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Partial Distortions

by Red Mesa

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    GOLD NUGGET Gatefold 12" LP.
    Includes 2-sided color insert with lyrics and band photos. 
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    MARBLE GHOST LP consisting of white, clear, and black colors.
    12" Gatefold LP.
    Includes 2-sided color insert with lyrics and band photos. 
    Limited Edition of 100 copies.


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    ECO MIX - random colors! Who knows what color(s) you will get!
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    12" Gatefold LP
    Includes 2-sided color insert with lyrics and band photos. 
    Limited Edition of 98.


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    item ships out on or around March 29, 2024
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    Jewel Case with lyrics, band photos, and original artwork created by Mario Blasphemator.

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    CLASSIC BLACK 12" Gatefold LP.
    Includes 2-sided color insert with lyrics and band photos. 
    Limited Edition of 108 copies.


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ÓDR
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The Assertion
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Dying in the Cold Sun
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12 Volt Shaman
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Desert March
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The deep And ancient ways Brings smiles amidst pain Snapping limbs and undead howls This is where we bury the dead Don’t go past to the place where the dead walk In that stony soil A man's heart is more stony still I will fight with all my will, but When the the destruction of all you love is near This is where we bury the dead Once you feel the power of that place You make up the sweetest smelling reasons to go back Beyond the deathfall The place that feeds on your grief This is where we bury the dead Go Come Back

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"Red Mesa dig deep in the earth with 'Partial Distortions' and emerge with their finest work yet. A new level of heavy songwriting for the trio who already had 'being badass' in their pocket." - JJ Koczan/The Obelisk

‘Partial Distortions’ shows a powerful return of the Albuquerque, NM heavy desert rock trio Red Mesa with their fourth full-length.

This 6-track album features the same lineup from their 2020 release ‘The Path to the Deathless’ and the 2022 single ‘Forest Cathedral’.

The record shows further collaboration between band members as guitarist/vocalist Brad Frye, bassist/vocalist Alex Cantwell, and drummer/vocalist Roman Barham all contributed musically and lyrically throughout the album.

Red Mesa has been leading the new generation of desert rock by proving that the genre is capable of greater expanses. The trio has expanded their signature heavy desert sound on ‘Partial Distortions’ to include more doom and sludge metal moments. “Blackened desert” sound collages and an overall doomier and downright frightening musical path will confront the listener, as the album is darker musically and thematically. All whilst still dwelling within an optimism that instills hope that amongst the loss, the tragic endings, and the suffering that this existence brings, that life is still worth living.

credits

releases April 19, 2024

Red Mesa is:
Brad Frye - Rhythm and Lead Guitars, Lead and Backing Vocals
Roman Barham - Drums, Lead and Backing Vocals
Alex Cantwell - Bass Guitar, Lead and Backing Vocals, Additional Rhythm Guitars

Red Mesa uses:
Reverend Guitars, Fowl Sounds Pedals, Black Art Toneworks Pedals, PaulEDrums, Pig Hog Cables, Black Harbor Strings, and Dava Picks.

Recorded by Augustine Ortiz at the Decibel Foundry in Santa Fe, NM in December 2022.
Recorded and mixed by Matthew Tobias at Empty House Studio in Albuquerque, NM in April, June, August, & October 2023.
Mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege in Portland, OR in October 2023.

Album cover gouache painting by Marco Blasphemator.
Gatefold and back cover photos by Hayley Harper.
Graphics and Layout by Dave Walsh.

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Red Mesa Albuquerque, New Mexico

Red Mesa are a heavy desert rock band based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Formed in late 2013, Red Mesa compose a sound that interlopes desert rock with doom metal, psychedelic and western singer-songwriter/folk.


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