Feeling Partisan

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Or what one of of Oathbreaker does in his downtime

Brand new Belgian band, PARTISAN, will release their self titled, debut 12” on November 16th.

With members better known for their roles in much heavier bands (Rise and Fall, and Oathbreaker), Partisan may surprise anyone expecting something similar to previous outputs.

This is a short set of hypnotically dark post-punk; heavy on the melody and fuzzed out sonic experiments. Think along the lines of The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Wipers or Killing Joke and you’re at least some of the way there.

PARTISAN is the brainchild of Cedric Goetgebuer, Ivo Debrabandere and Thijs Goethals.

Having known one another for many years they began to work, play, create as a unit in 2013.

PARTISAN represents a sonic departure from the norm; its collective members may be known for past and current HC and metal-derived projects such as Rise and Fall and Oathbreaker, but they are far from being a mere extension of their predecessors.

With their post-punk inspired sound, driven by noisy, yet clean and bright guitars and pulsating bass, PARTISAN channel influences from their collective musical pasts into songs that deliver their power and urgency through texture, dynamics and dark melody. Massive noise, reverb and distortion but always with a melodic approach and a keen sense of songcraft and dynamics.

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For their first official release on Hypertension Records PARTISAN found brother in arms in producer Michael Neyt at the Jetson Studio (Kortrijk).

The record was made over two sessions from September 2014 through March 2015. Recording sessions included sonic experiments and creating unique walls of sound in the strangest locations, f.i. indoor swimming pools….

The record was mastered by Brad Boatright (known for cranking up the volumes for Beastmilk, Obituary, Corrosion Of Conformity).

Their debut 12” on Hypertension Records will be cut on 45 rpm and delivered on the highest quality 180gr vinyl for your audiosonic pleasure, not unlike the good ol’ Creation Records-days.

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