Old Bones Release ‘Sleepwalker’ EP

That debut, Sleepwalker, is an aggressive whirlwind of stylistic changes and expressions, the band explained the sound as a mix of “Rock, metal, hardcore, a couple of sludgy bits, and some grunge nonsense, referring to themselves as ”powerslop deathrock” as a quicker statement. Imagine if members of Mastodon, Every Time I Die, Trivium, and Kyuss decided to write songs for a Motorhead tribute show. Johnny and Anthony worship at the altar of the almighty riff and the ripping guitar solo while Dan’s thunderous bass moves the congregation forward, while Griffin’s drums make sure the pounding never stops. Even with the combined three-headed assault of Anthony’s vicious screaming, Johnny’s howling and Dan’s haunting vocals, Sleepwalker clearly follows the golden rules of always serve the song and never get in the way of the groove.

The artwork was created by Dan Walsh and is based around a concept of the universe being dreamed out with literal manifestations of the human experience coming from a sleeping goddess. Peeling back that layer shows themes of growth, death, loneliness, and the passage of time.

This ep is the culmination of two and a half years of writing, rewriting, revising, scrapping, starting over and writing songs until our fingers bled and our throats were shot. These five songs represent our literal blood, sweat, and tears to tell stories ranging from extraterrestrials to loneliness and grief, and every note is a piece of our soul screaming to be heard.

Sleepwalker was recorded at Vudu Studios over a couple of months with Johnny and Anthony doing the quadruple duty of guitar/bass/vocals/production. Griffin was brought on as a session player who finished in record time while the later addition of Dan to the mix was essential and added
the extra depth that makes these songs shine.