Trumpets of Death

Trumpets of Death

Trumpets of Death is a group from Fort Worth, United States, active from 2000 to 2003. It is listed as a screamo act, though its recorded output is described with a strongly experimental approach that draws on noise, jazz, ambient textures and free-form structure.

Style and sound

The group builds songs around shifting arrangements, propulsive rhythms and dense melodic improvisation. Its sound is also defined by a high tenor vocal style and a tense, layered production that gives the music a harsh, unsettled character. The writing combines avant-rock ideas with noise jazz and experimental song forms.

Recording work

Trumpets of Death records Teeth + Teeth = Teeths as a densely layered release made in the studio with careful attention to atmosphere and texture. The record is engineered and produced by Richard Formby and the band at Hall Place Studios and the Trumpets of Death home studio in Leeds, then mastered by Carl Rosamund at Billiard Room Studios in Leeds.

Release contents

Teeth + Teeth = Teeths includes the tracks “The Press Gang”, “The Paper Plough”, “Jason”, “Woodrows Lament” and “Cruel Ships Captain”. All tracks are credited to Trumpets of Death.

Membership

The band is identified as a four-piece featuring Ben Wetherill, Karl D’Silva, Laura Wetherill and Alastair Neilson. Josh Brown is also listed among the group’s members.