Ether Coven release crushing new single ‘Of Might & Failure’

Over the next few weeks you’ll see plenty of carry on from me about the new Ether Coven record 'The Relationship Between the Hammer and the Nail''.

For those who don’t know they’re a four piece doom/sludge band with members from Remembering Never. In 2020 they released one of the greatest records of the decade ‘Everything is Temporary Except Suffering’ I highly recommend you go and binge that right now if you haven’t already.

Musically both singles are an obnoxious bludgeoning of pure hate filled sludge. Adding even more depth to these songs is guitarist & vocalist Pete Kowalsky lyrics. On “Psalm Of Cancer“ he digs deep and reflects on being diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in early 2020, entering remission in late 2020. With ‘Of Might & Failure’ he takes aim in a different direction having this to say about the track.

“This song touches on a few parts of the prison industrial complex; The exploitative nature of using prisoners for labor while paying them next to nothing, killing their opportunities upon release (voting, housing, etc), the history of experimentation of prisoners, the sexual assault that happens in prison (notably from prison admins), cops brutalising suspects (and the racist history of police.) America is a legalised racket and this is just another arm of it.
Coming from the South Florida hardcore scene, we've had a wild array of influences. One of our favourite bands from the area is Bird of Ill Omen. At some point, we became casual acquaintances with Shane (from Bird and now Fistula) and it turns out he was a fan of Ether, so it only made sense we asked him to drop some lines and it's really something incredible. Shane's voice is absolutely disgusting and it shows on this song. This was a true childhood dream come true.”

Joining the band is an army of guests with Dan Weyandt of Zao, Tarek Ahmed of Intercourse, Anthony Crupi of Pain Ritual & Howard Jones of Light the Torch. The first single featured Dwid Hellion of Integrity and joining them on ‘Of Might & Failure’ Shane Post of Bird of Ill Omen.

‘The Relationship Between The Hammer And The Nail’ is out on August 5th through Good Fight Music. Tracklist below.

01 – “Psalm Of Cancer” (feat. Dwid Hellion, Anthony Crupi)
02 – “Afraid & Suffering” (feat. Daniel Weyandt)
03 – “God Hates Flags” (feat. Tarek Ahmed, Anthony Crupi, Michael Darling)
04 – “Of Might & Failure” (feat. Shane Post)
05 – “The Warmth Of Your Bathwater” (feat. Anthony Crupi)
06 – “Temple Of Wu” (feat. Wu Kowalsky)
07 – “Consequences Of Self” (feat. Howard Jones, Andy Nelson, Anthony Crupi)

Pre order ‘The Relationship Between The Hammer And The Nail’ below at
Good Fight & Deathwish Records