"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 steamroller with doom, stoner and progressive metal influences.

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 rose from the ashes of Phased in 2016.

Phased had been a band Christian S formed back in 1997. Most likely, Phased were Swiss stoner pioneers and the only Swiss band signed to Elektrohasch Records (Colour Haze).

In its time, the band released four acclaimed albums, played festivals like Stoned From The Underground, Up In Smoke, Rock Altitude, while supporting bands such as Neurosis, Mastodon, High On Fire, Spirit Caravan, Orange Goblin, etc.

In LEADEN FUMES two ex-Phased members reconvene, wreaking fresh havoc.

While Christian S switched from guitar to the bass, Florian S is now solely responsible for the six-string chaos.

The line-up is completed by talented drummer Jonathan S (who also plays in Echolot).

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LEADEN FUMES released their 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 entitled "Abandon Ship". It features seven

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

Released by P.B.B. in Switzerland it is available on vinyl and CD from the Leaden Fumes bandcamp site,

Flight 13, and Sixteentimes Music. The digital version is available on various streaming services worldwide.

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"Kanashibari" is their second album, and it is released by Sixteentimes Music. It gained financial support from Regiosoundcredit 2023 and was recorded by Marc Obrist of Zeal & Ardor. The mastering was taken care of by Koichi Hara (Boris, Corrupted) in Japan. Kanashibari is yet another gem of undefinable Leaden Fumes music.

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

 

While Leaden Fumes are not trying to abide by the genre-specific (stoner, doom... you know what we mean) rules - they are a creative bunch of musicians who like to play with musical templates and expectations - they are very serious in what they do, and have been professional as musicians for a long time. So note their fine sense of humour and delve into the chaos.

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Some bands LEADEN FUMES have played with:

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