[Machine Translation] Baton Rouge, LA-based sludge metal band Thou. Their first full-length album in six years, a nod to hardcore punk, Thou has always been a force of raw energy and no-nonsense dissent. They defy easy categorization and challenge listeners to confront the complexities of existence. Their upcoming album, Umbilical, is a solid nod to the raw intensity of obscure DIY hardcore punk of the 90s. The album is filled with mosh-ready riffs, heavy breakdowns, and scathing vocals. The band's aesthetic and political impulses have always been punk, and like those caught up in subcultures, they have explored what it means to exist within and outside of strict morality. This exploration is central to the themes in Umbilical, and their self-evaluation is as harsh as that of the world around them.