Photograph by Kate Rose
If it appears that evidently Denver sludge trio Within the Firm of Serpents are pursuing an uncommon sonic path on their newest single, “A Patchwork Artwork,” be affected person, as a result of what seems like a Spaghetti Western theme quickly erupts into a large slab of ear crush, courtesy of Grant Netzorg (guitar/vocals), Ben Pitts (bass, lap metal) and Andy Thomas (drums). The sunshine and darkish sides of the track proceed to do battle, till the doom finally snuffs out any whiff of the Outdated West. That is simply full-on dire sludge, no apologies. The accompanying video, made by Jake Mulhern, gives a limb-and-organ rending interpretation of the “patchwork artwork” theme, with some apocalyptic atom bomb photographs thrown in for good measure. The observe was taken from the band’s upcoming fifth full-length, A Crack in Every little thing.
The brand new album was recorded to tape by Pete deBoer in December 2024, at World Well-known Studios, Denver. It’s being self-released on vinyl, CD and digitally on July 11. Place your preorder right here. And take a look at the reside dates supporting the brand new album beneath the video.
Guitarist/vocalist Grant had this to say in regards to the band’s newest single:
“It is a track that offers with a number of the delusions one encounters in lively habit. I wrote it virtually fully in rehab, and have combined emotions about it; I’ve grown to love it fairly a bit, however initially wasn’t certain I even needed to incorporate it on the album, because it makes me really feel weak. The lyrics handle a number of the artifice employed and the masks that one dons when within the depths of a foul alcohol behavior, e.g. ‘Self-appointed king dethroned, Not however a jester on their lonesome… a jaundiced husk draped upon bones.’ As with most of this document, there may be nonetheless a glimmer of hope, and the ultimate verse is one thing of a ‘phoenix rising from the ashes’ motif: ‘Conflagration funeral pyre; oppressive disgrace bathed in hearth; flames dance throughout my sullen mire; rise from the ashes, my want.’”
Within the Firm of Serpents reside:
7/15/2025 Reverb Lounge – Omaha, NE w/ Profanatica, Weaving Shadows, Unidad Trauma, Knoll, Corpseburner
7/16/2025 seventh Avenue Entry – Minneapolis, MN w/ Lungs, Blue Ox, Cache
7/17/2025 Sleeping Village – Chicago, IL w/ Djunah, Masonic Wave
7/18/2025 Bremen Cafe – Milwaukee, WI w/ Temporal Autonomy, Canine Cranium, Area Grasp
7/19/2025 Racoon Motel – Davenport, IA * Competition Date w/ Midway Homeless, Blaster, Irregular Man/ DoomrNoomrBoomr, The Searching Grounds Loss of life Cult
7/20/2025 3300 Occasion Heart – Peoria, IL w/ Aseethe, Night time Mom, Lark’s Tongue
7/22/2025 The Sinkhole – St. Louis, MO w/ Daybringer, Husk
7/23/2025 Kirby’s – Wichita, KS w/ Leech Fetish, Movement Sick
7/26/2025 Unhinged Fest – Denver, CO w/ Knocked Unfastened, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Backyard, Well being, Converge, Terror, extra….
8/09/2025 The Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO * Report Launch Present w/ Palehorse/Palerider, Cronos Compulsion
