Annihilation Day by TORSO
TORSO is back with third full-length Annihilation Day. A culmination of everything that came before, this album is TORSO’s most focused and ferocious statement yet — fusing the lo-fi horror grit of debut A Crash Course In Terror, the snarling energy of sophomore album Brain Cells, and adding layers of thrash, black metal and NWOBHM. The riffs are sharper, the mood darker, the vision clearer.
Annihilation Day is TORSO’s first concept LP. Set on January 1st, 1984, it tells the twisted tale of a small-town university campus invaded by an escaped madman and ex-student on prom night. The town’s fate lies in the hands of two girls, Rita and Christine…and all hell breaks loose!
With one foot in a haunted video store and the other in a mosh pit, TORSO continues to carve out a unique place in the underground — a blood-soaked blend of nostalgia, noise, and nihilism.
Annihilation Day features a diverse range of guest vocal spots from Sam Marsh (Jacobs Mouse, Machismos) Paul Waller (OHHMS) and Thomas House (Charlottefield, Sweet Williams), all of whom have cult status in the world of indie, noise rock and sludge stretching as far back as the early nineties, adding an even more unhinged edge to proceedings.
FFO: Nirvana, Darkthrone, Church of Misery, Uncle Acid, Satan’s Satyrs, Mastodon and Acid Bath
Tracklist
Videos
Credits
APF Records presents TORSO in Annihilation Day.
Starring Graham Bywater, Lisa Bywater, Thomas House, Sam Marsh, Paul Waller and Stephen Franklin.
All music and words written and performed by TORSO.
Recorded and mixed by Wayne Adams.
Mastered by Owen Claxton.
With thanks to Matthew Jones, Andrew Field and the family.
TORSO logo designed by Johny Bekavac.
Design and artwork by TORSO.
Released by APF Records under exclusive license.
