Artwork by

Steven Wiener

Red (single)

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5:46

Red (single)

5:46

Credits

Steven Wiener - Songwriting, vocals, guitar, bass, production
Chris Barber - Drums

Produced, mixed, and mastered by Steve Wiener
Drums mixed by Chris Barber

Red (myoglobin edition)

Am I in Trouble?

April 19th, 2024

1 track

5:46

Red was Am I in Trouble? getting boots on the ground.

An off-kilter journey through bellowing, twisting, bass-driven black metal, with slicing intertwining guitars, and bludgeoning drumwork. Growling, grunting, howling vocals bounce off sweet, haunting, harmonized voices.

Call it a demo; call it a single— a small taste of things to come.

Red now exists in a new-and-improved state on the debut album Spectrum, with a significantly improved mix, newly recorded guitars, and a new master courtesy of Erik Peabody.

This single version of Red remains here for posterity and the fun of exploring the iterative nature of music creation.

Press

No Clean Singing

12/01/2024

"...warlike and head-moving assault, albeit richly laced with intricate and idiosyncratic fretwork and moods of mourning – and again with an amalgam of singing and harshness in the vocal department, both of them theatrical in their extravagance, and a softer and moodier acoustic phase at the end."

Sleeping Village Reviews

08/19/2024

"Red" is imbued with a calculating yet moody menace that feels right at home amidst the influences. The composition is wonderfully unpredictable, featuring a false conclusion on the back third that erupts into a some gnarly riffage and an unsettling ambient outro. And, not to be overshadowed by the instrumentation, there's a cleverly performative nature to the vocal delivery--take the self-serious yet self-aware chant of "Air. Water. Salt. Sugar. Acid. Bile. Mucous. Blood."