This is the soundtrack to flipping through the filing cabinet at the mortuary in Return of the Living Dead. You are running out of time before ending up on the slab yourself at the end of a bad day at work. Wash away the blues with a pint and 12 tracks clocking in at just under 14 minutes whilst Stiff Meds take you on a journey to see the many faces of death.
Starting in 2019, Stiff Meds arose from the grand tradition of fast as fuck music that has always been at the centre of UKHC from Napalm Death to Voorhees. Taking that history, along with some more US influences such as No Comment and Infest, vocalist Seth marries that with tales of the macabre as metaphors for daily life. Each song contains more riffs than most brains can compute in real time and is a testament to the skill level of the band. Not surprisingly they have grown a reputation as a ferocious live machine that blasts through 20+ songs with ease and without stops with wild crowd reactions to match. If you don’t believe us, then check out the Live at the Mersey Shore Set as an exclusive special feature of the physical vinyl release of Tales from the Slab. Don’t delay, it’s time to pick up your prescription.
Check them out on tour in Europe, November-December 2023.
Credits:
Stiff Meds is:
Seth Severnsen
Luke Thompson
Bill Bottomley
Isaac Mas
Recorded and Mixed by Adam Rogers at Millwright St Studios in April 2023
Mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air
Art by Alex Heir / DeathTraitors
Design by Ola Herbich
Live set at The Mersey Shore, 18/03/2023 (Vinyl exclusive)
Recorded by Tom Pimlott
Mixed by Adam Rogers at Millwright St Studios in April 2023
Mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air
Pressing Information
500 on bloodied marble slab vinyl
Comes with a reverse board outer sleeve, risographed double sided A4 insert, black inner sleeve.