Seattle drone-rock titans Earth are set to release their latest live document, ‘WEM Dominator (Live in London)’, an unrelenting display of the band’s seismic force, recorded during their performance at London’s KOKO on November 7, 2016. Sharing the bill with legendary heavyweights Neurosis, Earth delivered a set of hypnotic intensity, crushing volume, and towering, glacial beauty.
“Even Hell Has Its Heroes was written during a soundcheck the first time we played in Perth, Australia (probably 2012) then grew along the way to it’s final form on the Primitive and Deadly album, seeing as Perth was near where Bon Scott was from and AC/DC is the band that inspired me to want to play guitar/rock so it was sort of a tribute to him” Dylan Carlson
For over three decades, Dylan Carlson and his ever-evolving ensemble have been crafting tectonic soundscapes that defy convention, forging a path between meditative drone and colossal doom-laden riffs. ‘WEM Dominator’ is an album of mesmeric modal patterns, it’s a recording that captures the trio’s intricate, slowly evolving euphoria in a period when their experimentation swerved through endless possibilities. From the creeping grandeur of ‘The Bees Made Honey In The Lion’s Skull’ to the ominous crawl of ‘Even Hell Has Its Heroes’, the album presents Earth at their most immersive and powerful.
This record reasserts Earth’s mastery of atmosphere and weight, where every note feels tectonic, and silence itself becomes an instrument of crushing tension. It is a hypnotic, stripped down sonic symphony embracing influences as wide ranging as the Velvet Underground, Terry Riley and La Monte Young, a visceral slow-motion reading of the original sound that inspired Sun O))) and the generation that followed. The WEM Dominator amp, the amplifier of choice for Earth’s crushing volume, lends its name to the record—a fitting tribute to the sheer force of their live presence.
The line-up of this performance was Dylan Carson (guitar), Jodie Cox (baritone guitar) and Adrienne Davis (drums), it was recorded live at KOKO, London on November 7th 2016 and is mixed and mastered by Mell Dettmer at Studio Soli in Seattle.
2025 Live Dates
07 May: The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA. US*
18 May: Desertfest, London, UK
19 May: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
20 May: The Cluny, Newcastle, UK
21 May: Room 2, Glasgow UK
22 May: Black Box, Belfast, UK
23 May: The Pavillion, Cork, Ireland
24 May: Whelans, Dublin, Ireland
*w/ Oneothrix Point Never
