Saviours
Merging howling lyrical venom with an endless arsenal of corrosive guitar orchestrations, harmonized leads and runaway locomotive rhythms, SAVIOURS have been rapidly garnering international attention as one of the best heavy bands active today. The self-described “piss-angry metal band”, known for its ferocious live performances and original stamp on the classic power and thrash metal of decades past, entered Los Angeles’ A&M/Henson Studios in late August with producer Joe Barresi (Melvins, Kyuss, Tool) to record its sophomore album, Into Abaddon.
Into Abaddon was recorded fresh off a red-hot tour of the United Kingdom as hand-picked direct support to progressive metal giants Mastodon and a 14-city road jaunt that saw the inclusion of many of the songs that comprise the new full-length, which will be released January 22, 2008. On the topic of the forthcoming album and the band’s new label home, SAVIOURS drummer Scott Batiste comments, “We signed to Kemado because they understand what we’re trying to do more than any other label. We each share a vision of how a Saviours record should be released.”
SAVIOURS’ standout cut “Circle of Servants Bodies” represented the ass-kicking opening salvo for Kemado’s excellent compilation of rare and unreleased heaviness, 2006’s much-publicized “Invaders”. The release, called “a nearly flawless and numbingly coherent compilation of contemporary heavy rock” features a host of today’s best hard rock and metal acts that, in addition to SAVIOURS, also includes The Sword, Big Business, High on Fire, Wolfmother and Torche. “Circle of Servants Bodies” can be heard in the MP3 section of this site.
“From Aussie power trio Wolfmother’s radio-ready Sabbath/Zeppelin/Deep Purple pastiche to the rise of underground whiplash-inducing heroes like Mastodon and the Bay Area’s own High on Fire, today’s Hessian masses have a host of worthy acts to support. Oakland outfit Saviours set the headbanging bar still higher, delivering a ferocious onslaught…Saviours display dynamics and versatility rarely heard among one-trick pony modern metal bands” – SAN FRANCISCO WEEKLY
“tom fills and big sustain, topped off with amalgamated Dio and Maiden solo-run riffs” – PITCHFORK
“Saviours have quickly established themselves as some of the best purveyors of rock-tinged metal in the Bay Area, playing guitar riffs so big they could choke a whale” – SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN
“SABBATH-era doominess, NWOBHM/punk rawness, and MAIDEN-esque, elegant, harmonized lead guitar lines” – THE BIG TAKEOVER
“If Mastodon were on their way out, Saviours would be their heir apparent. With a triple guitar attack and classical metal sensibilities, this Oakland-based group won a lot of people over this year, playing dates with such high-profile names as High on Fire, The Sword, and Pelican. Down and dirty just the way you love it” – ZERO Mag
“riff-heavy, classic-rock-inspired…some of the best heavy music around” – SEATTLE STRANGER
