Below each trudging riff and well beyond the dense ashes of the low-end, a grinding melody appears -- the core essence of Big Jesus. This draped out wall of sinister melodrama wasn't constructed over night. Atlanta, GA native, C.J. Ridings, was stretching into a new solo studio project. A rough demo of the track "Black Flies" with Ridings playing all instruments became the currency to expand the vision.
The pace of writing and recording their self-titled debut EP was one of leisure. The few days of writing would yield a four-month break,...
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