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Horror Movie Marathon - Discount Death Mask - New LP Record 2025 Self Released Vinyl - Art Rock
Horror Movie Marathon - Discount Death Mask - New LP Record 2025 Self Released Vinyl - Art Rock
Horror Movie Marathon - Discount Death Mask
There are moments in life, just after witnessing tragedy and right before reality takes hold, where emotion becomes suspended in an elastic resin of time. The songs in Horror Movie Marathon’s sophomore album, Discount Death Mask, prolong that moment into a 12-track meditation on the human condition. What it means to accept grief and pain as close friends, how to offer mercy to those who’ve hurt you most, and how to comfortably float through life’s gray areas with a sense of joyful indifference.
The album sets the tone immediately with “Grandpa’s Shotgun,” where Will traces the steps of his paternal bloodline back to a watershed moment in his family’s history. Before taking his own life, Rutledge’s great-grandfather took the time to stowe dozens of mean-spirited, handwritten notes in coat pockets, books, and drawers for his family to find in the years following his death. Massaging this history into a lush arrangement for a 12-piece orchestra, flute, guitar, and keys, Horror Movie Marathon weaves together a safety net for vulnerability and processing generational trauma. Thus, "Grandpa's Shotgun" became a spiritual north star for the record, overruling resentment by celebrating the macabre with tenderness and humility.
The songs on Discount Death Mask paint a colorful swath of human emotion, but what solidifies their staying power is the synergistic magic produced by Will’s stripped-down guitar parts and Dash’s tender-yet-confident performance on the keys. The instrumentation presents as its own fraught family dynamic, while Rutledge and Flach’s vocal harmonies melt into one another with a palpable sense of trust, love, and understanding. The atmosphere of the records runs the gamut between speedy, tongue-in-cheek punk songs ("NYC Traffic" & "Crying & Laughing"), bluesy piano rags ("Did It Do Anything At All" & "Conners Color TV") and hauntingly tender ballads ("Living Hard" & "Town Car Death Drive").Â
The album sets the tone immediately with “Grandpa’s Shotgun,” where Will traces the steps of his paternal bloodline back to a watershed moment in his family’s history. Before taking his own life, Rutledge’s great-grandfather took the time to stowe dozens of mean-spirited, handwritten notes in coat pockets, books, and drawers for his family to find in the years following his death. Massaging this history into a lush arrangement for a 12-piece orchestra, flute, guitar, and keys, Horror Movie Marathon weaves together a safety net for vulnerability and processing generational trauma. Thus, "Grandpa's Shotgun" became a spiritual north star for the record, overruling resentment by celebrating the macabre with tenderness and humility.
The songs on Discount Death Mask paint a colorful swath of human emotion, but what solidifies their staying power is the synergistic magic produced by Will’s stripped-down guitar parts and Dash’s tender-yet-confident performance on the keys. The instrumentation presents as its own fraught family dynamic, while Rutledge and Flach’s vocal harmonies melt into one another with a palpable sense of trust, love, and understanding. The atmosphere of the records runs the gamut between speedy, tongue-in-cheek punk songs ("NYC Traffic" & "Crying & Laughing"), bluesy piano rags ("Did It Do Anything At All" & "Conners Color TV") and hauntingly tender ballads ("Living Hard" & "Town Car Death Drive").Â
credits
released July 11, 2025
Performed by
William Rutledge - lead vocals // acoustic guitar // electric guitar // background vocals // auxiliary percussion // synthesizer (4, 8, 10, 12) // auxiliary keyboards (2, 10) // iPad (9, 10, 12) // glockenspiel (7) // lap steel (9) // mellotron (9) // wurlitzer (10) // bass (1, 11) // noise (4, 12)
Dashiell Flach - piano // synthesizer (1, 5, 6, 12) // synth-bass (1) // organ (2, 3, 7) // auxiliary keyboards (5, 7, 10, 11)
Greg Allison & The Holy Volcano Chamber Orchestra - (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12)
David Groener Jr. - synthesizer (3, 9) // auxiliary keyboards (3, 5) // vibraphone (5) // bass (9)
Seth Sobottka - electric guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 11) // bass (5) // background vocals (8) // baritone guitar (9)
Becca Potters - background vocals (1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 12) // flute (2, 5, 12)
Peter Katz - bass (2, 3, 4, 6 - 10, 12)
Will Dominic Ponturo - drums (1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
Clay Kaledin - drums (2, 3, 4, 8, 11)
Garrett Burke - drums (5)
Produced by
William Rutledge & Dashiell Flach
Mixed by
Dashiell Flach
Mastered by
Elaine Rasnake
Engineered by
Dashiell Flach
ProTools Editing, Additional Production & Engineering by
David Groener Jr.
Orchestra Arrangements by
William Rutledge
Orchestra Performances by
Greg Allison & The Holy Volcano Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra Engineering by
Greg Allison
Cover Artwork by
Mike Diana
Back Cover Artwork by
William Rutledge
Layout & Innersleeve Artwork by
Matt Delisle at Eat Cold Pizza
Performed by
William Rutledge - lead vocals // acoustic guitar // electric guitar // background vocals // auxiliary percussion // synthesizer (4, 8, 10, 12) // auxiliary keyboards (2, 10) // iPad (9, 10, 12) // glockenspiel (7) // lap steel (9) // mellotron (9) // wurlitzer (10) // bass (1, 11) // noise (4, 12)
Dashiell Flach - piano // synthesizer (1, 5, 6, 12) // synth-bass (1) // organ (2, 3, 7) // auxiliary keyboards (5, 7, 10, 11)
Greg Allison & The Holy Volcano Chamber Orchestra - (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12)
David Groener Jr. - synthesizer (3, 9) // auxiliary keyboards (3, 5) // vibraphone (5) // bass (9)
Seth Sobottka - electric guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 11) // bass (5) // background vocals (8) // baritone guitar (9)
Becca Potters - background vocals (1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 12) // flute (2, 5, 12)
Peter Katz - bass (2, 3, 4, 6 - 10, 12)
Will Dominic Ponturo - drums (1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
Clay Kaledin - drums (2, 3, 4, 8, 11)
Garrett Burke - drums (5)
Produced by
William Rutledge & Dashiell Flach
Mixed by
Dashiell Flach
Mastered by
Elaine Rasnake
Engineered by
Dashiell Flach
ProTools Editing, Additional Production & Engineering by
David Groener Jr.
Orchestra Arrangements by
William Rutledge
Orchestra Performances by
Greg Allison & The Holy Volcano Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra Engineering by
Greg Allison
Cover Artwork by
Mike Diana
Back Cover Artwork by
William Rutledge
Layout & Innersleeve Artwork by
Matt Delisle at Eat Cold Pizza
license
all rights reserved
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Horror Movie Marathon - Discount Death Mask - New LP Record 2025 Self Released Vinyl - Art Rock—
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Horror Movie Marathon - Discount Death Mask
There are moments in life, just after witnessing tragedy and right before reality takes hold, where emotion becomes suspended in an elastic resin of time. The songs in Horror Movie Marathon’s sophomore album, Discount Death Mask, prolong that moment into a 12-track meditation on the human condition. What it means to accept grief and pain as close friends, how to offer mercy to those who’ve hurt you most, and how to comfortably float through life’s gray areas with a sense of joyful indifference.
The album sets the tone immediately with “Grandpa’s Shotgun,” where Will traces the steps of his paternal bloodline back to a watershed moment in his family’s history. Before taking his own life, Rutledge’s great-grandfather took the time to stowe dozens of mean-spirited, handwritten notes in coat pockets, books, and drawers for his family to find in the years following his death. Massaging this history into a lush arrangement for a 12-piece orchestra, flute, guitar, and keys, Horror Movie Marathon weaves together a safety net for vulnerability and processing generational trauma. Thus, "Grandpa's Shotgun" became a spiritual north star for the record, overruling resentment by celebrating the macabre with tenderness and humility.
The songs on Discount Death Mask paint a colorful swath of human emotion, but what solidifies their staying power is the synergistic magic produced by Will’s stripped-down guitar parts and Dash’s tender-yet-confident performance on the keys. The instrumentation presents as its own fraught family dynamic, while Rutledge and Flach’s vocal harmonies melt into one another with a palpable sense of trust, love, and understanding. The atmosphere of the records runs the gamut between speedy, tongue-in-cheek punk songs ("NYC Traffic" & "Crying & Laughing"), bluesy piano rags ("Did It Do Anything At All" & "Conners Color TV") and hauntingly tender ballads ("Living Hard" & "Town Car Death Drive").Â
The album sets the tone immediately with “Grandpa’s Shotgun,” where Will traces the steps of his paternal bloodline back to a watershed moment in his family’s history. Before taking his own life, Rutledge’s great-grandfather took the time to stowe dozens of mean-spirited, handwritten notes in coat pockets, books, and drawers for his family to find in the years following his death. Massaging this history into a lush arrangement for a 12-piece orchestra, flute, guitar, and keys, Horror Movie Marathon weaves together a safety net for vulnerability and processing generational trauma. Thus, "Grandpa's Shotgun" became a spiritual north star for the record, overruling resentment by celebrating the macabre with tenderness and humility.
The songs on Discount Death Mask paint a colorful swath of human emotion, but what solidifies their staying power is the synergistic magic produced by Will’s stripped-down guitar parts and Dash’s tender-yet-confident performance on the keys. The instrumentation presents as its own fraught family dynamic, while Rutledge and Flach’s vocal harmonies melt into one another with a palpable sense of trust, love, and understanding. The atmosphere of the records runs the gamut between speedy, tongue-in-cheek punk songs ("NYC Traffic" & "Crying & Laughing"), bluesy piano rags ("Did It Do Anything At All" & "Conners Color TV") and hauntingly tender ballads ("Living Hard" & "Town Car Death Drive").Â
credits
released July 11, 2025
Performed by
William Rutledge - lead vocals // acoustic guitar // electric guitar // background vocals // auxiliary percussion // synthesizer (4, 8, 10, 12) // auxiliary keyboards (2, 10) // iPad (9, 10, 12) // glockenspiel (7) // lap steel (9) // mellotron (9) // wurlitzer (10) // bass (1, 11) // noise (4, 12)
Dashiell Flach - piano // synthesizer (1, 5, 6, 12) // synth-bass (1) // organ (2, 3, 7) // auxiliary keyboards (5, 7, 10, 11)
Greg Allison & The Holy Volcano Chamber Orchestra - (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12)
David Groener Jr. - synthesizer (3, 9) // auxiliary keyboards (3, 5) // vibraphone (5) // bass (9)
Seth Sobottka - electric guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 11) // bass (5) // background vocals (8) // baritone guitar (9)
Becca Potters - background vocals (1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 12) // flute (2, 5, 12)
Peter Katz - bass (2, 3, 4, 6 - 10, 12)
Will Dominic Ponturo - drums (1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
Clay Kaledin - drums (2, 3, 4, 8, 11)
Garrett Burke - drums (5)
Produced by
William Rutledge & Dashiell Flach
Mixed by
Dashiell Flach
Mastered by
Elaine Rasnake
Engineered by
Dashiell Flach
ProTools Editing, Additional Production & Engineering by
David Groener Jr.
Orchestra Arrangements by
William Rutledge
Orchestra Performances by
Greg Allison & The Holy Volcano Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra Engineering by
Greg Allison
Cover Artwork by
Mike Diana
Back Cover Artwork by
William Rutledge
Layout & Innersleeve Artwork by
Matt Delisle at Eat Cold Pizza
Performed by
William Rutledge - lead vocals // acoustic guitar // electric guitar // background vocals // auxiliary percussion // synthesizer (4, 8, 10, 12) // auxiliary keyboards (2, 10) // iPad (9, 10, 12) // glockenspiel (7) // lap steel (9) // mellotron (9) // wurlitzer (10) // bass (1, 11) // noise (4, 12)
Dashiell Flach - piano // synthesizer (1, 5, 6, 12) // synth-bass (1) // organ (2, 3, 7) // auxiliary keyboards (5, 7, 10, 11)
Greg Allison & The Holy Volcano Chamber Orchestra - (1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12)
David Groener Jr. - synthesizer (3, 9) // auxiliary keyboards (3, 5) // vibraphone (5) // bass (9)
Seth Sobottka - electric guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 11) // bass (5) // background vocals (8) // baritone guitar (9)
Becca Potters - background vocals (1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 12) // flute (2, 5, 12)
Peter Katz - bass (2, 3, 4, 6 - 10, 12)
Will Dominic Ponturo - drums (1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
Clay Kaledin - drums (2, 3, 4, 8, 11)
Garrett Burke - drums (5)
Produced by
William Rutledge & Dashiell Flach
Mixed by
Dashiell Flach
Mastered by
Elaine Rasnake
Engineered by
Dashiell Flach
ProTools Editing, Additional Production & Engineering by
David Groener Jr.
Orchestra Arrangements by
William Rutledge
Orchestra Performances by
Greg Allison & The Holy Volcano Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra Engineering by
Greg Allison
Cover Artwork by
Mike Diana
Back Cover Artwork by
William Rutledge
Layout & Innersleeve Artwork by
Matt Delisle at Eat Cold Pizza
license
all rights reserved
