Taken from the forthcoming compilation album ‘Yeah Man, It’s Bloody Heavy!!” Proto-Metal/Proto-Doom compilation album, released by Rise Above Relics.
Release date is March 21st 2025.
Crimson Earth – Heathen Woman
Dorset’s Crimson Earth were an immediate gut-punch to the local
scene in August 1970, quickly moving from rehearsals to rapturously
received gigs. By the end of that year they had won a competition
to crown the most popular regional band (beating off competition
from other local favourites Graveyard), which led to a television
appearance and an audition for EMI.
The band was comprised of Sam Champ (vocals), Dave Martin
(drums) and brothers Dave Wynn (guitar) and Chris Wynn (bass). In
1971 they started working with the Plastic Dog agency from Bristol
and toured the country, though mainstream success proved
surprisingly elusive, with the band splitting in 1976.
Crimson Earth recorded six original tracks on a reel-to-reel tape in
1972 of which ‘Heathen Woman’ is the standout – the classic tale
of a relationship gone biblically sour.