Holz - How heavy is too heavy?

Here on the western side of the mountains of the state of Washington there is a band called Dilapidation featuring the crushing heaviness of death doom and they drive up and down the freeways, eating street tacos and gas station chili dogs, between Olympia and Everett (and have most likely driven much further south and a bit further north, too) bringing their sound to any number of people gathered in the taverns, pubs, bars, backyards, parks and abandoned bridges in this region. Anyway, I recently learned from Dilapidation’s Abraham Watson about another endeavor that he calls Holz. Who is Holz? He explains, “Holz is just me in the studio. I play guitar, bass and do the vocals with programmed drums. Live I bring in my longtime friend and collaborator Jerald on guitar and I do bass and vocals along with a drum machine.”

It turns out that Abraham has a bunch of other projects. In an effort to compile a list of his works, he gives the following: Chromatic Death (guitar/vocals, 2004-2011); Wreck 'em Killed 'em (drums, 2011-2015); Pesado Ranchero (bass, 2014-2016); Misuse of Power (bass/vocals, 2010-2018); Jen's Tits (guitar, 2013-2018); Large Marge (guitar, programming, 2009-present); Dilapidation (bass/vocals, 2012-present); Schmutzhund (guitar, 2017-present); Holz (bass/guitar/programming, 2018-present).

Holz is a bit like the soundtrack of factory assembly machines in rhythmic patterns of industrial production. In my opinion, fans into big-time mechanical-like heaviness could be an audience for Holz. The growled vocals and the dominance of the guitar/bass/programmed heaviness may appeal to a person that wants no melody, just forms of massive heaviness and a sense of machine movement. So far, there are four demos of four tracks each, and the duration times range from some 14 to 20 minutes.

DEMO IV by HOLZ

Here is one Facebook page to begin connecting with the projects involving Abraham Watson.

https://www.facebook.com/dilapidation1

HOLZ - Live at Le Voyeur (Olympia, WA) - 06/10/2023