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Following on from last month’s killer single, “How To Tell You’re Winning”, we’re thrilled to present the premiere of Skullcave’s second EP, Climbing.

First things first: these riffs are white-hot. “Am I Crossing Over?” channels the best parts of High on Fire while “Wishing You Were Missing” hits with the weight of an avalanche. The real kicker is the finale, as the quiet guitars of intro “(Falling)” give way to the mammoth that is “Climbing”, highlighting Skullcave’s greatest strength: the marriage of gargantuan riffs with compelling world-class melodies. Hear it for yourself below:

Skullcave launch Climbing at Jimmy’s Den in Perth on October 16 and the Prince of Wales in Bunbury on October 17.

It’s springtime in Australia, which means twilight walks on the beach, lazy (lazier?) afternoon siestas and distortion-soaked doom with a sunnier disposition. “How To Tell You’re Winning” is the first single from Perth’s riff-revering power trio Skullcave from the forthcoming four-track Climbing EP. This recent doomgaze fascination has led to some killer records this year, but where Skullcave stand out is in their particular attention to the almighty riff — that guitar hook on the verses “How To Tell You’re Winning” is major key and massive, coming off like the product of some orgiastic love-in between Black Sabbath, Sleep and Nothing. Could there be a more perfect union?

Skullcave launch Climbing at Jimmy’s Den in Perth on October 16