"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, to torture the soul.

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A few facts:

LEADEN FUMES arose from the ashes of Phased.

Phased were Swiss stoner-rock pioneers.

The only Swiss band signed to Elektrohasch Records, releasing four acclaimed albums before disbanding.

Phased did play 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.

Enough of past glories... in LEADEN FUMES two ex-Phased members reconvene to wreak fresh havoc.

Christian S switching from guitar to bass leaving Florian S the sole guitarist.

Completed by übertalent drummer Jonathan S, the band is a power trio, a steamroller of doom.

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LEADEN FUMES released their first demo in 2017.

By 2020 the band had recorded and released the first album "Abandon Ship" - seven

sleazy slow songs 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 and Lord Vicar.

2023 saw the release of second album "Kanashibari".

It got financial support from Regiosoundcredit and was recorded with Marc Obrist of Zeal & Ardor,

mastered by Koichi Hara (Boris, Corrupted).

Kanashibari is a gem of undefinable sludge - think Melvins meets Thou.​

Leaden Fumes do not abide to genre-specific rules.

A mischievous bunch of musicians, they like to play with templates and shake-up the listeners' expectations.

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

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