THAL: “The Harvesting”
Overlook Hotel Records presents “The Harvesting,” the thunderous 2019 release from THAL (The Heathens Are Loose). Debuting at #5 on the Doom Charts, this album wraps up the year with a heavy dose of fuzz, groove, and misery.
The album transports listeners to a world of hardship and conflict, whether in medieval Europe or modern-day America. With massive riffs and stellar hooks, it takes everything that made the previous THAL releases great and amplifies it by ten.
Critical Reception
“The Harvesting” was met with immediate acclaim in the heavy music community:
- Doom Charts: Debuted at #5 (December 2019).
- Metal Temple: “9 out of 10… It takes everything that made the previous album great and just amplifies it by ten.”
- Outlaws of the Sun: “Crank that dial up to 11 and ROCK THE HELL OUT WITH THAL.”
- Desert Psychlist: “Transported to a world of hardship, conflict and misery… riffs that are as fuzzy as my face is bearded.”
Project Personnel
THAL is:
- John “Vince Green” Walker: Vocals, Lyrics, Guitars, Keys
- Kevin Hartnell: Guitars, Bass, Drums, Keys
Special Guest:
- Margherita Bandini: Featured vocals on “Tonguerazor”
All songs written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by John Walker and Kevin Hartnell.
Lyrics: “Tombs”
Live at the base of a mountain
Ready to blow and release its fire
Every sound may be your last
The slightest move crushing every desire
Any man with a face is bound to fall
Another victim of the rules
Water drowns but please don’t thrash around and disturb this peaceful tomb
The solitude is wonderful down here
When it’s time to go I’ll do it without fear
Never place my fortunes in the hands of another man
Escape to the dusty tombs
As the walls they close in
Ready to bow down and ready to tap out
Then I clutch my chest and remember my way
Am I born to carry the load?
I made a pact with the devil and it’s time to go
Never again will the moon shine quite the same
Follow me to the fallen angels
Kingdom full of wretched names
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