DENSE is a remarkably talented psychedelic garage rock band from Leeds, England, who combine thick, fuzz-soaked grooves with explosive riffs and intricate melodies to create music that’s incredibly intense and badass. As their name would imply, their sound has an impressive maturity, complexity and density, which I like to describe as ‘industrial surf-metal psychedelic rock’.  The trio consists of Charlie Fossick (Guitar/Vocals), Dylan Metcalf (Bass) and Sam Heffer (Drums).

A favorite of this blog, I’ve previously featured DENSE numerous times over the past two and a half years, most recently this past March when I reviewed their mind-blowing single “Displaced Face”  Now they’re back with another new single “Fever Dream“, which I’ve chosen as my New Song of the Week. The single drops today, December 6th, via Leeds label Come Play With Me. DENSE were selected for this release by a panel of judges which included BBC Radio 1’s Phil Taggart, Adele Slater (agent to Liam Gallagher and Dream Wife), and Paul Riddlesworth from Dipped In Gold Recordings and Too Pure Singles Club.

About the track, Sam explains “’Fever Dream’ is based on a dream our singer Charlie had when he was really ill a couple years ago. In it, a withered man was left to die by a burning window before being dug up and forced to relive the tormenting experience all over again. The artwork relates to the introduction and later repetition of the agonising circumstance which the protagonist is in, left immobile in a chair being burnt by the scorching sun and unable to break the cycle of his suffering. The rocking chair left in the unused wasteland represents the isolation of this suffering against nature’s elements, visually encapsulating the track’s overall atmosphere.”

The song immediately bursts forth with an intense barrage of gnarly guitars, throbbing bass and bombastic percussion. Charlie uses his guitar like a battering ram, pummeling the airwaves with relentless riffs of gritty, reverb-drenched distortion. At times, his guitar sounds like a buzz saw, while other times it mimics a machine gun. Dylan lays down a jaw-dropping bass line so heavy and deep I feel it in my core, while Sam smashes his drum kit like a man possessed. It all serves to create a massive, nightmarish wall of sound for Charlie’s demonic wails and screams. Wow, what a phenomenal track, and once again, DENSE blows our minds and ears with their brilliant musicianship.

“Fever Dream” is also being released on 7” vinyl, and is backed on the other side by fellow label mates Sea Leg’s single ‘Favourite Doll’. Limited signed copies of the vinyl can be ordered from http://cpwm.awesomedistro.com/.

DENSE will be launching “Fever Dream” at the following show tonight, 6 December, at Hyde Park Book Club.

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