This time next week, Camden will be filled with more riffs than you can shake a bong at as Desertfest opens its doors. Our countdown continues today with a quick nod of appreciation in the direction of stupendously heavy sludge underdogs Sourvein…
Established since 1993, Sourvein are a band that need no introductions; they have three full lengths and as many EPs bursting the seams of their discography and thats before we mention the seemingly endless string of splits two of which are with Graves at Sea and Church of Misery who are both, coincidentally, playing Desertfest the same weekend. Despite Troy Medlin being the only original member of the band, they are still churning out the nastiest, most aggressive form of sludge metal thats ever been heard and 2011s release Black Fangs was concrete proof of that.
Although Jimmy Bower never actually had any musical involvement with Sourvein, the band are famed for being good friends with the Eyehategod axeman and even contributed track Broken Down But Not Locked Up to the EHG tribute For The Sick. With vocals that sound like gravel and screws being put through a blender, alongside low-tuned guitars and bass with more back end than a bus, youd be crazy to miss these guys and you can catch them unleashing their fury at The Underworld on the Sunday of Desertfest.
WORDS: Angela Davey
NAME: Sourvein
ORIGINALLY FROM: New Orleans/Los Angeles, US
FIVE WORD DESCRIPTION: Hate filled and tuned low.
MUST-HAVE ALBUM: Sourvein (2000)
FOR FANS OF: Eyehategod, Buzzoven, Weedeater.
SIGNATURE MOVE: Palling around with Jimmy Bower and creating misanthropic, disgustingly angry sludge metal.
SONG TERRORIZER WILL BE GOING NUTS FOR: The Dirty South
You can find Sourvein on Facebook. The band will play Desertfest on Sunday, April 27.
Desertfest takes place on 25 to 27 April 2014 in London, spread out across the Electric Ballroom, the Underworld and the Black Heart.Tickets for Friday are priced at 27.50, whilst Saturday and Sunday are just 32.50 each, and a ticket for the entire weekend costs 87. You can purchase yours here.
For more information, you can visit the Desertfest website, and follow the fest on Facebook and Twitter.
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