Ronker - Self Loathing Self Help [Black Vinyl]

Format: 10” Vinyl
Catalogue No.: LM122EP
Barcode: 5430002862668
Release Date: 12 May 2023
Genre: Indie/Alternative

 Ronker release their first EP upon the world. The speed noise band hailing from Belgium come screaming bloody murder and reflecting on past traumas.
 Ronker’s music can be described as a mix between Danzig-era Misfits meets Helmet, equally influenced by the earliest of hardcore-punk as 1990s guitar music or thrash metal.
 Their debut EP, ‘Self Loathing Self Help’, was born imperfect, loud and ugly, kicking wildly and gasping for breath.
 For this release, the band took residence in Hightime Studio, where Thomas Valkiers (CRACKUPS) rules as the Flemish equivalent of Steve Albini. The EP was pieced together sonically by Tim De Gieter (Amenra, Doodseskader). As a result, the songs have acquired both the no-fucks-given attitude of garage punk and the concrete character of 1990s alt-metal.
 With shows alongside bands such as Melvins, Brutus and Show Me The Body, Ronker are now eager to write a new chapter.
 ‘Self Loathing Self Help’ tells a story about depression, suicide and the ones left behind. It was therefore deliberately chosen to bundle these four numbers. The songs were clearly written as a process of coming to terms with losing loved ones, while struggling mentally yourself.
 The artwork, by American artist Grant Fuhst, shows both the flattened feeling of survivor’s guilt and the hopelessness that is so prominently felt in contemporary society.

Tracklisting
Goliath
Shame
Solid
Old Reliable