New Jersey sludge bastards MAEGASHIRE have completed work on their forthcoming full-length debut, The Stark Arctic. Comprised of six songs, the hour-long album was recorded by Halfway To Gone vocalist/bassist Lou Gorra at Redline Archiving in Little Silver, NJ, and will see distribution through Connecticut's Spare Change Records (Negative Reaction, When The Deadbolt Breaks, A Day Of Pigs). A January 20 release date has been set for the album, now available for preorder.
In addition, the band has posted anti-hipster anthem "Hi From Jersey" to their MySpace page:http://www.myspace.com/maegashira. More tracks and info to come in the next few weeks.
The Stark Arctic tracklisting:
1. Ongoing Corneal Erosion
2. Caribou Crossing
3. Ammonia For Sweat
4. Baggage Claim/Skin Slip
5. Hi From Jersey
6. Back To Muro