Sailing from the pirate coves of Cape Fear, North Carolina’s Bronco unleash their crushing debut single “Ride Eternal”, a heavy blend of doom metal and Southern sludge molasses.
The premiered track is taken from the newly signed Americans’ forthcoming Magnetic Eye Records full-length debut album “Bronco”, which is set for release on February 28th, 2025.
The track “Ride Eternal” is streaming below.
“The track ‘Ride Eternal’ came from a period of heavy rumination about going from living on tour to forced acceptance of that part of life being over”, vocalist and bass player Bronco writes. “It was inspired by classic baroque organ tales like Bach’s ‘Toccata and Fugue in D minor’ and also wanting to do some heavy drone riffing without falling over bored while playing it”.
The album pre-sale is now available here.
Tracklist:
1. Scourge Descent
2. Ride Eternal
3. Light of God
4. Night the Lights Went out in Georgia
5. Legion
6. Fades All
7. Damnation
8. T.O.N.S.
South of Wilmington, North Carolina at the estuary of the Cape Fear River, the prominent headland of Cape Fear stubbornly pushes back into the ever attacking waves of the ocean. Its treacherous waters, rugged rocks, massive undercurrents, and pirate coves are a part of the so-called Graveyard of the Atlantic and feared by sailors throughout the ages for the many ships and lives lost.
This is a fitting home for Bronco. The sound of their self-titled full-length debut album “Bronco” is deeply steeped in doom metal and Southern sludge. It is also as obstinate, rough and unpolished, yet also genuine, honest, forward-pushing and unfiltered as the rocky ground it grew from.
The musical confidence and audible experience in both execution and songwriting has not just fallen from the sky. Bronco rose from the ashes of Toke after guitarist Tim Bryan suffered a tragic motorcycle accident in 2021. Out of respect for his incapacitated band mate, vocalist and bass player Bronco along with drummer JP decided to continue with a newly formed trio. Joined by guitarist Vic, they picked Bronco’s artist’s alias for their name.
Crawling, heavy aggression, molasses riffs, and barbed wire vocals seem to come with the terroir of North Carolina. Weedeater, Sour Vein and others have been brewing the heaviest sludge there. Sharing stages with standard bearers such as Bongzilla, ASG, and Black task quickly fermented Bronco’s sound into a sonic projection of ash and bone.
“Bronco” bleeds out a mix of grinding horror and beat-down resignation. It’s a soundtrack to grim self-reflection and forced acceptance of life’s letdowns. Bronco pick up where Toke left off, and carry forward through successfully experimenting with new elements and approaches. “Bronco” is massive and brutal, and stands out in its defiant, unrelenting individuality.
Line-up:
Bronco – Vocals, bass
Vic – Guitar
JP – Drums
Guest musician:
Chris “Scary” Adams – vocals on “Legion”
Album credits:
Recording & mix by Chris “Scary” Adams at Hidden Audio, Savannah, GA (US)
Mastering by Dennis Pleckham at Comatose Studios, Chicago, IL (US)
Cover artwork by Tery Ramdhany
Layout by Łukasz Jaszak
Weblinks:
www.facebook.com/people/Bronco/100086919527605
www.instagram.com/broncodoom
