Awaken to Destroy, by Foghound

Awaken to Destroy

by Foghound

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doomcrew Great album.Rolls along like a freight train of heavy riffing. Favorite track: The Buzzard.

Colin M. Foghound have come to rock, and rock hard they do. This straight up rocks. Favorite track: In Due Time.

FDJ The shocking death of the infamous Rev. Jim would have sent many a band to the wall but Foghound are no ordinary band and how better to serve his memory than to continue cranking out quality grooves of fuzz drenched raucousness. Favorite track: Keep On Shoveling.

Paddy C. Congratulations on getting the album finished and released after all the sorrow that came your way...

It truly is a GREAT album and I'm sure that Rev. Jim (R.I.P.) would be delighted to hear how it turned out.

So far I have two favourite tracks, one from either side of Ave!

pre-Ave! is Cut The Cord & post-Ave! is Staring Down The Demons

Crinklechips There is a definite trajectory to this album for me. The further you listen, the better it gets.

I let this sit in my collection too long before giving it a good hearing. There are some really great moments of no frills, heavy rock badness here.

Staring Down The Demons is a fantastic song. It's worth it just for that song alone. I'm so glad they have stayed together. Favorite track: Staring Down the Demons.

Bucky In the wake of Rev. Jim, the band manage to keep on shoveling with an aggressive output of balls out rock meets hard nosed punk. The aggression takes us through highs and lows, maintaining a fluid groove and a penchant for fist pump. What an achievement both sonically emotionally, Favorite track: Keep On Shoveling.

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1.	Awaken to Destroy 04:33	buy track
2.	Known Wolves 03:59	buy track
3.	Filthy 03:57	buy track
4.	In Due Time 04:33	buy track
5.	Cut the Cord 02:34	buy track
6.	Ave! 01:22	buy track
7.	Keep On Shoveling 04:40	buy track
8.	Staring Down the Demons 04:19	buy track
9.	Gone Up in Smoke 03:18	buy track
10.	The Buzzard 03:53	buy track
11.	Death Will Tremble 04:18	buy track

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Work began on the album in November 2016, with producer Frank Marchand (The Obsessed / Borracho) at the helm. Numerous delays along the way sidelined production due to health issues, professional and personal commitments, and then the tragic murder of bassist Rev. Jim Forrester in December 2017, just days after completing recording of the basic tracking.

“After seeing Jim claw and fight his way back after a major health scare and being in a coma last summer, only to be senselessly taken away from us all in this way, it really hit everyone like a ton of bricks”, says drummer / vocalist Chuck Dukeheart.

“The outpouring of love and support from everyone, and especially our friends and family in the Maryland Doom scene, was overwhelming. We can’t thank everyone enough for helping us, Jim’s wife Tina, and family to get through this terrible time.”

Among the multiple benefit events and fundraisers for the family, Ripple Music released as a benefit single the new Foghound track “Keep On Shoveling” on January 1st, via Bandcamp as a “Name Your Price” download purchase.

Written with a theme of perseverance in the face of adversity, the song features a spoken word portion from Rev. Jim. The song has taken on a new meaning for the band after his untimely passing.

Another new track, “Return To Dragontooth”, will appear on an upcoming benefit compilation, due out from Salt Of the Earth Records.

Foghound emphasizes, “One thing that became apparent was that we all knew, and Jim said as much when he was laid up in the hospital last summer, was that he wouldn’t want us to stop. In his words – ‘We still have shit to do.'”

After taking time to regroup, this February saw Foghound back in the studio to wrap up tracking of vocals, guitars, and keyboards. They have finally been able to complete mixing to get it ready for release.

Along with wrapping up the album, the band got themselves back in their rehearsal space, and have recruited long time friend of the band, bassist Adam Heinzmann (Internal Void, Pentagram), into the fold.

The band stated, “It was a very heavy, emotional time for us, to be back in the jamroom without Jim, but Adam really stepped up in a big way. His enthusiasm, preparedness, and love for the music really helped us get back to why we all play music. We were able to have fun again.”

“We are looking forward to being a part of these stellar lineups and to play these new songs live. We can’t wait for this monster of an album to be unleashed at the end of the summer!”

Foghound (left to right in photo):

Chuck Dukeheart, III – Drums, Vocals
Dee Settar – Guitar, Vocals
Bob Sipes – Guitar, Vocals
Adam Heinzmann – Bass

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