“The vibe is still one of blisteringly controlled drop-tuned aggression in the style of Helmet, Unsane or Prong with fewer frills than a prison-made birthday card.” – Metal Hammer “16 wield a distinct personality of their own, and it’s one that you definitely wouldn’t want to meet in a darkened alley.” – Kerrang
Southern California’s godfathers of bum-out 16 return with another masterpiece of bleakness on ‘Deep Cuts From Dark Clouds’. 16 maintain their position atop the mountain of sludge-metal. What has always set 16 apart from their doom and sludge contemporaries has been their ability to set the utter bleakness of singer Cris Jerue’s lyrics to undeniably catchy and heavy riffs and grooves, and ‘Deep Cuts From Dark Clouds’ finds the band absolutely perfecting this already addictive combo. Never has extreme depression and despair sounded so good!
Recommended if You Like: HIGH ON FIRE, MASTODON, EYEHATEGOD, NEUROSIS, UNSANE, HELMET, PRONG ... [!]
1. Theme from ‘Pillpopper’
2. Parasite
3. Her Little “Accident”
4. The Sad Clown
5. Ants In My Bloodstream
6. Broom Pusher
7. Opium Hook
8. Bowels of a Baby Killer
9. Beyond Fixable
10. Only Photographs Remain