They’re freaking fast, brutal to the bone, loud as hell and finally back: Almost a year after their successful album New Model Of Disbelief, the four-piece LEACH are striking again with a powerful sonic attack and an energetic music video to go with it.
In Ominous One, the experimental and versatile Swedes present their death-thrashy side and once again bow their heads to the Great Old Ones of the scene, without forgetting to add a good shot of their very own DNA, for which their fans love them so much. Starting out like a black-tinged throwback to good, classic Gothenburg death, Ominous One immediately develops into a genuine socio-cultural pressure relief valve for the paralyzing stress, which a political landscape that yells and rumbles far too loudly is increasingly triggering in more and more people.
LEACH are known for making no secret of their reverence for the sound of our thrashy founding fathers, and openly express this, for instance with regard to the bridge that introduces a shimmering, crisp solo: “When it comes to the stick, it’s strongly Slayer-influenced with the slow pace but signature right hand ride pounding that doubles when the vocals kick in. The chanting here is also reminiscent of Slayer from the Seasons In The Abyss era. A solo that’s just over the top and blends well musically and floats seamlessly into the ending chorus that’s double in length and brings the song to a close.”
All of this is underlined by the little ironic reference to Emma Lazarus’ both immortal and hopeful poem The New Colossus, which opens the chorus, albeit with a typical LEACH spin.
The production of the song is, as you would expect from LEACH by now, not to be taken lightly either – with Christian Silver and Manne Engström from Studiomega in Varberg, where the works of Kreator, Arch Enemy and Soilwork have already been perfectly refined, it’s the same top team behind everything that already helped New Model Of Disbelief to achieve its killer sound.
Link to video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qMd2nqtfGSY
Ominous One will be available world-wide from April 11th as a single on all digital platforms and is ready for pre-save here:
https://orcd.co/ominousone
But that’s not the end of it, because Ominous One is just one of three planned brand new singles, which LEACH want to celebrate their fans with. And because celebrating is best done together, each one comes with a fresh batch of tour dates, starting in Eastern Europe:
APRIL 23rd – GDANSK, Poland – Pub Torpeda
APRIL 24th – CZĘSTOCHOWA, Poland – Muzyczna Meta
APRIL 25th – BUDAPEST, Hungary – Analog Music Hall
APRIL 26th – ZALAU, Romania – Rock’n’Roll Center
APRIL 27th – KRAKOW, Poland – Pub Pod Ziemią – Rock Pub
LEACH are justifiably proud of having the best fans in the world and they tell us why: “We’re so stoked to be hitting the road again and meeting up with friends! This will be a first for us in Hungary and Romania, so we are a bit extra excited for those dates. It was a bit of a struggle to find a date and venue in Budapest, so that was actually a fan reaching out and making all the right connections in order to make it happen. Such an awesome community effort, so well done – thank you so much!”
So it remains exciting to see what’s next for the wild Swedes – more new songs and tour dates can be expected very soon.
About LEACH
With four full-length releases and one EP already under their belts, the guys have certainly established LEACH as a household name in the Scandi music scene. They’ve redefined the internationally cherished Swedish sound by merging elements of the iconic Gothenburg scene with that special aggressiveness of northern hardcore, while mixing in a good measure of old-school Stockholm death. Defining attributes of their work are electrifying and exciting smash songs with groovy twists – picture a blood-thirsty, melody-hungry bastard child of Entombed and Exodus, two of the band’s biggest, long-lasting influences.
With Markus Wikander on vocals and guitars, Robert Karlsson on guitars, Tobias Oja on bass and Joachim Dahlström on drums, they know exactly how to work their blend of styles, and many of the most relevant playlist editors around the world have proven them right numerous times over the years. The vocals bite, the riffs burst to mosh and the melodies open up to passionate, huge life questions. The tense thematic run between revolution, social injustice and inner struggles in the band’s lyrics offers a superbly dynamic pressure vent for piled up emotions of all sorts.
And the Swedes aren’t a slouch in the touring department either: Through their wide-ranging live history, LEACH have shared the stage with prominent bands, such as Unearth, Misery Index, Belphegor and Kampfar.
Visit LEACH online:
www.leachswe.com
www.facebook.com/leachswe
www.instagram.com/leachswe
www.youtube.com/leachsweden