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ButcherBird takes flight...or, perhaps, pummels

Posted by Loren on April 25, 2025

ButcherBird takes flight...or, perhaps, pummels
photo courtesy of the band

New band ButcherBird has an EP out on May 30 via Drowning Sea God Records, Drought/Deluge.

The label calls the band "extreme, proggy and punky with noises from pedals that the band's guitarist built himself." It's a fair description, though we've personally lean on the hard and heavy elements in our own description. The band play hardcore ewith varied metal influences. Members have also played in Delaire The Liar and Meridian Sun.

A song:

Drought/Deluge tracklist:

  1. Of Roads and Realms (03:47)
  2. Trajan's Massive Column (02:54)
  3. Be The Rabbit (04:07)
  4. Dead Cat Strategy (02:37)
  5. I've Walked In Space (04:04)
  6. Circadian (03:56)

ButcherBird is:

James ‘Bart’ Barter

Rob Langtry – guitar

Iain Cooper – bass

Chaz Tomlinson – drums

ButcherBird takes flight...or, perhaps, pummels
photo courtesy of the band

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