OM Featuring Ex-SLEEP Members: Deal Inked With SOUTHERN LORD RECORDS

January 23, 2007

San Francisco's OM, the band formed in 2003 by Al Cisneros (bass/vocals) and Chris Hakius (drums),both founding members of legendary doom pioneers SLEEP, has inked a deal with Southern Lord Records. The group's first CD for Southern Lord will be recorded this summer at Electrical Audio studios with Steve Albini at the controls. The album title and release date will be announced soon.

OM previously released two albums on Holy Mountain Records: "Variations on a Theme" (2004) and "Conference of the Birds" (2006). According to a press release, "OM will fit perfectly among other bands on the Southern Lord roster (SUNN 0))), EARTH, BORIS) who are continually pushing boundaries, and forging ahead in new directions. OM are helping reinvent AND reinforce modern heavy music."

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