Connecticut-based sludge weirdos When the Deadbolt Breaks will celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band with the release of their seventh album, In The Glow Of The Vatican Fire. Preceding the release is new tune “Burning Zozobra,” which showcases When the Deadbolt Breaks’ uncanny ability to balance extreme and avant-garde in their songwriting and performance.
Alternating between the abrasive vocals of frontman and guitarist Aaron Lewis (no, not that Aaron Lewis) and the alluring vocals of singer Amber Leigh on top of bluesy sludge riffs, When the Deadbolt Breaks sound uniquely like themselves.
“Recently, we learned about a festival that dates to the early 1920s and takes place in Santa Fe where they set a massive marionette on fire, allowing gloom and sadness to be dispelled for another year,” Lewis tells Decibel. “The history behind this tradition really resonated with us in many ways. The music itself was primarily written by our bassist Steve [Wieda], and once the music came together, the theme of ‘Burning Zozobra’ just seemed to work as a perfect pairing.”
In the Glow of the Vatican Fire is out later this month on Argonauta Records.
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