Los Angeles Sludge Doom band Vape Warlök will release their new album ...And His Skull Shall Make My Bong, via the Pillars of Creation label, appropriately on 4/20! Spiritual disciples of bands we all bow down to at Ghost Cult, such as Electric Wizard, Sons of Otis, Bongzilla, and Sleep, we are thrilled to bring you the full album stream ahead of its release on the day of the blessed leaf!
Pre-order now at the Vape Warlök Bandcamp:
https://vapewarlok.bandcamp.com/album/and-his-skull-shall-make-my-bong
The band commented:
“Our goal was to make a record that was unrelenting in its heaviness, devoid of any prettiness or slickness, and imbued with murky, visceral, nihilistic gloom. A record that would evoke the black mold on the walls of an abandoned double-wide under the shadow of refinery smoke in some rust belt hellscape where even the scarecrows bend at the waist in a fentanyl lean. A record that would make listeners feel the same way we felt when we first heard Dopesmoker, Dopethrone, When The Kite String Pops, and Take As Needed for Pain. But also… it should be fun. A fun record with songs about sexy nuns, bong-wielding warlords, and getting one’s salad tossed by the devil in a haze of 90% THC pineapple vapor.
“We tuned, sometimes. The riffs were occasionally remembered by all parties and played the same way all at the same time. Tempos ebbed and flowed; instruments went sharp or flat depending on the heat and humidity. It was a naturalistic record in that sense. Every soundwave was captured by ancient, duct-tape-covered SM-57s that had seen things that would never be spoken of again. My amp caught fire, twice. Speakers were blown. The bikers in the custom chopper shop below our practice space pleaded with us to turn down… which we declined. They responded by ratting us out to the landlord. Biker Karens. Who ever heard of such a thing.” – The Count, ne Collyn McCoy
Tracklist:
01. Satan’s Succubus
02. …And His Skull Shall Make My Bong
03. Meth Slave
04. Satanalingus: The Devil’s Tongue
05. Bongmaster General
Vape Warlök is:
The Count – Guitars, Vox, Synths
The Baron – Drums, Samples
The Duchess – Bass, Vox