Turncoat, by Throttlerod

Turncoat

by Throttlerod

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Marcin Wielewski Thank you Harry for bringing me here. I love such heavy rock'n'roll vibes! Great for headbangers. Favorite track: Lazy Susan.

Harry Harrison There’s not one note wrong in this entire album. I struggle to pigeon hole these guys. They pretty much sound like Throttlerod and that’s only a good thing. For those who like things a little bit heavy; this is for you. Favorite track: Never Was A Farmer.

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1.	Bait Shop 04:10	buy track
2.	Lazy Susan 04:32	buy track
3.	Never Was A Farmer 05:13	buy track
4.	Lima 05:23	buy track
5.	Turncoat 04:44	buy track
6.	You Kicked My Ass at Losing 03:53	buy track
7.	Gainer 04:36	buy track
8.	Every Giant 04:08	buy track
9.	Cops and Robbers 03:54	buy track
10.	Breadwinner 03:41	buy track
11.	I Know a Ship 04:22	buy track
12.	The Guard 06:29	buy track

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Richmond, Virginia’s Throttlerod have always had a knack for surprising, and their fourth album, Turncoat, is no exception.

After making the transition from four-piece to trio, the outfit offered up their third full-length, Pig Charmer, in 2009, and took a left turn from their earlier, riffier vibes to blistering and aggressive noise rock. Like all their prior work, it was produced by Andrew Schneider, and had a sharpness in its chug that, while it still grooved, was clearly looking to accomplish something apart from the band’s earlier three LPs: 2000’s Eastbound and Down (on Underdogma), 2003’s Hell and High Water, and 2006’s Nail, as well their quiet, semi-unplugged 2004 EP, Starve the Dead.

While the biggest change that Pig Charmer brought about was in lineup – guitarist/vocalist Matt Whitehead and drummer Kevin White bringing in Schneider as bassist/vocalist – Turncoat goes even further. Instead of going back to record as they always had, the band hooked up with J. Robbins (Clutch, Coliseum, Against Me!) to lay down Turncoat’s 12 tracks, and the result of the new collaboration is that the album not only follows-up on the aggro promise of Pig Charmer, but builds it outward, in a way that’s more melodically resonant and as much about emotional expression as sonic impact.

Dedicated to the memory of Puny Human vocalist Jim Starace, who passed away in 2012 and who had guested on Nail, Turncoat is an important step forward for the band, but much more, it’s a killer rock album, and whatever Throttlerod go through from one record to the next, and whoever happens to be sitting at the helm, that’s the underlying thread. It just wouldn’t be Throttlerod if it didn’t kick ass… and offer a surprise or two along the way.

Throttlerod are:
Matt Whitehead: guitar/vocals
Kevin White: drums
Jeremy Plaugher: bass

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released June 24, 2016

Throttlerod is:
Matt Whitehead: guitars and vocals
Kevin White: drums
Jeremy Plaugher: bass

Additional percussion and guitar by J. Robbins.
Produced by J. Robbins and Throttlerod.

Engineered and Mixed by J. Robbins at Magpie Cage, Baltimore, MD.
Mastered by Dan Coutant at Sun Room Audio, Cornwall, NY.
Additional vocal recordings by Matt Whitehead at home.

All songs written by Throttlerod.
Publishing: By the Horns Music, ASCAP.
Artwork by William Leslie IV.
Legal: Harlem Greenwood.

Dedicated to the memory of Jim Starace.

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