Hailing from Cleveland, the doomgazers Hiram-Maxim unleash their second single, “Bathed in Blood,” off of their forthcoming full length Colder. Colder will be released on April 7, 2023. Hiram-Maxim were actually a part of the 2013 Lottery League, a combination band draft and musical circus held every couple of years in Cleveland. So it was a total random draft of musicians. What happened next is the band gave up the league name (Kill It With Fire), and became known as Hiram-Maxim. Later, they signed to Aqualamb Records out of Brooklyn, New York.
Stream the newly released “Bathed in Blood” here.
Hiram-Maxim vocalist Fred Gunn shares his thoughts about the song:
“My entire time as a voter I have voted Democrat. However, I have never felt like a ‘Democrat.’ Mostly I have voted against the Republican. ‘Bathed in Blood’ is about not fitting in with either side, not feeling welcome and being ok with that. It’s about embracing being the outsider and leaning into it.”
According to the press release:
Two albums were released and then Covid hit. Original member Lisa Miralia left in 2021 and was replaced by multi-instrumentalist Balmer of Cleveland’s Pleasure Boy. An EP followed immediately, featuring covers of Bowie’s “Ashes to Ashes” (mixed by Bowie engineer Mario McNulty) and Nine Inch Nails’ “March of the Pigs” (mixed by Spotlights’ Mario Quintero). With Balmer in the fold, Hiram-Maxim began writing and recording the songs that would become its 2023 release, ‘Colder.’
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