16 "Dream Squasher" 12"

PRESSING INFO: Second Press 626 x Metallic Gold, Black and Mustard Tri Color Merge with Aqua Blue, Neon Violet and Neon Magenta Splatter Standard Gram First Press 1100 x Black Standard Gram 250 x Metallic Gold, Neon Violet and Aqua Blue Tri Color Merge Standard Gram *Relapse.com Exclusive* 100 x Clear (Not available to the public - Friends of band and label only) -(16)- return with their new album, Dream Squasher. A testament to the power of loss, every moment of Dream Squasher casts the Southern California band into new, deeper depths. "A conscious effort was made to inject some positivity into the lyrical themes," guitarist and lead vocalist Bobby Ferry explains. "The best we could come up with is loving your dog so much, you'd end up killing yourself if your dog dies." The tragic, violent intent in this expression won't be lost on listeners either; at any given moment of Dream Squasher, -(16)-'s bouldering guitars crash into one another, set atop equally pulverizing bass and drums.