CERTAIN DEATH - STRANGE GARDEN

Certain Death - Strange Garden

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Brooklyn, New York - Heavy Rock | Proto-Metal | Fuzz Rock

FFO: Graveyard, The Well, Thin Lizzy, Matt C. White

Label: Kozmik Artifactz

“Certain Death delivers guitar-driven, classic rock-rooted heavy rock built on riffs, harmonised leads and a strong retro-oriented songwriting approach. There is a clear love for the golden age of amplified rock running through Strange Garden, described by the band itself as “a love letter to an era of amp towers, flashy guitars, long hair, and polyester department store suits” , not as empty retro worship, but as a very conscious commitment to the spirit, energy and larger-than-life feel of classic rock culture. The album constantly balances that familiar vintage atmosphere with the immediacy of a modern band that genuinely sounds like it lives inside this music rather than simply referencing it from a distance.”

Built around straightforward songwriting, dual-guitar-minded arrangements, and a strong emphasis on groove and melody, Strange Garden balances vintage influence with a modern recording approach. This edition also includes the 2025 bonus tracks "White Clouds" and "To the Sea", expanding the original album sequence with two additional studio recordings.

Format: LP

Label: Kozmik Artifactz

Release Date: October 17, 2024

Limited to 200 copies

180g Heavy vinyl pressing

Solid silver vinyl with white and black splatter

Pressed by Pallas Group (Germany)

Special vinyl mastering

Single sleeve with 3 mm spine

Matte lacquered finish

Tracklist:

Side A

A1. Cut - 5:19

A2. Paranoid - 3:49

A3. Free - 2:01

A4. NHR - 4:02

A5. White Clouds - 5:09 (Bonus Track)

Side B

B1. Locomotive - 3:57

B2. Gates of the Forest - 1:01

B3. Moon on the Rise - 5:37

B4. Strange Garden - 3:13

B5. To the Sea - 6:31 (Bonus Track)

Lineup

Matt C. White - Guitar

CJ Young - Drums

Jared Schapke - Bass

Black Throne Productions is happy to work closely with Kozmik Artifactz to promote and distribute releases that exist within the underground heavy music network, spanning heavy rock, doom, psych, and adjacent genres. Strange Garden fits naturally into that ecosystem, drawing from classic hard rock and proto-metal traditions while maintaining a contemporary independent approach.

As noted by Seay Howell from Off The Record Press:

"Certain Death is self-described as a love letter to an era of amp towers, flashy guitars, long hair, and polyester department store suits. With their homage to traditional genre elements that they've reinvigorated and reimagined to claim their own sound, you can tell that Strange Garden was written by rock fans for rock fans."

Links

Bandcamp: https://certaindeathofficial.bandcamp.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/66KZ6gD9g0vXUnQhpUJkzl

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/certaindeathnyc/