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The name SLOUGH FEG
is nowadays a synonymous for True Heavy Metal.
Fifteen years have passed since singer Mike Scalzi moved
from Philadelphia to California as to live close to
what was at that moment the epicentre of Metal music,
and formed a band that had to recall the roots of Heavy
Metal, THE LORD WEIRD SLOUGH FEG.
Slough Feg was the name of a character in a comic book,
(“Slayne the Berserker”), but mainly a legendary creature
(the demon lord) from the Irish mythology. That’s where
the unusual name of this unusual band comes from.
Over the years SLOUGH FEG have always
been an unique band; blending True Metal music with
a dose of weirdness and originality has somehow closed
them the doors of massive popularity, but whose integrity
has established an exclusive alliance and loyalty to
their fans, only recognize to few Metal bands.
After three successful albums under Dragonheart/SPV
and several European tours, SLOUGH FEG
inked a deal with CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC,
the label that had worked with Mike Scalzi’s and John
Cobbett’s (gt) side-project HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE.
‘Atavism’ was recorded,
mixed and mastered during 2004, sawing also the extra-help
of old friend and once band mate Justin Phels (who incidentally
played bass on the first Slough Feg album) which enabled
to enrich the raw tracks with guitar flourishes and
extra vocal melodies.
Short after the end of the recordings John Cobbett left
the band in good terms, being replaced by Angelo Tringali
from Cold Mourning.
With this actualized line up, Slough Feg will embark
on its first ever full US tour in summer of 2005.
atavism:
1 a : recurrence in an organism of a trait or character
typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic
recombination b : recurrence of or reversion to a past
style, manner, outlook, or approach 2 : one that manifests
atavism : THROWBACK
SLOUGH FEG
line up:
Mike Scalzi - vocals & guitar
Greg Haa - drums
Angelo Tringali - guitar
Adrian Maestas – bass
SLOUGH
FEG discography:
- Traveller, CD 2002, Dragonheart
- Down Among The Deadmen, CD 2000,
Dragonheart
- Twilight Of The Idols, CD 1999, Dragonheart
- The Lord Weird Slough Feg, CD 1996,
(self-released) later reprinted by Miskatonic Foundations
(2002) with bonus tracks
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