"Vultures Descend" is a song by

experimental music Experimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by exploratory sensibilities radically opposed to, and questioning of, ...

project

Greymachine Greymachine is an experimental music project founded in 2006. It is led by Godflesh and Jesu (band), Jesu frontman Justin Broadrick. The act also features Isis (band), Isis frontman and guitarist Aaron Turner, Jesu bassist Diarmuid Dalton and He ...

, from the act's debut album, '' Disconnected''. Produced by the band leader

Justin Broadrick Justin Karl Michael Broadrick (born 15 August 1969) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and a founding member of the band Godflesh, one of the first bands to combine elements of extreme metal and i ...

, it was released on 12 May 2009 as a single via bandmember

Aaron Turner Aaron Turner (born November 5, 1977) is an American musician, singer, graphic artist, and founder of label Hydra Head Records. He is most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist for the post-metal bands SUMAC and Isis, while also pa ...

's own record label,

Hydra Head Records Hydra Head Records was an independent record label that specializes in extreme metal music, founded in New Mexico by Aaron Turner (the frontman of Isis) in 1993. It had another imprint, Hydra Head Noise Industries, which specialized in experiment ...

Background

The song was released as a

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and a cassette single. The 12" single was limited to 600 copies that were pressed on black vinyl with white labels. Each copy has a "DJ style sleeve" with centre hole punched out and with a sticker in the upper right hand corner. The song was also released for free download prior to the release of the single on

Avalanche Recordings Avalanche Recordings is an independent record label, founded by English musician Justin Broadrick in 1999. It is named after Broadrick's own recording studio, Avalanche Studios, and mainly releases Justin Broadrick's side projects. The first r ...

' official website.

Critical reception

Tom Breihan of

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described the track as "an extended formless feedback wallow, along the lines of Broadrick's work as

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." Keith Carman of

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commented, "Apparently, the music is even more cacophonous and doomy than one might expect." Another Exclaim! staff reviewer, Cam Lindsay, described the song as a "mighty fine piece of ruthlessly sludgy noisecore."

Track listing

# "Vultures Descend" – 9:36 # "We Are All Fucking Liars" – 8:36

Personnel

– drums, electronics, guitar, programming, vocals, mixing, production *Dave Cochrane – bass *Diarmuid Dalton –

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bass, electronics *

– electronics, guitar, vocals, layout design

References

External links

*{{official website, http://hydrahead.bandcamp.com/track/vultures-descend 2009 singles 2009 songs Greymachine songs