Produced, Mixed, Mastered by Davis Maxwell
Photography by Robert Nosworthy
Logo Design by Larry Airapetian
Album Cover Painting by Evan Odette
Special Thanks to Brendan Hodge and Neil Caron
“Crowned Sloth,” is a microcosm of Apple of Basilisk’s artistry, beginning as a bruiser, then shifting into Altar of Plagues-like black metal, only to crawl through prolonged and coarse notes. It oscillates tempos on a dime, reflecting hardcore punk’s desire to simply get to the point. This is not to say Apple of Basilisk lack patience. Far from it, as they hunker down into dirges like they are bomb shelters.
"But the roars turn to insane screams, the drums go into overdrive, and the guitars sear like acetylene torches. The song also decelerates, the vocals transform into haunting howls, and the lead guitar slowly slithers and wails in misery. And then the band ramp up the destruction again, pounding like jackhammers, venting unhinged screams again, and boiling brains with the abrading riffage — before returning to a portrayal of harrowing bleakness once more at the end."
"The EP really is fantastic, anybody who likes their music on the more extreme side of things should check it out on April 4th and I cannot wait to see what people's reactions to it are when it's released."
