Las Vegas-based SpiritWorld – a creative moniker for artist, author, songwriter, and vocalist Stu Folsom – has moved on from an early ‘countrified’ punk sound into ‘apocalyptic hardcore’ with the debut full-length, Pagan Rhythms, which dropped on July 1oth. A collective effort with a hand from a multitude of artists – including producer/guitarist/bassist Sam Pura and accomplished drummer Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta) – the album is bursting with the synaptic rage to fire you up and the musical precision to deliver you to the gods. Imbued with Western vibes, Pagan Rhythms is a natural step for Folsom as he combines his love of heavy, crushing thrash à la Slayer and 7 Seconds, the rockabilly tunes of George Jones, and dark Western stories from the likes of Cormac M...
