Protocol of Constant Sadness

by Tar Pond

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Michael Bit of 90s inspired heavy, alternative doom? Don’t mind if I do. Best clean vocals I’ve heard in years… “sooo I can diiiiieeee!” Clearly these guys have listened to a lot of Alice In Chains, which is great because so have I. Mind you, this is its own thing, truly original and puts anything AIC released since 1997 to shame.

Lute FP Damn, this is good. It could come across as funeral doom- heavy, plodding, etc., but the warm guitar and bass tones form the perfect backdrop for the excellent, clean vocals, and the song structures insert just enough on the upbeat to make this something else entirely. Reminds me of 90s Trouble, but frankly the attention to tone and structure grabs me harder than anything they did.

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Tar Pond started with the pre-production of their first album "Protocol Of Constant Sadness" in spring 2017 before finally entering the studio in August that same year. The choice to work with former member and Coroner pal Tommy Vetterli as co-producer in his own studio (NewSoundStudio) could not have been better. Everybody was more than satisfied with the results. Just when the band had started to look around for the right label fate struck like a hammer. Martin Ain, close friend and bassist, suffered a stroke/heart attack and died on october 21st 2017. No words can explain how big the loss was and still is for his family, friends and the band. At this point Tar Pond was close to falling apart, but they decided to proceed and stick to the plan of releasing the songs. This is when Monika Schori, former bassist of Kuppers earlier band Demolition Blues, took part in a few sessions which resulted in her remaining with the band. "Protocol Of Constant Sadness" was eventually self-released by the band in 2020.

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released March 20, 2020

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Tar Pond Switzerland

Tar Pond are a Swiss Doom’n’Gloom anti-supergroup formed in 2015 by legends from the heavy music and art world, including legendary Celtic Frost bassist Martin Ain (R.I.P), former Coroner drummer and lyricist Marky Edelmann and renowned scratchboard artist Thomas Ott. Tar Pond are the soundtrack of brutality and the electric protocol of constant sadness. ... more

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