Premiere: SALVATION ‘Depression’ – New Album ‘The Haunted’ Lands On 16th October
Chicago noise-rock miscreants SALVATION return with a blistering new entry from their upcoming fifth album, The Haunted, set for release on 16th October via Reptilian Records. Today, The Shaman is thrilled to host the premiere for Depression, a track that pairs the band’s signature wall-of-sound amplification with an unfiltered, visceral look at internal struggle.
Fusing heavy-hitting noise-rock with a gritty punk and grunge edge, it captures the trio operating at peak power, driven by thundering low-ends, punishing percussion, and raw, emotive vocals. The accompanying video – directed and produced by SWZ, with live videography by AJE Subsist Studio – visually amplifies the track’s chaotic energy.
Guitarist/vocalist Jason Sipe writes, ‘I really enjoyed leaning into the challenge of taking on what I felt was an honest depiction of the struggle that is depression… while navigating the truths and lies of getting through it. And that’s the important part… getting through it, telling others the madness will subside and you’ll be OK.’
He continues, ‘I also enjoyed the challenge and opportunity to express myself that way in the form of a punk song with two slammin’, badass band members to do it with, and help craft the explosion of sound it became. Being in this band is more fun than Christmas Morning… and that’s coming from a kid that has Depression. For lovers of all things blues, punk, noise-rock, breathing, and The Twilight Zone.’
Hit play below to experience the unrelenting video premiere for Depression…
More On SALVATION & ‘The Haunted’
The noisemongering miscreants at Reptilian Records presents The Haunted, the slamming fifth LP by Chicago-based noise-rock trio SALVATION.
Since the release of their first album in 2015, SALVATION has hammered the masses with a pummeling brew of infectious racket blending the enduring traits of noise-rock with a touch of more accessible grunge approach, stacked with hooks and even more amplification, resulting in blown-out glory, spiraling downward like a party on the last night on Earth.
Moments of their songs invoke Nirvana’s sweet, melodic annihilation, others verge on the unhinged twang of Lollipop or Cows. Drummer Brian Wnukowski (Big’n) hammers the skins like he’s avenging an unforeseen crime while bassist Victor Riley fleshes out the thundering low-end, and guitarist/vocalist Jason Sipe holds court with a formidable voice – a mix of power and pain, confidence and vulnerability, he commands attention with every holler and howl.
Their first three albums Royal Fucks (2015), Sore Loser (2017), and Year Of The Fly (2019) were released through Forge Again Records, after which SALVATION joined with the long-running Reptilian Records for the 2022 release of their fourth album, Mock.
The Haunted leans full-on into these attributes, delivering another expectedly slamming dose of grimy yet easily digestible rocking dirge. Throughout the album’s ten tracks, the band fuses bits of bluesey Americana, punk, and alternative into their driving noise-rock delivery. Recorded in Chicago at Electrical Audio by Taylor Hales and at Palisade Studios by Erik Rasmussen, who also handled mixing and mastering duties, The Haunted is completed with cover photo by Ceyda Tekin, insert photos by Brian Santostefano and Arman Mabry, and back cover photo and layout by SWZ.
The Haunted Tracklisting:
01. Quotas
02. Blow On A Wednesday
03. Already Dead
04. Devil’s Child
05. Emergency
06. Another Sinner
07. Depression
08. Soaked To The Bone
09. Already Done
10. Descending Time & Space
SALVATION is:
Jason Sipe – Guitar, Vocals
Victor Riley – Bass
Brian Wnukowski – Drums
The Haunted, the new album from Chicago noise-rock miscreants SALVATION, releases 16th October via Reptilian Records. Pre-sales are available from the label’s webstore and Bandcamp.
Label: Reptilian Records
Band Links: Bandcamp | Spotify | Instagram
