Hardcore upstarts Xerxes have signed to the ever-expanding No Sleep Records roster. In a blog post, No Sleep described the band as follows: "Xerxes took shape in early 2009 in Louisville, KY. What was once may soon again be the hub of some of the most ferocious and original music coming out of the country’s punk and hardcore underbelly."
"Xerxes’ sound channels the energy and passion of mid-90’s originators You and I and Saetia, while adding the more upbeat and brutal thrash mentality of contemporaries such as Trash Talk and Ampere, making for a sound that runs the gamut of blast-beat aggression and emotional rumination."
Xerxes recently released a split with Midnight Souls via Mayfly Records which can be streamed here. The group will record their debut full-length at the "Funeral Home" in Louisville with Kevin Ratterman (Coliseum, My Morning Jacket) at the helm. The record is expected for release in the American winter.
