Chapel Hill, NC’s HORSEBACK are currently streaming their brand new full-length, Half Blood via Spin Magazine at this location. The highly anticipated record sees its North American release today on CD/LP/Digital and May 14th in the UK, May 18th in Germany / Benelux and May 21st in the rest of the world. The record is available via Relapse at this location and iTunes here.

The new record was recorded by Jenks at The Chateau and is a true synthesis of the eclectic sounds the band has explored in the past. The material on Half Blood is an amalgamation of drone, doom, black-metal, psychedelia, post-rock, noise, and ambience recorded with a wide array of instruments including guitar, bass, drums, keys, piano, bells, contact mics, field recordings, drum programming, noise and various signal processors. Additionally, Pitchfork recently conducted an in-depth interview with Jenks Miller here.

Updated HORSEBACK news / album information will be made available at the Relapse Records website and the HORSEBACK Facebook page.

“a blackened and Southern-fried, Crazy Horse-style rocker that seamlessly dips into heavy backwoods drone 'n' gloom” - NPR

“A Rhys Chatham guitar army eaten by black metal wolves; victorious Fuck Button drones burned at the stake.” - Spin

“With Half Blood, the band have taken their formula of looping hipgnosis, doomed-out drone and scathing black metal vocals and clarified the delivery...another blinding album from an awesome band.” - Metal Hammer

"Half Blood naturally shifts from Americana twang to fiercely evil buzzing guitars to hypnotically meditative kraut-drone with a level of confidence that takes other bands years to master." --MusicDirect.com

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Chapel Hill, NC’s HORSEBACK has premiered a pair of brand new songs from their highly anticipated new full-length, Half Blood. The album’s blackened Americana composition “Arjuna” is currently streaming via Pitchfork at this location, while via NPR is hosting the album’s opener and an extensive interview with HORSEBACK mastermind Jenks Miller here.

The new record was recorded by Jenks at The Chateau and is a true synthesis of the eclectic sounds the band has explored in the past. Set for a May 8th release on CD/LP/Digital, the material on Half Blood is an amalgamation of drone, doom, black-metal, psychedelia, post-rock, noise, and ambience recorded with a wide array of instruments including guitar, bass, drums, keys, piano, bells, contact mics, field recordings, drum programming, noise and various signal processors. Pre-orders in addition to the album’s stunning artwork, created by Russian surrealist painter Denis Forkas Kostromitin, are available for viewing at this location.

Updated HORSEBACK news / album information will be made available at the Relapse Records website and the HORSEBACK Facebook page.

“a blackened and Southern-fried, Crazy Horse-style rocker that seamlessly dips into heavy backwoods drone 'n' gloom” - NPR

“The Invisible Mountain the same epic instrumental rock feel of Grails or Tarentel, and Miller's vocals are so growled and low in the mix that at times they are easy to mistake for another guitar. Both elements separate Horseback from the usual swampy sound of drone rock." - The Wire

“It's like a vision quest guided by Rhys Chatham, Tony Iommi and Matthew Bower" - The Independent

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Chapel Hill, NC’s HORSEBACK has premiered a brand new song entitled “Ahriman” from their highly anticipated new full-length, Half Blood at this location. The album was recorded by HORSEBACK mastermind Jenks Miller at The Chateau and is a true synthesis of the eclectic sounds the band has explored in the past. Set for a May 8th release on CD/LP/Digital, the material on Half Blood is an amalgamation of drone, doom, black-metal, psychedelia, post-rock, noise, and ambience recorded with a wide array of instruments including guitar, bass, drums, keys, piano, bells, contact mics, field recordings, drum programming, noise and various signal processors. The album’s stunning artwork, created by Russian surrealist painter Denis Forkas Kostromitin, is available for viewing at this location. Additionally, the album’s tracklisting is available below:

1. Mithras
2. Ahriman
3. Inheritance (The Changeling)
4. Arjuna
5. Hallucigenia I: Hermetic Gifts
6. Hallucigenia II: Spiritual Junk
7. Hallucigenia III: The Emerald Tablet

Updated HORSEBACK news / album information will be made available at the Relapse Records website and the HORSEBACK Facebook page.

“The Invisible Mountain the same epic instrumental rock feel of Grails or Tarentel, and Miller's vocals are so growled and low in the mix that at times they are easy to mistake for another guitar. Both elements separate Horseback from the usual swampy sound of drone rock." - The Wire

“It's like a vision quest guided by Rhys Chatham, Tony Iommi and Matthew Bower ... There are no climaxes here. Mountain isn't cathartic thanks to moments of release, but rather its 40-minute commitment to deliberation." - The Independent

“Listening to Horseback’s Invisible Mountain is like listening to the soundtrack to the most profound and thought-provoking movie you’ve ever seen.” – Verbicide

“A spiritually epic journey that you cannot afford to miss.” – Terrorizer

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Chapel Hill, NC’s HORSEBACK has completed the recording on their new full-length and highly anticipated follow-up to 2009’s The Invisible Mountain. The album, titled Half Blood was described by mainman Jenks Miller as “the band’s most ambitious record to date that represents a synthesis of the approaches we've explored in the past”. Truly a natural progression in their increasingly prolific catalog, Half Blood was self-recorded and produced by Jenks Miller at The Chateau in the band’s hometown. Additional tracking was done at Arbor Ridge Studios and Track and Field Recording by Nick Petersen.

Half Blood is set for a Spring 2012 release via Relapse Records and features stunning cover artwork from renowned Russian surrealist painter Denis Forkas Kostromitin. The material on Half Blood is an amalgamation of drone, doom, black-metal, psychedelia, post-rock, noise, and ambience recorded with a wide array of instruments including guitar, bass, drums, keys, piano, bells, contact mics, field recordings, drum programming, noise and various signal processors. More details on the album including a full tracklisting, cover art, and song samples will be revealed shortly.

Updated HORSEBACK news / album information will be made available at the Relapse Records website, the HORSEBACK Facebook page.

“The Invisible Mountain the same epic instrumental rock feel of Grails or Tarentel, and Miller's vocals are so growled and low in the mix that at times they are easy to mistake for another guitar. Both elements separate Horseback from the usual swampy sound of drone rock." - The Wire

“It's like a vision quest guided by Rhys Chatham, Tony Iommi and Matthew Bower ... There are no climaxes here. Mountain isn't cathartic thanks to moments of release, but rather its 40-minute commitment to deliberation." - The Independent

“Listening to Horseback’s Invisible Mountain is like listening to the soundtrack to the most profound and thought-provoking movie you’ve ever seen.” – Verbicide

“A spiritually epic journey that you cannot afford to miss.” – Terrorizer

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HORSEBACK are currently streaming their forthcoming release The Gorgon Tongue in its entirety online now at this location. The Gorgon Tongue will see its release next Tuesday, May 10th, and combines HORSEBACK Learn More

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HORSEBACK will see the dual release of its Impale Golden Horn and Forbidden Planet albums packaged together as The Gorgon Tongue. This two-disc set will see its release on May 10th and is available for pre-order at this location.

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HORSEBACK’s second full-length album The Invisible Mountain is currently streaming in its entirety at this location. The Invisible Mountain will see its CD and digital release next Tuesday, August 3rd, via Relapse Records and is available for pre-order at this location. The album saw its LP release earlier this year via Aurora Borealis.

HORSEBACK is currently writing for the follow-up album to The Invisible Mountain, a companion album that is tentatively titled Half Blood. Additional details on this release will be announced soon.

HORSEBACK will take part in the Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, NC this September. The Hopscotch Festival is presented by Raleigh’s Independent Weekly and this year’s fest will also include PUBLIC ENEMY, PANDA BEAR, LUCERO, HARVEY MILK, OCEAN, and many more. Additional information on the festival can be found here. Learn More