don’t understand the appeal of the band. Yeah they are heavy, and have a female vocalist but that barely makes them unique in today’s metal scene. I would even go so far and say their music is derivative and boring. It seem like they are just ridding the coat tails of so many better bands now since Doom is become more popular in the Beardo scene.
Their 2008 self-titled record was their first full-length; before that, they had a limited CD-R split with VA grinders Three Faces of Eve.
Best band ever; thanks for covering them!
boring…
Fuck yes to Salome!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously give this band a listen, they will melt your ears.
hmmm…finally giving this band a spin, and I have mixed feelings. The riffs are solid, but they overstay their welcome. The vocals…umm…ok wtf? They’re certainly unique, but they don’t really fit this type of doom metal at all. They also need to vary themselves up a bit more like Batillus (to this day, I shall claim that Batillus is the best band this site has posted about–download their EP for free from their website!). Salome may be better than most of the crap this site posts, but Batillus > Salome.
Charlie B is right. Saw this band earlier this summer and I thought they were boring, had no riffs, and were more performance than anything. The tribalism/freakout think is cool, but at least have music behind it.
Did you mean Alcest?
We have copies of their s/t 4 song LP on Vendetta Records for $15 a pop at amorylucha.org