24/08/2022
Some words courtesy of NO CLEAN SINGING :
"When I saw references in a press release to the music of this band evoking the likes of Wolfbrigade, Skitsystem, Warcollapse, Axegrinder, and Prophecy of Doom, as well as Bolt Thrower and early ’90s Swedish and Finnish death metal, I had no choice but to check out the first song from their debut EP.
That song, “Flames“, bears out many of those reference points by presenting a thunderous and slaughtering rampage of heavy-weight crust and blast-filled, disemboweling death metal, replete with humongous, crypt-dweller roars, bleak spoken words, and tormented howls. The riffing is broiling and blizzard-like in its derangement, but also shifts and becomes steeped in misery, and the punk beats and brazen, slashing chords bring out the crust ingredients in compulsive fashion. It’s a hell of a dynamic, multi-faceted song.
The EP is named Sadistic Storm, and it’s set for release by Personal Records on October 14th. "
Maybe you noticed that I posted no round-ups last weekend, neither the usual Saturday SEEN AND HEARD nor the usual Sunday SHADES OF BLACK. An annual two-day event connected to my day job proved to be too disruptive, even though it was a sh*tload of fun. So, the grab-bag of new music has swollen, ...