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Basement Wizard

by Shi - 死

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zoomydoomy
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zoomydoomy My grandma said not to listen to Shi.
I said You don’t own me grandma (I love you)
Then I turned on We’ll bang, ok? And she understood 🤘🤘 Favorite track: The Big Sad.
bscdoom
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bscdoom This is a hefty slab of misery, wrapped in huge Southern-fried riffs and pummeled into greasy dust by a vicious rhythm section. I've never loved depressive suicidal stoner doom more. The gentlemen in Shi - 死 are incredible and so is this album. Favorite track: The Big Sad.
FDJ (Desert Psychlist)
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FDJ (Desert Psychlist) If this album was any heavier it would drop off this page!
flightoficarus (Metal Trenches)
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flightoficarus (Metal Trenches) The kind of doom I tend to enjoy: contorted with sickening blackened vocals and a little rock and roll.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlthaWkHpWM
- MetalTrenches.com Favorite track: We'll Bang, OK?.
lookhereman
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lookhereman Glorious, grimy doom! This is swagger. This is attitude and weight that sounds like it smoked a half gallon of bottom shelf bourbon and chugged a pound of the seediest, stemmiest brick weed (aspiration intended). Booze, blasphemy, sleaze, and suicide smudged over with thick fuzzy tones and massive beats. This is the dose of slow, heavy genius the world needs right now and I hope it f*cking knows it \m/. 11.5/10. Favorite track: Lawn Care for Adults.
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1.
I’m making plans for old age Got it figured out I’m gonna drown my sorrow I wanna drown I’m making plans for future Got it figured out I’m gonna hang my head I wanna hang I’m making plans for next year Got it figured out I’m gonna shoot straight with ya I’m wanna shoot I'm making plans for real soon Got it figured out I'm gonna choke on my words though I'm gonna choke I’m making plans for tomorrow Got it figured out I’m gonna cut through bullshit I wanna cut When it comes, I’ll black right out When it breaks, I’ll let you down When I’m done, I’ll fade away All of this is just to say It’s coming I will say goodbye I will end this life I will stop this pain You will forget my name It’s coming
2.
Rehash 05:20
Nothing can change All just repeats Nothing will shift It’s all just the same Every day is just like previous I aim to end Everything Shouldn’t complain When the green’s this good A brief reprieve From the daily pain Can’t ease my mind Put away the bowl I can’t describe Why I want to die Inhale, exhale Say your goodbyes Breathe in, breathe out Smoke fills the void Inhale, exhale Say your goodbyes
3.
Place the skull on to the altar Remove the dagger from its sheath Drive the blade into your hand Become one with cosmic dark Deep dank Open the tome of ancient text Recite the words before you Extinguish the light from candles Wait for the whisper of voices Deep dank Basement Your parents in the living room above notice the lights begin to flicker, and all drains fill with thick black liquid Your mother screams as she turns to see several sets of eyes peering from the darkness in the treeline just outside The blood in your veins freezes And your heart slows to a crawling beat Long, withered fingers reach out from the closet Grasping to drag you home Your soul is Entangled Your body been mangled And as your body and mind are slowly devoured You finally begin to feel at peace Your new home in the endless void of darkness
4.
I’m just a filthy fucking pig With only one thing on my mind As soon as possible Report To the ship Memory fades then rears its head I cannot speak, I cannot breath I want to do things right Everything ends up fucked You left your scar, you left your mark I lied to myself I’m just a filthy fucking pig With only one thing on my mind As soon as possible Report To the ship The past is an endless void Haunting spectre always there When I think of what I've done I want to die You left your scar, you left your mark I lied to you all I’m just a filthy fucking pig With only one thing on my mind As soon as possible Report
5.
The Big Sad 04:31
Crushing weight, pummeling me, push me down Underneath the water, let me drown Toss me into fire, let me burn Watch me die, watch me suffer, watch me hurt Neverending, no escape, no release Always hunted, always haunted, set me free Prisoner in my mind, chained to pain Lost all hope, living in an endless drain Where a living heart once pumped now lives the grind and tear Of iron gears and circuitry clogged with flesh and hair
6.
Interlude 01:44
7.
I watched you build that army I watched you build that wall I watched you betray your oath I watched you make your calls Unhinged fools Deranged clods I saw what you were spewing I saw what you wrote out I saw the lies you're telling I saw them lined to sell out Deranged clods Unhinged fools Tear them down Altars, traitors should be destroyed There’s nothing proud about you Fucking scum You sadist racists Got you on the fucking run Your lips to boots You claim to hate Fuck around and find out You’re gonna learn today Raise them up Rebuild communities that you destroyed Power of the people Is in their hands Oligarchs crumble Justice we demand Your time is coming We’re rising up Boot up your ass All you’re owed, spineless fuck We’d be great without you We’ll be great without you here
8.
I want vision blurry I need senses dulled I’ll laugh until I’m ready Put buckshot through my skull Let me go I’m gone I don’t feel good at all Nothing can satisfy Except the sweet release Of drinking 'til I die Let me go I’m gone
9.
High Praise 05:14
Burst in the chapel Burn down their altars Cut off the heads of Their priests, disciples Crusade Ignite the torches Set fire to scripture Reclaim the relics Stolen from our land The sin you rebuke dwell within Breathe deep of the smoke, dwell within Unfurl your mind, dwell within Prepare high praise, dwell within Arrange the offering Black robes adorning Blank stare to nothing Hold down the knifepoint The sin you rebuke dwell within Breathe deep of the smoke, dwell within Unfurl your mind, dwell within Prepare high praise, dwell within Eyes gazing through that smoky room, sulfuric odors enveloping us all That air was thick, but I could see the son of a bitch crawling off his crucifix Dagger to throat Then burn this motherfucker down
10.
At Wit's End 05:06
It’s been too long Since I felt good It’s been too long Since I wanted to live It’s all just trash I only suffer It’s all just pain Only one way out I’m packing up I’m cashing out It’s time At wit’s end What can I do But end it all It’s time At wit’s end This day just like Any other day No need to cause A commotion Burn down last bowl It’s time to enact Wrote down my note Leave you my last words

about

"I like your CD, and it's got heavy riffs."
~ Dex, age 7

"There is an intensity here that is to be expected, but more than that the band are incredible at laying down a powerful groove"
~ www.leoweekly.com/2021/10/3-new-louisville-albums-that-have-the-leo-stamp-of-approval/

"Shi aren’t looking to cuddle you, to comfort or make you feel better. They’re grabbing you by the scruff of the neck and dragging you kicking and screaming into their doomy mire."
~ www.gbhbl.com/album-review-shi-basement-wizard-self-released/

"...a doomed out banger that grips it, AND rips it."
~ www.nevernervousrecords.com/2021/08/15/single-shi-%E6%AD%BB-rehash/

"What I like about them is there's variety here without them treading too far from the path; once again it's what works for the song that I like."
~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL93DuPN8b4

"The riffs are as potent as ever with a potentially darker tone that maintains a bluesy southern swagger and the raspy yells remain full of hate."
~ www.ghostcultmag.com/reviews-roundup-lucifer-shi-crop-and-the-lucid-furs/

"This is stoner metal that's as southern-fried as buttermilk chicken, but you'll only catch 死's Kentucky roots in the way they peel their riffs. The vocals are akin to a goblin after a fat bong hit, and of course, 死 include some Sabbath-worship as a finishing garnish."
~ www.invisibleoranges.com/umr-10102021-1062021/

"... the sound doesn't take itself too seriously, giving this a fair bit of feel-good moments, despite some of the lyrics and overt tenebrosity."
~ www.facebook.com/cvltlegion/posts/2920186571563274

credits

released October 15, 2021

All songs written by Shi

Tracked and Mixed by Will Chewning at the Springhurst Recording Studio
Mastered by Jason Groves at the Sneak Attack Recording Co.

Jayce: Guitar
Zach: Bass
Bael: Guitar, Vocals
Tyler: Drums

Trumpet on "High Praise" by Curt Cummings

Album Cover by Ghost Penny Studio

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