SoCal
"evil-ish" sludge-punk meets early Nirvana, Scratch Acid
Hear & share Down In Flames album (YouTube) (Metal Injection)
Photo: Greg Bojourquez
"Remember when indie rock sounded all grimy, corroded
and metal-sludgy -- the last thing you'd hear in a commercial or being played
at an arena show? Warish do. It's music to the ears of anyone who wants to
damage their ears." -- Rolling Stone
"Warish totally rules... An awesome mixture of punk
energy, biker rock fuzz, and grunge growl." -- Kerrang!
"Sludgy and punk-y at the same time, with an Iggy and
the Stooges meets Misfits vibe, plus a bit of stoner rock and metal mixed in,
as well." -- Consequence of Sound
Southern California trio
Warish are streaming their forthcoming full length debut Down In Flames in its
entirety today ahead of release via Metal Injection. Hear and share the full
album HERE (Direct YouTube HERE.)
Loudwire recently premiered the lead single "Healter
Skelter" HERE, Rolling Stone previously hailed Warish as a Song You Need
To Know feature HERE.
Warish hit the road this month in support of the album with San Francisco stoner rock
progenitors Acid King, who reissued their legendary Busse Woods album on
RidingEasy on August 30th. Please see all dates below.
Imagine if early, weird Aberdeen Nirvana were crossed with
low budget horror-obsessed garage-punks. You'd have sinister vibes with a
visceral, twisted weirdness and bludgeoning riffs. Some might call it
nightmarish, we call it Warish.
Warish is a very newly minted SoCal trio formed in early
2018 that has wasted no time making its presence known. The band formed when
guitarist/vocalist and pro-skater Riley Hawk (son of skating legend Tony Hawk)
and drummer Nick (Broose) McDonnell decided they wanted to try their hand at
something more distinct than they'd done previously.
"We wanted to do simpler riffs and a fun live
show," Riley explains. "A little more punk, a little bit of grunge...
a little evil-ish."
Their sound takes cues from a variety of cool underground
sounds and twists it all into an energetic and exciting fist to the face of
dark fury. Hawk's effect-laden vocals hearken to 90s industrial monsters
Ministry and David Yow's tortured caterwaul in Scratch Acid. The guitars are heavy
and powerful, though decidedly not straightforward cookie cutter punk; more
like Cobain's and Buzz Osbourne's wiry contortions. The rhythms bash and pummel
right through it all with aggressive force ensuring that nothing gets overly
complicated and the horrors keep coming throughout the band's uh, warlike
assault.
Down In Flames will be available on LP, CD and download on
September 13th, 2019 via RidingEasy Records. Pre-orders are available HERE.
WARISH LIVE 2019:
09/20 Portland,
OR @ Star Theater - Hesh Fest *
09/21 Seattle,
WA @ Highline *
09/23 Denver,
CO @ Marquis Theater *
09/24 Omaha,
NE @ Slowdown *
09/25 Chicago,
IL @ Reggies *
09/26 Indianapolis,
IN @ Black Circle *
09/27 Cleveland,
OH @ Grog Shop *
09/28 Buffalo,
NY @ Mohawk Place *
09/29 Boston,
MA @ Sonia *
09/30 New York,
NY @ Knitting Factory *
10/01 Philadelphia,
PA @ Johnny Brenda's *
10/02 Richmond, VA @ Richmond
Music Hall *
10/03 Raleigh,
NC @ Kings *
10/04 Asheville,
NC @ Mothlight *
10/05 Atlanta,
GA @ The 529 *
10/06 New Orleans,
LA @ One Eye Jack's *
10/07 Dallas,
TX @ Gas Monkey *
10/09 Albuquerque,
NM @ Sister *
10/10 Mesa,
AZ @ Club Red *
10/11 Los Angeles,
CA @ Satellite *
10/12 San Francisco,
CA @ Chapel *
11/09 Austin,
TX @ Levitation Fest
* w/ Acid King
Artist: Warish
Album: Down In Flames
Label: RidingEasy Records
Release Date: September 13th, 2019
01. Healter Skelter
02. You'll Abide
03. Big Time Spender
04. Bleed Me Free
05. In a Hole
06. Bones
07. Voices
08. Fight
09. Shivers
10. Run-in' Scared
11. Their Demise
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