To celebrate 50 years of Pink Floyd releasing music that changed the world, The Sword guitarist Kyle Shutt has produced a heavy metal cover of their seminal album, The Dark Side of the Moon. Titled, Doom Side of the Moon, the resulting band and album features Shutt and a host of celebrated musicians including his bandmates from The Sword, bassist Bryan Richie and drummer Santiago Vela III, vocalist Alex Marrero (Brownout / Brown Sabbath), saxophonist Jason Frey (Black Joe Lewis / Hard Proof), and keyboardist Joe Cornetti (Croy & The Boys). Engineered and mixed by Stuart Sikes (White Stripes, Rocket From The Crypt), the LP will be released on August 4, the date which marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd's debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.

Today, DOOM SIDE OF THE MOON unveils a music video for it's amped-up version of the Pink Floyd classic "Time". Directed by Robert Mustachio of The Mustachio Light Show (Levitation / Desert Daze / NRMAL), the video mimics portions of the "visual trip-scape" laser show that Mustachio will unleash during DOOM SIDE OF THE MOON's live debut on Saturday, August 5 at Emo's in Austin, TX. Trip out to DOOM SIDE OF THE MOON's "Time" video:

Always prepared for a good time, Shutt offers some advice on how to best enjoy DOOM SIDE OF THE MOON's "Time" video:

7 Easy Steps to watch "Time" by DOOM SIDE OF THE MOON:

1.) Turn on your PS4
2.) Resist the urge to play 'Mass Effect: Andromeda'
3.) Go to your YouTube app
4.) Enter "Doom Side of the Moon 'Time'" into the YouTube search engine
5.) Roll up a big ol' fattie
6.) Turn off all the lights
7.) Put that shit on full screen and enjoy!

"The idea for 'Doom Side of the Moon' came to me after getting baked and wanting to hear a heavy version of "Time,"" says Shutt. "I thought, why not just cover the whole album? After sitting down and working out some loose concepts, the arrangement for "Money" materialized and I realized that I could totally do this if I assembled the right band. It felt a little strange messing with someone's legacy, but I'm treating it as a celebration of one of the greatest bands to ever rock, a party that everyone is invited to."

Because he likes to think big, Shutt just couldn't stop after the recording of the album. On August 5 at Emo's in Austin TX, fifty years to the day after the release of Pink Floyd's debut album, DOOM SIDE OF THE MOON will perform their take on Dark Side of the Moon, in its entirety, along with other Pink Floyd favorites, all set to a spectacular laser light visual experience by The Mustachio Light Show. Reverend Guitars, with whom Shutt recently released a signature guitar, will sponsor the event. Tickets are on sale now at THIS location:

https://emosaustin.frontgatetickets.com/event/hcuh1rzhlxc4cg5p

Doom Side of the Moon will be released independently in North America, with physical copies available exclusively from the band's webstore. A deluxe pre-order bundle includes a silk screened poster (designed by Weird Beard 72) signed by the band, an exclusive commemorative baseball t-shirt, CD and LP with download code. Upon ordering, fans will be shipped a limited edition cassette single for "Money" directly from Shutt himself. Doom Side of the Moon will be made available digitally via Amazon and iTunes.

Kyle Shutt is a guitarist for The Sword, an American heavy metal band. Formed in 2003, the group also features vocalist / guitarist John "J.D." Cronise, bassist Bryan Richie, and drummer Santiago "Jimmy" Vela III. The Sword issued its debut album, Age of Winters, in 2006, and has released a string of celebrated records in the time since, including Gods of the Earth (2008), Warp Riders (2010) Apocryphon (2012) and High Country (2015). In 2017, Shutt teamed up with Reverend Guitars to introduce the Kyle Shutt Signature Model guitar. The Sword released its first live album, 'Greetings From...', on May 5, 2017.

"Check it: motherfucker made a stoner metal version of 'Dark Side of the Moon', man. I know right isn't that focked up? Duuuuuuuude." - THE AWL

"Stoner doom-mongers THE SWORD recreate PINK FLOYD'S 'The Dark Side of the Moon' IN DOOM METAL STYLE...pretty damn cool." - DANGEROUS MINDS

"Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' album has been down the Yellow Brick Road, inspired countless laser light shows and earned a place of honor in Billboard chart history!and now, at long last, it's getting the doom metal treatment." - ULTIMATE CLASSIC ROCK

"a heavied up version of 'Dark Side of the Moon' arranged by The Sword guitarist Kyle Shutt...true enough to the original that it's recognizable, but with plenty of modifications that make it completely unique." - METALSUCKS

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