Lo!
From:
Syndey,
Australia
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Lo! News
Below is our complete Lo! news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
LO! Premiere New Video For "Gods Of Ruin"
Sydney, Australia-based post-metal/sludge unit LO! are pleased to unveil the visual accompaniment to "Gods Of Ruin." Captured at a show in Cluj Napoca, Romania in October of 2017, the track comes by way of the band's Vestigial full-length, out now via Pelagic Records.
Lo! Premieres Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Sydney, Australia-based post-metal/sludge unit Lo! premieres the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Vestigial", which will be out in stores on October 6 via Pelagic.
Check out now "Vestigial" in its entirety below.
Lo! Posts "Locust Christ" Video Clip
October 6th marks the official unveiling of "Vestigial," the impending third full-length from Sydney, Australia-based post-metal/sludge unit Lo! Well-crafted with a larger scope both musically and thematically than previous outings, Vestigial finds the band tighter than ever before boasting a sound that's seismically heavy yet organic, with a mammoth harmonic density behind their stupefying heavy riffs.
In advance of its release, the band premiered the video clip for the new song "Locust Christ" over at Invisible Oranges at this location, or more conveniently in the player at the bottom.
Directed and produced by Lo! bassist Adrian Shapiro, the clip was shot in one day in Sydney with a small crew including a member of Oscar winning company Odd Studio who created the disturbing prosthetics. Odd recently won an Oscar for Mad Max Fury Road.
Relays Shapiro commented: "I set myself some rules for the shoot including that I wanted to shoot everything from the back of the car to increase the claustrophobia and be purely focused on the couple. We had minimal camera position changes and I wanted to do as much of the effects work in camera so basically what you're seeing is what we've shot with a bit of tidy up. I also chose to shoot it during the day as I felt that it made the whole reveal even stranger. The song is unrelenting and I liked the juxtaposition of the regular couple driving their car and then seeing their primal transition starting with a kiss and finally merging together by the end of the clip in the same car."
The track list for "Vestigial" is:
1. Hall Of Extinct Mammals
2. As Fools Ripen
3. Glutton
4. Locust Christ
5. Butcher Birds
6. Bombardier
7. A Tiger Moth's Shadow
8. Judas Steer
9. Bestial Beginnings
10. The Worms Lament
11. Gods Of Ruin
Check out "Locust Christ" here: More...
Lo! Announces New Album
Sydney's Lo! literally made a splash last year with the video clip for "Orca," produced by bass player Adrian Shapiro himself. The clip showed vocalist Sam Dillon as a vicious creature emerging from a vat of shiny pink goo, in front of an otherwise completely black background.
Pink in metal? The clip went viral over the love-it-or-hate-it discussion that followed... but even the haters had to admit that this clip showed an innovative approach to visual arts in heavy music.
Lo!'s third full length album "Vestigial" - set for release via Pelagic Records October 6th -- aims to go even up to the next level. Guitarist Carl Whitbread comments: "This time we had much more time to all be together as a band and really work on the songs properly instead of the last-minute rush that usually happens. I think we all felt more connected now having Adrian back in the country."
1. Hall Of Extinct Mammals
2. As Fools Ripen
3. Glutton
4. Locust Christ
5. Butcher Birds
6. Bombardier
7. A Tiger Moth's Shadow
8. Judas Steer
9. Bestial Beginnings
10. The Worms Lament
11. Gods Of Ruin More...
Lo! Posts New Music Video "Orca"
After their critically acclaimed debut album Look and Behold (2011) and follow-up Monstrorum Historia (2013), the metallers of Lo!, hailing from Sydney, Australia, are back with a new EP: The Tongueless.
2014 was a big year for Lo! In Australia: the band supported Trivium, In Flames, Corrosion Of Conformity and Torche, to name a few. Besides the massive live presence on their continent, Lo started working on new material, immediately after the departure of former vocalist Jamie-Leigh Smith in late 2013.
”Stylistically I aimed for a harsher, more venomous tone as Lo!'s voice”, says new vocalist Sam Dillon. “Lyrically I was looking towards themes of extinction and mankind's extreme ignorance towards creatures. The track 'Orca' was inspired by the 'Blackfish' documentary highlighting the history of killer whales in captivity.” More...