Walls of analogue metal distortion taken to a different level: the sound of amplifier tubes expanding under immense pressure, nailed against a wall of electronic beats and non-specific samples. All at once the effect is profoundly foreboding, offset by moments of warzone calm.’

Khost are Birmingham’s Andy Swan (Iroha / Final) and Damian Bennett (Carthage / Cortex / Gauge/ Deathless / Techno Animal).

Since their inception in 2013, they have toured extensively with Godflesh and Conan as well as sharing stage with Final/JK Flesh, Anaal Nathrakh, Skullflower, Gnaw Their Tongues, Aluk Todolo, Ramleh, Locrian, Asphyx, Vodun. Studio collaborators have included Eugene Robinson of Oxbow, Jo Quail, Daniel Buess and other sources providing saxophone, cello and voice for their wide-ranging recordings. They have also been remixed by artists Hostage and Necrobia.

“an aura of cult-like spiritual reverence… its hazardously industrial environs an exhausting maze of rubble that truly tests the stamina.” (Metal Hammer)

Agent: Jake Gill