Track Premiere: Split Cranium, “Ingurgitated Liquids”

If you’ve ever listened to Converge, Isis, Old Man Gloom, Sumac, Mamiffer or Circle (which we’ll assume you have if you’re reading this) — the past and current members of which make up Split Cranium — then you’re no doubt at least peripherally aware that all of those bands take influence from the hard-charging, straightforward riffage and attitude of d-beat and hardcore. Split Cranium is their homage to those roots.

The band is comprised of Aaron Turner (ex-Isis, Sumac, Old Man Gloom),  Nate Newton (Converge, Doomriders, Old Man Gloom), Tomi Leppänen (Circle, K-X-P), Faith Coloccia (Mamiffer, Mara) and Jussi Lehtisalo (Circle). Press play on “Ingurgitated Liquids” and you’ll get it right away: the band has channeled more of the same energy that made their debut (released six years ago) so fierce, but they’ve changed up the formula a bit this time, too. Explains Turner:

“We wanted to make a record that was less straightforward than the first one. Jussi loves melody and I love dissonance and noise, so that is probably the healthy creative contrast that made this record what it is.”

Check out “Ingurgitated Liquids” below. Split Cranium’s sophomore album I’m The Devil and I’m OK comes out May 25th via Ipecac Recordings and is available for pre-order here.