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The Deal

by SUMAC

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mattgraupman
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mattgraupman An absolutely pummeling assault of thick sludgy riffs, guttural rumbles, and tribal drums. Listening to this album is like being slowly buried by an avalanche. Practically makes Isis sound like Top 40 pop music by comparison. Favorite track: The Deal.
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HMontgomery Not only is this the heaviest album I’ve heard to date but this album also helps me cope with misophonia! It’s impeccable perfection is a gift to my ears every time I listen to it and is like a warm hug for the soul.
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suuri_talo It's no secret that this record is a relative sleeper among these titans' discog, but the ever-inventive rudimentary structures that a still-new collective put forth at this point testify to their resolve to shake the ground up and challenge conventions further on in their catalogue. A loved, powerful & inspiring must-listen. Don't miss it if you care about great music Favorite track: The Deal.
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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Comes in a gatefold CD debossed wallet sleeve with fold out insert etc.

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Deal via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • 2xLP - 2022 repress
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Custom letter pressed LP o-card and jacket, art by Faith Coloccia, design by A. Turner. 2022 repress on three different color variants.

    NOTE: new "clear red vinyl/silkscreen" version - O card has been printed by Broken Press, and all copies are hand numbered on back cover. Edition of 157 copies - previously only available and SUMAC PNW shows. This version will ship mid/late March 2023.

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Deal via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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SUMAC is a new band who’s main core consists of Aaron Turner (Isis, Old Man Gloom, Mamiffer) and drummer Nick Yacyshyn from Baptists. Bass player Brian Cook (Russian Circles, Botch, These Arms Are Snakes) also joins the duo (as an auxiliary member) and did all the bass tracking on the band’s debut album entitled “The Deal”. An album consisting of steamroller crushing heaviness and methodical free-range technicality.

SUMAC came to form when Aaron Turner had the urge to create music that’s heavy and colossal once again, wanting to bring back the heaviness aspect that he incorporated in Isis, and what he currently does in the OLD MAN GLOOM collective, into a wholly new and different band unlike anything he has previously done before. With one of the goals for SUMAC was for Turner to write some of the heaviest music he has ever written, he found the ideal partner with Baptists drummer Nick Yacyshyn, one of the best drummers in heavy music today. With SUMAC, Yacyshyn allows himself to showcase and expand his drumming talents even further as it is with SUMAC where we will really witness the true talent of this drummer.

The duo would enter the studio in Seattle late summer to track “The Deal” with Mell Dettmer (Wolves In The Throne Room, Sunn 0)) etc.) where they would be joined by Russian Circles/Botch/These Arms Are Snakes bassist Brian Cook who would ultimately lay the pulse down for the album (which would be mixed by Kurt Ballou of Converge at Godcity Studios and mastered by Mikka Jusslla at Finvoxx Studios in Finland).

Overall, “The Deal” is an absolutely crushing album that stands its own ground which will bring some familiarity with Turner’s repertoire and bring back that classic Hydra Head Records forward-thinking sound and vibe.

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released February 17, 2015

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SUMAC is the powerhouse trio of Aaron Turner (Isis, Old Man Gloom,Mamiffer), Nick Yacyshyn (Baptists), and Brian Cook (Russian Circles, These Arms Are Snakes). SUMAC invests in the recursive exercises of chaos and control, and the results are a testament to the tour-honed collective intuition and technical skills of these veteran players. ... more

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