OTUS – Signs With Argonauta Records

“We’re thrilled to announce we’ve inked a deal with Italian sludge post metallers Otus. Born in 2012, Otus takes elements of post-metal/sludge bands as Isis and Cult of Luna, passing through the Black Sabbath’s doom up to the experimental music of Tool, Om and Sunn O))).

“The band enrich their sound playing ethnic instruments, building their own synthesizers, chanting mantras and taking particular care of their visual and symbolic identity, from poster art to visual projections. After their first demo-EP released in 2013, Otus took part in several gigs and festivals playing with great bands as Intronaut, And So I Watch You From Afar, Toner Low, Scale The Summit, and Shores Of Null.”

The band says: “After the very good feedback of audiences during live performances, but also by webzines and press, it was our desire to find a label through which propose an official release and to grow up with; so the interest shown by Argonauta Records and Gero gave us an enormous pleasure. We followed carefully their production because we admire their seriousness in bringing forward a well-defined musical discourse with its own identity, not so obvious in the actual panorama.”

The band’s upcoming release “7.83Hz” is a concept album divided in 3 chapters and inspired by Timothy Leary’s quote: Turn on, Tune in, Drop Out. “7.83Hz” was self produced by the band during 2016 and will be re-released via Argonauta Records in CD packaging by the spring of 2017.

Source: metalunderground

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