Akron, Ohio, doom crew Fistula have been carving out their own niche of dark, fucked-up heaviness for the past 20 years. Their new video, for "Contusion," off the group's recently released split with Come to Grief, is a lot like their music — raw, dirty and no frills. The gritty clip sees the band playing together in a tight space (someone's hell hole of a basement perhaps?), riffing and shrieking out waves of cruelty and pain. The sludge moves on itself like a pendulum, creating a hypnotic rhythm to the song. The visuals, meanwhile, run like a worn-out multigenerational VHS recording, distorted and vaguely psychedelic in a way that perfectly suits the song.
You can pick up your copy of Fistula's split with Come to Grief, out now, via Patac Records and catch the band on the road at one of the dates below.
Fistula tour dates (with Come to Grief):
5/01/2018 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
5/02/2018 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA w/ Cough
5/03/2018 Maywood Tavern – Raleigh, NC
5/04/2018 529 Bar – Atlanta, GA w/ Midmourner
5/05/2018 Vino's – Little Rock, AR
5/06/2018 Fubar – St. Louis, MO
5/07/2018 Rock Island Brewing Co. – Rock Island, IL w/ No Funeral
5/08/2018 Eagles 34 – Minneapolis, MN w/ No Funeral
5/09/2018 Reggie's – Chicago, IL w/ No Funeral
5/10/2018 Black Circle Brewing Co. – Indianapolis, IN
5/11/2018 Mohawk Place – Buffalo, NY
5/12/2018 The Irish Wolf Pub – Scranton, PA
5/13/2018 Geno's Rock Club – Portland, ME
6/16/2018 Austin Terror Fest - Austin. TX w/ Exhorder, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Buzzov-en, Come To Grief, more
