What if metal, sludge, and science-fiction all came together in one powerful EP that pays homage to Star Wars but without feeling like a gimmick?
The featured stream at Scene Point Blank this month comes from Sliimo, a self-titled debut released on October 27.
While we like to put things in our own words, sometimes the bio is just too perfect:
Coming to you straight from the Smuggler’s Moon of Nar Shadaa, Sliimo has arrived with a new brand of intergalactic metal. Consisting of four members brought together by a mutual distaste for the Hutt clan, they travel the mid and outer rim playing music in clubs and hubs while delivering goods and completing bounties in their B-7 light freighter, the Skuzzy Gusha (the Lucky Scurrier). Blending sludge, stoner, and power, this metal band is accompanied by a gravelly vocal performance sung entirely in Huttese, Sliimo has taken all the sounds gaining popularity in the basements and warehouses of the Outter Rim to make it all their own. Chowbasa Ootmian (welcome outlander); the galaxy awaits!
The release is limited to 100 cassettes, packaged in “space glitter” and housed in a clamshell DVD-style case, available from Tor Johnson Records.
As noted above, it’s a true tribute to a pop culture phenomenon, but it’s also serious, heavy rock that wanders barren landscapes filled with grungy mood shifts, harsh vocals, and a consistent atmospheric concept.
Mommy Mothma, Senior Writer at Coruscant Chronicle, raves:
Combining monolithic earthen drone notes and otherworldly synth screeches, Sliimo's self titled release is 25 minutes of heavy sci-fi infused metal, filling a gap in star wars fandom I didn't know existed. fans of intergalactic travel OR sludgey sonic waves should have this on their radar!
The band plays a release show on Saturday Nov. 4 as AS220 in Providence, RI with Lame Genie, Cyttorak, and twoboyskissing
