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California sludge heavyweights -(16)- have shared a full stream of their forthcoming new album “Lifespan Of A Moth” ahead of its release date this coming Friday, via Relapse Records! The album can be heard in its entirety alongside a review from The Obelisk, who said of the album,

“16 have never wanted for a misanthropic sensibility, and while 25 years is a long time to keep that up even factoring in their breakup after 2002’s Zoloft Smile, they’ve found ways to grow without sacrificing the edge that made them so vitriolic in the first place.”

Listen to “Lifespan Of A Moth” in full now at this location.

-(16)- have also announced a pair of upcoming live performances this August, one in San Diego and one at Liverfest V in Arkansas. Check out details below.

-(16)- Live:

August 25 San Diego, CA Brick by Brick w/ Storm of Light
August 26 – 29 Greenbrier, AR Liverfest V w/ The Body, Full Of Hell, etc.

Additionally, -(16)- recently shared a new music video for the new track “Peaches, Cream, And The Placenta” via Decibel Magazine – watch the video below.

-(16)-‘s “Lifespan Of A Moth” is the band’s heaviest, darkest, and most complex material to date! Self-produced by the band and recorded with Jeff Forrest (Cattle Decapitation, The Locust) at Doubletime Recording Studio in San Diego, CA, “Lifespan Of A Moth” sees the band sounding uglier, rawer and more visceral than ever. Down-tuned feedback-driven riffs and bludgeoning rhythms violently clash with vocalist Cris Jerue’s distorted, tortured howls across eight tracks of -(16)-‘s signature blend of hardcore punk, thrash and sludge. Lifespan Of A Moth is the sound of a band that has spent 25 years wallowing in addiction and anguish, and will leave you feeling crushed and confronted by the negativity of existence.

“Lifespan Of A Moth” is set for release this Friday, July 15th via Relapse on CD/LP/Digital. Physical pre-orders via Relapse.com can be found here; digital pre-orders are available through the band’s Bandcamp page at this location.

More information at:

16 on Facebook
16 on Bandcamp
16 on Twitter

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Sludge veterans -(16)- have premiered “Landloper”, a brand-new single from their forthcoming seventh full-length album “Lifespan Of A Moth” via heavy metal portal Cvlt Nation! Cvlt Nation commented on the track,

“these humans are not slowing down, but are getting heavier and groovier!… I can’t stop moving to the dirty, diseased melodies that this band is dishing out!”

The band’s Cris Jerue also had to say about “Landloper,”

“The song ‘Landloper’ is a tension-filled little ditty that deals with the inner craving to quit everything and live off the grid. Or take up residence on a blanket at the beach. Or subsist in the doorway of a bank. It doesn’t fucking matter. Just get yourself anywhere else as soon as possible and become a free, unfettered hominid before time runs out. It’s easily the most negative, positivistic song on the record.”

Hear the crushing song now at this location.

Additionally, -(16)- recently shared a new music video for the new track “Peaches, Cream, And The Placenta” via Decibel Magazine – watch the video now below. You can also hear “The Absolute Center Of A Pitch Black Heart,” the debut single from the album, here.

-(16)-‘s Lifespan Of A Moth is the band’s heaviest, darkest, and most complex material to date! Self-produced by the band and recorded with Jeff Forrest (Cattle Decapitation, The Locust) at Doubletime Recording Studio in San Diego, CA, Lifespan Of A Moth sees the band sounding uglier, rawer and more visceral than ever. Down-tuned feedback-driven riffs and bludgeoning rhythms violently clash with vocalist Cris Jerue’s distorted, tortured howls across eight tracks of -(16)-‘s signature blend of hardcore punk, thrash and sludge. Lifespan Of A Moth is the sound of a band that has spent 25 years wallowing in addiction and anguish, and will leave you feeling crushed and confronted by the negativity of existence.

Lifespan Of A Moth is set for release this July 15th via Relapse on CD/LP/Digital. Physical pre-orders via Relapse.com can be found here; digital pre-orders are available through the band’s Bandcamp page at this location.

https://16theband.bandcamp.com/album/lifespan-of-a-moth

-(16)- is:
Cris Jerue (vocals)
Bobby Ferry (guitar, vocals)
Barney Firks (bass)
Dion Thurman (drums)

Official links:
16 on Facebook
16 on Bandcamp
16 on Twitter

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