Pitchshifter - Industrial

MARKING 30 YEARS SINCE ITS ORIGINAL RELEASE COMES THE NEWLY REMASTERED GENRE-DEFINING DEBUT FROM THE UK GREATS. PRESENTED ON 180gm VINYL.

Pitchshifter formed in Nottingham, UK, in 1989 by guitarist/programmer Johnny Carter & bassist/vocalist Mark Claydon, with Mark�s brother Jon later joining the fold following initial demo recordings. From their pioneering early days along with the other seminal industrial masters, Godflesh, Pitchshifter�s ascension throughout the 1990�s culminated in the band becoming one of the UK�s biggest metal exports around the new millennium, with a spell at Geffen & MCA Records helping Pitchshifter�s profile grow enormously. Their �Deviant� (2000) album reached number 39 in the billboard 200, & this also led to the band embarking on major tours, as well as playing at the renowned Ozzfest. From their rawer & primitive metallic origins, Pitchshifter continued to expand their sound, experimenting with ideas such as drum and bass as they evolved.

Marking 30 years of this genre-defining classic debut from the UK pioneers; released in 1991, �Industrial� still stands as a stunning concoction of walls of unrelenting heaviness & primal aggression. With a punishingly stark and brutal sound, punctuated with profound lyrical statements, Pitchshifter had found a highly effective cocktail of dissonance to build upon when they entered Lion Studios in Leeds, in September 1990, with the album coming together in a mere 72 hours. Upon the release of �Industrial�, the band swiftly found itself on support slots with acts such as Napalm Death & Paradise Lost and had also notably caught the attention of highly revered Radio DJ John Peel, who invited Pitchshifter to perform for his prestigious Peel Sessions.

This edition of �Industrial� has been freshly remastered. It is presented on 180gm vinyl & includes full lyrics plus band photos.