Gollum's 2009 LP release...debut on Rotten Records. Also features guest appearances from D. Randall Blythe and Dixie Collins on the song 'Diggin''! Has garnered a host of positive reviews which can all be read at: www.myspace.com/gollum or www.gollumband.com. REVIEW EXCERPTS: "...ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to the future giants of progressive/eclectic rock/metal, if you will, a band worthy of taking place along the Opeths, Mastodons and Tools of the world - Gollum...these guys have the 'tude that's genuinely lacking from metal these days, the kind you heard on your "Vulgar Display of Power", "Killing Is My Business" or "Show No Mercy” records", a feeling of unadulterated artistic freedom of expression with no expectations or strings attached..." -- Imhotep "...music this different that's able to fire on all cylinders is the equivalent of expanding ones mind without the drugs." -- Way Too Loud "...an incredible album full of hauntingly exotic metal tunes and outright death metal bludgeon." -- Away-Team "This album is a brutal metal experience similar to something you might hear from Mastodon, possibly Isis, but then take those sounds and fly warp speed so far left of center that you're fluttering around in your own dimension. Mixed with the traditional metal guitar tones and rhythmic soundings, we have Gollum experimenting with bizarre song structures and seemingly random mood swings that create a truly wondrous listening experience. " --Ripple