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Wallowing
OriginBrighton, England
Genres
Years active2015–present
Labels
  • Church Road
  • Sludgelord Records
  • Black Voodoo Records
  • Surviving Sounds
  • Trepanation Records
  • Gutless Productions
Members
  • Tom Harrison
  • Rauiri Boyden
  • Maxim Taite-Ellis
  • Mark Roberts
  • Jon Wingrove
Past members
  • Zak Duffield
Websitewww.planetloss.com

Wallowing are a metal band from Brighton, UK. The band formed in 2015, with their debut show being at the Cardiff Psych & Noise Festival 2018. They released their first album Planet Loss through Sludgelord Records and Black Voodoo Records in September 2019.

History

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2015–2019: Formation and Planet Loss

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Wallowing was formed in Brighton in 2015 by Tom Harrison, Rauiri Boyden, Zak Duffield, Mark Roberts and Jon Wingrove.[1][2][3] All members had played in other bands prior to its formation; Tom Harrison said that from the start the band was "intended to have an obscure and out-there sound".[1] It was originally intended to be a one-man studio project by Tom, but ended up becoming a full band, with Tom Harrison saying "the more I worked at the music the more it dawned on me that if I wanted this sound as big as possible I would have to have more people involved to really do it justice".[1]

The band's first album, Planet Loss was recorded by Wayne Adams at Bear Bites Horse studio[4] in London and was released through Sludgelord Records and Black Voodoo Records in 2019. A lot of the foundation and the concept of Planet Loss was already completed by Tom Harrison before other members joined, with some ideas for the project starting in 2015, and the rest of the band joining later.[5][6]

A graphic novella depicting the story of the album was created by artist Luke Oram, and was sold invidually as well as alongside the record.[7][8] A short run of action figures based on the album and graphic novel was also produced.[5] Vice described Planet Loss as a "punishing slab of distortion and despair".[9]

Planet Loss was re-released on CD by Surviving Sounds and Trepanation Records,[10] and on tape in Asia via Gutless Productions.[11]

The band began performing in costume in 2018, and although originally this was intended to be a one off, it became a permanent fixture of the their performances.[5]

2020-2022: Four Way Split

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Wallowing released a live single IV: Hail Creation (Live at S.O.A.N) with proceeds donated to the NHS during the COVID-19 Pandemic.[12][5]

The band wrote and recorded two tracks for a split LP with 3 other bands: Slabdragger, Vixen Maw and Thin. It was released in 2021 by Sludgelord Records and Black Voodoo Records. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band took a DIY recording approach and recorded these tracks without playing them together as a band.[13][14]

In 2022, Vocalist Zak Duffield left the band and was replaced by Maxim Taite-Ellis.[15]

2023-2024: Earth Reaper, Church Road Records, Waterstones

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Wallowing released their second album, Earth Reaper in April 2023, through Church Road Records.[16] Earth Reaper was recorded at No Studio by Joe Clayton.[17] Kerrang gave the album 4 out of 5, and described Wallowing as "a difficult band to get your head around".[18] Lambgoat described the album as "cataclysmic, every bit as ruinous as you would expect from the name".[19] Metal Hammer described it as a "space opera soundtrack scored by fans of prog, grind and doom metal".[20]

Wallowing's stage outfits have evolved to be more complete with hoods and body packs,[16] saying in reference to this "We're constantly striving to be bigger, better and more ridiculous".[20] Starting in 2023, Wallowing began doing interviews using only their initials to identify themselves.[21]

In 2023, Wallowing became the first metal band to play a show in a Waterstones bookshop, saying "It would be silly to turn down such a ridiculous offer."[22]

Wallowing performed at ArcTanGent Festival 2023,[23] and toured in support of Earth Reaper, including supporting bands such as Frozen Soul and Conan.[24][25]

In May 2024, Wallowing released the single Restless Dusk I: The Anamnesis Hymn, which is a continuation of the comic book series of the same name by Luke Oram.[4] A remastered re-release of Planet Loss was released in August 2024, which features this single as a bonus track.[4]

Band members

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  • Tom Harrison (2015–present)
  • Rauiri Boyden (2015–present)
  • Maxim Taite-Ellis (2022–present)
  • Mark Roberts (2015–present)
  • Jon Wingrove (2015–present)

Past members

  • Zak Duffield (2015–2022)

Discography

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Studio albums

Title Details
Planet Loss[26]
  • Released: 13 September 2019
  • Label: Sludgelord Records, Black Voodoo, Trepanation Records, Surviving Sounds, Gutless Productions
  • Format: CD, LP, DD, Cassette
Earth Reaper[27][28]
Planet Loss (remastered)

EPs

Title Details
Four Way Split[29]
  • Released: 24 July 2020
  • Label: Sludgelord Records
  • Format: LP, DD
  • Featuring Slabdragger, Vixen Maw, Thin

Singles

Title Details
IV: Hail Creation (Live at S.O.A.N)[12]
  • Released: 10 April 2020
  • Format: DD
  • Label: Sludgelord Records
Flesh And Steel[30]
Cries Of Estima[11]
Restless Dusk I: The Anamnesis Hymn[4][31]
  • Released: 1 May 2024
  • Format: DD

References

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  1. ^ a b c Introducing the Fucked-Up Sci-Fi Extremity of Wallowing, 2018, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  2. ^ Wallowing on Metal-Archives, 2018, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  3. ^ "IV: Hail Creation (Live at S.O.A.N.), by Wallowing". Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Wallowing release new music video for 'Restless Dusk I: The Anamnesis Hymn', 2024, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  5. ^ a b c d Interview Wallowing's Wobblenaut Universe Explored, 2020, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  6. ^ INTRODUCING: Wallowing, 2020, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  7. ^ Review / Wallowing – Planet Loss Graphic Novella, 2021, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  8. ^ Check out the Sinister Psychedelics of the WALLOWING 'Planet Loss' Graphic Novella, 2021, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  9. ^ Sci-Fi Metal Group Wallowing Are Making Dystopian Music For Dystopian Times, 2021, archived from the original on 5 March 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  10. ^ Wallowing - Planet Loss (2019, CDr)
  11. ^ a b Extreme metal sci-fi group Wallowing release new single Cries Of Estima and announce headline tour, 2023
  12. ^ a b Wallowing unleash ferocious new live track in aid of the NHS, 10 April 2020, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  13. ^ Premiere: Wallowing 'Orbital Detritus' - Taken From 4-Way Split With Vixen Maw, Slabdragger & Thin, 2021, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  14. ^ Full album premiere Vixen Maw 4-Way Split, 2021, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  15. ^ Drone, Anarchism and Devotion : an interview with Allsiah, 2021, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  16. ^ a b Meet Wallowing: The mysterious beekeepers making devastating,..., 2024, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  17. ^ Wallowing Earth Reaper, 2023, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  18. ^ Album Review: Wallowing - Earth Reaper, 2023, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  19. ^ WALLOWING 'Earth Reaper' Album Review - Lambgoat, 2023, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  20. ^ a b Grizzly death meral, electrifying hardcore, sludgy thrash and extreme weirdness: here are the best new bands you need to hear this month, 2023, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  21. ^ Wallowing's Narrative-Driven Sludge Metal Is Engrossing and Optimistic (Interview), 2023, archived from the original on 3 June 2023, retrieved 16 July 2024
  22. ^ What the f*ck is up, Waterstones?!, 2023, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  23. ^ ArcTanGent Festival announces next round of bands featuring Swans, Empire State Bastard and more!, 2023, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  24. ^ WALLOWING Release New Single and Issue Two of Comic, 2024, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  25. ^ NEWS: Conan! Wallowing! March 2024!, 2024, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  26. ^ An NCS Premier: Wallowing - Phosgene, 2019, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  27. ^ "Wallowing - Earth Reaper". Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  28. ^ Album Review: Earth Reaper - Wallowing, 2023, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  29. ^ Wallowing Complete a Foursome with "Orbital Detritus" and "Forbidden Alien Tech", 2020, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  30. ^ Wallowing announce new album 'Earth Reaper', 2023, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
  31. ^ Wallowing lifts veil on "Restless Dusk I: The Anamnesis Hymn" video, 2024, archived from the original on 16 July 2024, retrieved 16 July 2024
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