Exclusive KNUB CRUB (CRAB BLOOD BLUE) – LP

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UPC: 020543014975 Label: EXPERT WORKSFormat: LPRelease Date: July 4, 2025In stock items ship within 48 hours

Baltimore’s KNUB return with their first full length offering, “Crub”, after several years of perfecting their low-end heavy rock through a demo EP and a split LP with Ohio’s Brain Cave.

What KNUB have done since their formation remains- focusing on raw power, hooks, catchy melodies, and tones so heavy you need a forklift to move them. In the same vein as 90’s powerhouses like ‘Aftertaste’-era Helmet, Stompbox, Handsome, and Quicksand, as well as more current contemporaries like Whores., Wrong, and Torche the sound of KNUB melds blunt force riffs with a vocalist who can actually sing and adds a layer of melody to counteract the bulldozing music. They are a live fixture throughout the mid-Atlantic and Midwest, jaunting around frequently to prove that the sound on record matches the live experience.

“Crub” is an expansion of the KNUB sound of those last two releases. More three-dimensional, you could say. The band explores the juxtaposition of hooky melody and harmony against heavy dissonance and odd rhythms, and they push that juxtaposition even farther on this record. Sonically, “Crub” is darker and more aggressive than previous recordings, and quite intentionally. There is more grit and less sparkle compared to past records, and much more time was spent with Justin Day in the studio honing the tones and getting the right sound and mix. Justin at New Noise Recording and Mat at Mobtown Studios were absolutely instrumental in executing the band’s vision of “Crub”.

Written and performed by KNUB. Recorded and mixed by Justin Day and New Noise Recording. Mastered by Mat Leffler-Schulman at Mobtown Studios.

Dave Ort- VocalsNick McIntosh-BassGreg Woodward- DrumsBen Zamzow- Guitar

This is a co-release between Hex Records, The Ghost Is Clear Records, and Expert Work Records

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