"Something washed ashore... when we cut into it, sound emerged.
Heavy and unrelenting it penetrated our minds, our dreams.
It was as if the Old Ones beckoned... singing to us... songs about cleansing and destruction...

pleasure as pain... sin without redemption.

Until we give in we will breathe these fumes... LEADEN FUMES"

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LEADEN FUMES is a sludge'n'doom steamroller.

The Sludgelord scene-blog certifies that the "vocals have Pentagram feels, while the Melvins and St. Vitus say hello". 

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LEADEN FUMES liberate the ears, make sonic the mind, and subsonic the soul.

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LEADEN FUMES arose from the ashes of Phased.

Phased were Swiss stoner pioneers and the only Swiss band ever signed to Elektrohasch Records (Colour Haze).

In its time, the band released four acclaimed albums, played some cool festivals like Stoned From The Underground, Up In Smoke, Rock Altitude, and shared the stage with big groups like

Neurosis, Mastodon, High On Fire, Spirit Caravan, Orange Goblin, etc.

 

In LEADEN FUMES two ex-Phased members reconvene to wreak fresh havoc.

While Christian S switched from guitar to bass, Florian S is now the sole guitarist,

making the band a power trio completed by young and talented drummer Jonathan S.

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LEADEN FUMES released a first demo in 2017.

They then played local festivals, headlined a metal-night in Zürich and ventured to Germany.

By 2020, the band had recorded and released their first album "Abandon Ship". It features seven

sleazy slow hits that blend classic doom, math-rock and black-metal into a soup of heaviness.

When the pandemic hit, they were in Germany, supporting Gates Of Slumber.

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2023 saw the release of "Kanashibari", their second album.

They got financial support from Regiosoundcredit and recorded it with Marc Obrist of Zeal & Ardor.

The mastering was taken care of by Koichi Hara (Boris, Corrupted) in Japan.

Kanashibari is a gem of undefinable sludge and doom.

For those in need of names, think Melvins meets Thou after witnessing the apocalypse.

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Leaden Fumes do not abide to any genre-specific rules.

They are a creative bunch of musicians who like to play with musical templates and shake up the audience's expectations.

They are very serious and professional in what they do.

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Some of the bands LEADEN FUMES have shared the stage with are:

AHAB, Aluk Todolo, Dymna Lotva, Elder, Gates Of Slumber, Greenmachine, Lord Vicar, The Obsessed, Ponte del Diavolo.