Edmonton, Canada’s Culled have a second EP coming out, “Psycles”, which takes their politically-charged, sludge-encrusted grind to a new level. The cover art on the five-track EP comprises a collection of all the musical themes of the songs within but is heavily focused on the oppressive nature of authoritarianism and how we are blinded by the cycles that we are doomed to repeat.
Like the cover art, “Psycles” deals with oppression and cycles of addiction: be it drugs, power, or religion. Similar to how their debut release “Thin The Herd, Fail To Learn” leaned heavily on the intellectual teachings of Noam Chomsky, “Psycles” leans on the compassionate thoughts of fellow Canadian Gabor Mate where empathy is a mainstay in surviving our current traumatic political climate.
The band explains the album further:
“We are very proud of this release and have poured our collective energies into it. “Psycles” is a departure from our debut release “Thin The Herd, Fail To Learn” and feels like a natural evolution of our music with increased intensity and complexity all while retaining our core philosophy and thematic approach. We have never felt more like a collective unit than we do right now and that’s largely due to the huge efforts and enthusiasm from our new members Chris and Curtis.”
Culled’s ethos resonates throughout their music - Through empathy and understanding we can overcome our collective trauma and oppression. They are recommended for fans of Pig Destroyer, Neurosis, and Suffocation.
Listen to the EP's full stream premiere of “Psycles” via Decibel Magazine HERE.
Due out on July 26th from Horror Pain Gore Death Productions, “Psycles” is available for album pre-order (CD / Digital/ Bundles) at https://www.horrorpaingoredeath.com and (Cassettes/ Vinyl/ Digital) https://www.culled.ca.
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