03.10.09 (Update & Decibel Review)

Hey Everyone,

We just played our 2nd show with the new line up. It was a good glorified band practice. It’s hard to get people off there asses or call off work to come out to a sick show. Syracuse you missed a very heavy awesome show. Torch Runner ruled. They defiantly won us over.

We are hard at work booking this tour & writing our new record that will be recorded in July hopefully. We are very picky on what we write & our producer T.J. aka "Sexfarm" has been nothing but pushing us. Also helping us out with writing methods, overall better structure, being more intricate & way more abstract at times.

Our Decibel review has been nothing but favorable. It also has made us push ourselves that much harder in our writing process. Being crazier & incorporating more musicianship as well.

Regardless this is just a quick update. Nothing major than what most of you know of what we are doing.

Get a hold of us if you want to book us. We are always open for shows & we are super happy with the way the writing process is going.

Why writing a 2nd record so early? Because we have a new line up & almost sound some what different vocally & are getting more aggressive & experimental musically. We just feel a quick follow up will do us justice. We will also have a few guest vocal spots on the record. Nothing confirmed yet but be stoked ;)

Much love,

-IMBROGLIO

PS: Here is the Decibel Magazine Review....

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"It’s actually pretty simple. This rules.
I worry about using the term “atmospheric” when describing The Oncoming Swarm because then you’re going to think it’s some Red Sparowes rip-off bullshit with 15 minutes of post-rock reverb guitar. I assure you, that isn’t the case. But the one thing Imbroglio do that makes them so brilliant is balance an overwhelming feeling of dread with their disgusting sludge-grind.

The band spends most of this too-brief record finding the most painful ways to fuse corrosively lumbering riffs with firebombing Dresden-type blasts. And if that isn’t enough, they flawlessly incorporate noise-rock elements, as well as a couple of NYDM parts. But there’s also an undercurrent of grisly ambience. They always keep it in check (save a couple of segues), and it helps put the record into its own category. Think Swans replacing their redundancy with Today Is the Day abrasion and you’re getting close.

The only problem I have with the record is that they no longer have their singer. That really, really sucks. William Fecke sounds like the older brother of Pig Destroyer’s J.R. Hayes, with a deeper shriek that very well may carve a pentagram into your chest. It’s going to be a fucking task to find this guy’s equal.

But regardless of their future, Imbroglio have shown that it’s possible to write epic songs that don’t stretch into boring, pretentious hippie jams. If this is The Oncoming Swarm, I can’t wait until it gets here."

Rating: 9/10

-Written by Shane Mehling
DECIBEL MAGAZINE
APR 2009 / No. 054
http://www.decibelmagazine.com