“Hornn” is the second EP released since DRUNE’s breakout self-titled full-length album in 2021. Following “Drown”, “Hornn” is a similarly formatted EP of two songs, each weaving in and out of dynamic movements of doom and sludge metal, punctuated by moments of quiet pause.
In “Hornn”, DRUNE stays anchored in their unique brand of alternative metal, while exploring elements of punk and noise, including a further reach into the use of synths.
“Hornn” seeks to answer questions of human’s relationship to a growing saturation of technology, the human body’s inevitable melding as an interface for it, and the role of violence to release our analog bodies. These questions unfold in the story of a nightmarish alternate ending to our own existence, where a greater race of aliens comes to reclaim the harvesting machines they built long ago - humans.
"Drune are back with a fantastic two-track EP filled with all the things that make them great. Wide expanses of gloomy atmosphere, great songs, and some of the best vocals you will ever hear..."
-Machine Music (
machinemusic.net/2024/10/05/a-few-songs-that-may-or-may-not-have-existed-this-week-sep-29-oct-5/)
"It’s hard for any band to ascertain greatness in just two tracks, but that doesn’t stop many from trying with those that are capable of doing so quickly proving themselves as names not to be denied nor taken lightly for all that they can clearly bring to the table. Drune already did that in last year’s EP, “Drown”, and now it is here in the 24-minute runtime of “Hornn” that we see them do it yet again for a display of sludge metal that is simply tantalizing and glorious to behold from beginning to end."
-Head-Banger Reviews (
headbangerreviews.wordpress.com/2024/10/04/drune-hornn/)
"[DRUNE] create an engrossing auditory journey complete with harsh noise and funeral doom laced with an apocalyptic theme."
-Westword (
www.westword.com/music/best-new-music-by-colorado-musicians-released-in-september-2024-22077190)
released September 30, 2024
James Cook - Guitar/Vox/Synth
Austin Pacharz - Bass
Patrick Haga - Drums/Percussion
All songs recorded by DRUNE/Mixed by Patrick Haga & James Cook/Mastered by Brad Smalling at Evergroove
Photo and cover design by James Isaac Cook