Description
Logan Makiah and Doug Jackson were the back bone and masterminds of Retched and wrote the entirity of the EP The Overlord Messiah. Unfortunately, soon after they started playing shows, the band started having issues with the management, as they were not doing the release justice as far as getting it heard and promoting the EP as it should have been. Needless to say, soon after all the turmoil Retched fell apart, The Overlord Messiah was abandoned and never saw the light of day.
David DerMinasian had the last copy of the cassette in existence and he would take it out every 5 or ten years to play it for a few times and then put it away, carefully wrapping it up in a bandanna and wishing they had the chance to release it because even though it was originally recorded in 1988, it was still brand new to the fans of true metal and it will never die!!!.
Well after some time, David chose to come back to the metal scene and play again. He built a studio to start working on his sound and that’s when he learned how you can release music yourself. So he did, while keeping his hopes alive that he would find the other band mates. It took 7 years of asking around the old circles of friends and acquaintances and finally last spring he actually found Doug Jackson and Logan Makiah and received an offer to release The Overlord Messiah with Sliptrick Records!!
Tracklist:
01. Black Leather And Me | 02. Insane | 03. Lost In The Night | 04. Metal Knights | 05. Pharaoh’s Curse | 06. The Overlord Messiah
The Overlord Messiah | Released September 24th, 2024 via Sliptrick Records
Retched is:
David DerMinasian – Rhythm & Lead Guitars/Bass/Drums/Vocals
Band links: Official Website | Facebook | Youtube | Instagram | On Sliptrick
metal-temple.com –
As for the quality of the songs, musically they are more than adequate to be compared with the peers mentioned. It took me a bit of time, but as I listened to “The Overlord Messiah” more often I really got into it all. This is very good music indeed …read more
powermetal.de –
Es ist zu erwarten, dass selbst beinharte Verfechter des 80s-Undergrounds von dieser Truppe noch nie etwas gehört haben. Dass sie aber mit dem Material dieser EP auf dem Keep It True bestens platziert wäre, bleibt nach dem Genuss von “The Overlord Messiah” ohne jeden Zweifel. Eine tolle Geschichte, deren schönes Ende hoffentlich auch entsprechend honoriert wird. Denn das hier ist richtig geiler Stoff …read more