Keiji Haino was always fond of working with others, just last year he released four collaborative albums and he is starting the new year with another one of those.. and it promises to be an especially massive one. This time he teamed up with US avantgarde sludge metal outfit Sumac (led by Aaron Turner of Isis fame) and while it’s not easy to even image just how brutal two such heavy-weights would sound together, a short previews on the label’s youtube account gives as a sneak-peak of the insanity that awaits us:

The label will be Thrill Jockey by the way and the release, sporting Haino’s trademark lengthy titles, will be out on the 23rd of February on CD and double LP. Pre-order it at the label’s website or from bandcamp.

Keiji Haino + Sumac: American Dollar Bill – Keep Facing Sideways, You’re Too Hideous To Look At Face On
2018.02.23
A1.American Dollar Bill – Keep Facing Sideways, You’re Too Hideous To Look At Face On
B1.What Have I Done? (I Was Reeling In Something White And I Became Able To Do Anything I Made A Hole Imprisoned Time Within It Created Friction Stopped Listening To Warnings Ceased Fixing My Errors Made the Impossible Possible? Turned Sadness Into Joy) Pt.I
B2.I’m Over 137% A Love Junkie And Still It’s Not Enough Pt. I
C1.I’m Over 137% A Love Junkie And Still It’s Not Enough Pt. II
D1.What Have I Done? (I Was Reeling In Something White And I Became Able To Do Anything I Made A Hole Imprisoned Time Within It Created Friction Stopped Listening To Warnings Ceased Fixing My Errors Made the Impossible Possible? Turned Sadness Into Joy) Pt.II