Blackwulf releases "Thieves & Liars"

Founded in 2012 in the San Francisco Bay Area, BLACKWÜLF comprises rock veterans Alex Cunningham on vocals, Pete Holmes on guitar, Jesse Rosales on guitar, Scott Peterson on bass, and Dave Pankenier on drums. Drawing from influences found in the darker corners of your stepdad’s vinyl collection, the vintage five-piece outfit’s electric live performances and headbanging heaviness have converted a wide base of ravenous fans from Los Angeles to London. What distinguishes BLACKWÜLF from many of their contemporaries is a strong emphasis on “songs” rather than “sounds”, delivering a wide slab of listenable vintage-style heavy metal that draws its strengths from imaginative content and quality performance.

The band’s first vinyl release, “Mind Traveler” was released on Wickerman Records and met critical acclaim. 2015 saw BLACKWÜLF aligning with premier California heavy rock label Ripple Music, and releasing their signature second album, “Oblivion Cycle”, a riffed-out metal tour de force, whose “serious stoner vibes” were praised by Decibel Magazine. 2018 found the band digging deeper into vintage metal roots, releasing their second Ripple Music vinyl, “Sinister Sides”; the album featured three guest tracks from a fan (and now friend) of the band, Geof O’Keefe, an original founder of Pentagram. BLACKWÜLF celebrated the release in the spring of 2018 by performing as a featured artist at Austin’s South By Southwest Festival and then again across the pond at Desertfest London.

Fast forward to 2022: BLACKWÜLF have roared back from the pandemic hiatus with a new Ripple Music album, “Thieves and Liars”, due to be released in February of 2023, recorded and produced in Oakland by Jesse Nichols (Iggy & The Stooges, Ty Segall, James Williamson

TRACKLIST:

1. Shadow

2. Seems To Me

3. Killing Kind

4. Thieves And Liars

5. Failed Resistance

6. Psychonaut / Edge Of Light

7. Mysteries Of This

8. Brother

9. Cries For A Dying Star