Plague Ship by El Drugstore
“The Jersey instrumental trio makes a fuckload of noise on their new album, Plague Ship. It’s 45 minutes of brain-busting, off-timed scatterrock.” – Noisey
EL DRUGSTORE is “a winding and twisting instrumental act with a capital ‘mental’. Delightfully non-linear and coming across like the half-way point between East Of The Wall and the all-too-quiet Keelhaul.” – Heavy Blog Is Heavy
“EL DRUGSTORE often reminds me of the mind-numbing dexterity and style of fellow instrumental metallers Electro Quarterstaff, both structurally and riff/drum-wise, especially during “Wheel Of Sadness” and “The Natives Are Getting Useless”, and at certain parts of other songs. The heart of the rest of their identity resides somewhere between Botch, Keelhaul, and Dysrhythmia.” – No Clean Singing
“Yes, they could have just played some heavy shit for you; or they could open doors without losing that vicious snarl. […] These New Jersey instrumentalists must have been quite the distraction in class. Attention spans be damned. If masturbating to Mahavishnu Orchestra in a Primus shirt while the jiggling lady explains string theory over a Mastodon soundtrack is your thing pick it up. It’s hectic, it’s heavy, it’s technical.” – New Noise Magazine
“[EL DRUGSTORE] pumps sideways instru-metal that’s confrontational like Don Caballero and forceful like Mastodon — and sometimes deft like Mahavishnu Orchestra and gritty like Botch. In places Plague Ship soundtracks a cyclone carnival ride, all dizzying tempos and blurring sights, and follows riders as they disembark to stagger down the midway, dodge fest-goers and barfpiles, then come to a stop facedown behind the toilets. It’s wild! Check out our exclusive track ‘The Natives Are Getting Useless,’ which mimics the stream-of-consciousness sketch show weirdness of Mr. Show: one punchline acts as set up for the next and riffs aren’t exhausted so much as rent in half and stomped on.” – MetalSucks
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Credits
Catalog ID: NEF-15
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El Drugstore es: R. Alvarado K. Conway S. Rheam
All songs by R. Alvarado, K. Conway and S. Rheam
Produced and Engineered by Chris Alfano and El Drugstore @ Volume Fact
Mixed and Mastered by Kevin Antreassian @ Backroom Studios
Artwork and Layout by Jolil Ula @ Vacant Eye Photography
© 2013 El Drugstore. ℗ 2013 Nefarious Industries.
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El Drugstore would like to express eternal gratitude to Chris Alfano, Kevin Antreassian, Jolil Ula, Greg Meisenberg, Matt Keyes, Eric Nyffeler, Colin Marston, Dave Witte and all of our families, friends and fans for their unending support. We would also like to thank East of the Wall, A Fucking Elephant, Hammer Fight, The DRX, Mount Gomery, Bangladeafy, Maid Myriad, Dysrhythmia, Zevious, In Musth, Behold the Arctopus, Jar’d Loose, sydbarrett, Loincloth, Hivesmasher, Call of the Void and all of the other wonderful bands we’ve shared a stage with for their camaraderie and musicianship.
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Welcome to hell. New Jersey’s EL DRUGSTORE has been making an unnecessary amount of noise since 2008. The trio is devised by the corrupted intellect of guitarist Kevin Conway (ex-East Of The Wall), drummer Seth Rheam (East Of The Wall), and bassist Rolando Alvarado (Vandelles).