HOOKER SPIT Aggressive Death Metal Meets Dangerous Rhetoric In “White Lighter”
Gearing up to release their debut album, Red Deer, AB’s Hooker Spit are staying true to the death metal icons that inspire them while forging their own path in the genre. Filled with heavy chunky riffs, guttural vocals, and destructive drum grooves, they have developed a sonic quality and episodic visual concept that is so unique to them, it can be immediately recognized as their own. The seven-track album Krötch Splitter is an appetizing sampler of what the band is all about and will attract fans across the death metal spectrum from the classics to the modern. The second single “White Lighter” leans more towards the latter, as the band explains:
“This is by far our most chaotic song, it embodies American death metal such as Lamb of God and Dethklok. It expresses the contrast between the rhetoric and the reality of organized religion. Although well-intentioned on the surface, religion has left many negative impacts on society in its wake. Collectively as a society, we are still trying to heal a lot of trauma caused by modern religion. “White Lighter” expresses a motion to leave religion in the past or we will continue to suffer the same damages in the future, due to the greed and manipulation of those considered to be representatives of a benevolent God.”
Listen to “White Lighter” below and learn more about Hooker Spit via our Five Questions With segment.
Care to introduce yourself to our readers?
We are Hooker Spit, a death metal band from Alberta, Canada. The band is Vlad Gligor and Devin Link on guitars, Jose Garza on Bass, Scott Gooding on drums, and Daniel White on Vocals.
Tell us a bit about your most recent release.
Our debut album Krötch Splitter releases on July 28th. We have three singles from the album dropping before the full release of the album. The record touches on a lot of different existential subjects while interweaving death metal concepts. We had a lot of fun making this album and we really hope it resonates with the people who listen to it. – Daner
Where do you tend to pull inspiration from when writing?
A lot of the music is inspired by bands we enjoy such as The Black Dahlia Murder and At the Gates however, there is a little bit of everything tossed in there for good measure. As for the lyrical content. Most of it stems from society, philosophy, esotericism, and a little personal experience. – Dan
Do you have any upcoming shows you’d like to tell us about?
Yes! We have a Western Canadian tour planned for the summer. We will be playing select dates in Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. What we are most excited about is our slot at Loud As Hell which is an amazing outdoor festival in Drumheller Alberta. The festival has been going on for more than ten years and we are happy to be a part of it. You can also catch us at all the following dates:
Tour Dates:
July 21 – Edmonton, AB – Temple Room
July 28 – Red Deer, AB – Vat Pub
Aug 5 – Drumheller, AB – Loud as Hell Festival **
Aug 10 – Calgary, AB – Modern Love
Aug 12 – Stirlingville, AB – Grover Fest
Aug 25 – Vancouver, BC – Astoria ++
Aug 26 – Kelowna, BC – Dunnezies Pizza++
Aug 27 – Kamloops, BC – Blue Grotto ++
Sept 4 – Edmonton, AB – CEMR MetalFest**
Sept 15 – Medicine Hat, AB – Mainliner Pub
Sept 16 – Lethbridge, AB – The Slice
Sept 30 – Saskatoon, SK – ACT Hall
Legend: – ** Hooker Spit only, ++ Select Dates with Augurium
What’s your goal for 2023?
Our goal for 2023 is to successfully release this album and that our tour goes well. Outside of that, we will continue to build our following and we hope to begin work on the songs for our second album.