Forget the bright colors of the upcoming spring, forget sun, daisies and blues skies...‘cause INDIAN new and 5th full-length “From all purity” out on Relapse on January 21st is here to bring you back to a dark and gloomy Hades. The Chicago-based sludge/doom quartet featuring ex member of Wolves In The Throne Room Will Lindsay is back with an extremely raw, harsh, disturbing 6-track album which will leave you with an aftertaste of inescapable oppression. Raw sound, dead-march alike rhythm section, black metal-influenced vocals and oppressive riffs, all trademark elements of all Indian previous releases, are here violently pushed to breaking point.
Yet in the album’s kickoff, the awe-inspiring “Rape”, we can feel the strain of an obscure, dark force trying to push and break the black membrane that barely contains/suffocates it and which is about to tear up. A venomous combination of disturbing effects, dissonance, suffering distortions and slow but overwhelming pace, literally infests the whole album, conveying a feeling of extreme pain, sorrow and bitterness. The fade out with drums in death knell destroys any hope of salvation.
The record proceeds brakes on (“Impetus bleeds”) suggesting a permanent sense of friction and vain search for emotional release. In “Directional” vitriolic vocals raise to desperate muffled screams dragging us down to the Evil pit...Charon there just waiting to take us to the damned shore. With kinda breath and shoreline-like effects opening and closing the track to make the perfect setting. Yeah, maybe I’m going too far, overcome by this doom obsession, but this blackened travel to hell really has a fucking great evocative power on me.
“Directional” suddenly throws us into the odd-tempo driven hallucination of “Rhetoric of no.”, this last being the fastest-paced song of the album. But it’s just a blunder, because we always end sinking into the evil marsh, defeated by a deafening ear-exploding fury. “Clarify” is far beyond doubts the most experimental one, with more than 4 minutes of pure voice distortion and noise delirium in a triumph of effects. These cyclic slowdowns pushed to extreme tension keep the listeners permanently bated breath, suggesting that something fatal is about to happen.
Disambiguation closes the trip to Hades with a slow burning, suffering one-on-one fight of mankind vs. the most horrific nightmares, with drums going even double bass for some fleeting but repeated seconds.. An interesting ending for a great album which once again reaffirms Indian to be an essential reference for noise nihilism.
Compared to previous Indian releases (e.g. “Guiltless”, 2011), we have even slower pace and more noise experimentation, but I believe without a doubt that ”From All Purity” can’t be defined as an experimental album. I think that Indian’s aim here has been more that of creating an incredibly monolithic, solid, annihilating compound, deliberately redundant in some ways and far from easy-listening. Particularly recommended for those who need to tune their ears with an inner feeling of distress and gloom.
Check: http://www.indiandoom.com www.facebook.com/IndianDoom
SPIKNYKTER s/t (7” vinyl)
by marcs77
The cover sleeve of this 7" speaks out volume about the genre these guys from Göteborg, SE play. And anyway I'm sure it's not really a tough guess either.
SPIKNYKTER formed at some point in 2006 by a bunch of kids dissatisfied by the lack of politics conscious and activism inspired and truly active punk hardcore.
This s/t 7” released last year through xCommitmentx records marks their second work out and follows-up to “Döda politikers sällskap”, band's first output released in 2012.
Their hardcore punk sung in Sweden like the forerunner punk ensembles from the 80's is angry and draws as much from the likes of Mob, 47 Anti-Cimex (just two name on everyone's mouth) and oldschool HC as it sounds angrier and powerfully in-your-face thanks to the today recordings.
The pace is break-necking close to grindcore vehemence throughout the record though they leave actual bruises when they slow-down with terrific thrash-metal inspired breakdowns.
You'll need to learn Sweden or googletranslate (this sucks) their lyrics to get what they sing about but for sure you'll be feeling they wanna wake you up off the numbness of daily routine.
xCommitmentx has manged to build themselves a solid reputation for putting out few but worthy of attention bands/records. This 7” is among the same league.
Check: www.facebook.com/Spiknykter
by marcs77
The cover sleeve of this 7" speaks out volume about the genre these guys from Göteborg, SE play. And anyway I'm sure it's not really a tough guess either.
SPIKNYKTER formed at some point in 2006 by a bunch of kids dissatisfied by the lack of politics conscious and activism inspired and truly active punk hardcore.
This s/t 7” released last year through xCommitmentx records marks their second work out and follows-up to “Döda politikers sällskap”, band's first output released in 2012.
Their hardcore punk sung in Sweden like the forerunner punk ensembles from the 80's is angry and draws as much from the likes of Mob, 47 Anti-Cimex (just two name on everyone's mouth) and oldschool HC as it sounds angrier and powerfully in-your-face thanks to the today recordings.
The pace is break-necking close to grindcore vehemence throughout the record though they leave actual bruises when they slow-down with terrific thrash-metal inspired breakdowns.
You'll need to learn Sweden or googletranslate (this sucks) their lyrics to get what they sing about but for sure you'll be feeling they wanna wake you up off the numbness of daily routine.
xCommitmentx has manged to build themselves a solid reputation for putting out few but worthy of attention bands/records. This 7” is among the same league.
Check: www.facebook.com/Spiknykter
FALLSTAR Backdraft (CD)
by marcs77
FALLSTAR is a quartet on Facedwon records from Portland, Oregon that play that blend melodic-metalcorized-hardcore-punk we can hear being played by many outfits today.
These young guys have those downtuned heavy guitars, brutal vocals alternated to memorable hooky clean parts, chugga-chug breakdowns, a bit of electronic elements and overally well crafted songs that, as stated by the band in the press-sheet, don't push much the technical edge but smash the goal of offering a fun bouncing easy to listen album that will not disappoint the fans of the genre and the likes of A Day To Rember, Sleeping With Sirens, Underoath, Alesana, Memphis May Fire to name a very few.
I got this record playing over and over again more than other metalcore albums I was submitted for review (which you can image are quite a few since some years now).
Check: www.facebook.com/fallstar777
by marcs77
FALLSTAR is a quartet on Facedwon records from Portland, Oregon that play that blend melodic-metalcorized-hardcore-punk we can hear being played by many outfits today.
These young guys have those downtuned heavy guitars, brutal vocals alternated to memorable hooky clean parts, chugga-chug breakdowns, a bit of electronic elements and overally well crafted songs that, as stated by the band in the press-sheet, don't push much the technical edge but smash the goal of offering a fun bouncing easy to listen album that will not disappoint the fans of the genre and the likes of A Day To Rember, Sleeping With Sirens, Underoath, Alesana, Memphis May Fire to name a very few.
I got this record playing over and over again more than other metalcore albums I was submitted for review (which you can image are quite a few since some years now).
Check: www.facebook.com/fallstar777
HEARTSOUNDS Internal Eyes (CD)
by marcs77
I actually had never heard of before about this band from Bay Area (San Francisco, CA) formerly on Epitaph records that counting this album released three works into 5 years career but when I went searching for additional info and stumbled upon the names Laura Nichol and Ben Murrey it suddenly came to my mind that HEARTSOUNDS is the new band of ex-Light This City vocalist and drummer.
With this new musical venture they embraced the sounds their home, meaning California, is a huge hotbed for (talking about punkrock) but totally drifted apart off the Bay Area metal with Sweish-death influnces that was Light This City -a band I personally liked a lot (go check out "Remains Of The Gods").
Well, what a change! How could this be possible? Do these guys have their hearts in the right place?
I must reply to both questions with big YES. They transitioned to melodic-skate-punk in the vein of Strung Out, Propagandhi, A Wilhelm Scream and those bands keeping their technical edge well sharp and the melody and catchy-ness upfront.
From the opening “A Total Separation Of Self” it's clear-cut that the juxtaposition of the vocals by Ben and Laura are the trademark of Heartsounds side by side with the harmonized vocals, a blueprint in melodic punk hardcore.
Fans of the genre, and hopefully newbie, mark this name somewhere (in your mobile, tablet, facebook or whatever technology you're stuck in) and keep an eye on these guys.
INTERNAL EYES is really rad record in my book.
The album is out since last October the 18th via Creator Destructor in the U.S./Canada and Flix records and Cargo records in Europe.
Check: www.facebook.com/heartsoundsband
by marcs77
I actually had never heard of before about this band from Bay Area (San Francisco, CA) formerly on Epitaph records that counting this album released three works into 5 years career but when I went searching for additional info and stumbled upon the names Laura Nichol and Ben Murrey it suddenly came to my mind that HEARTSOUNDS is the new band of ex-Light This City vocalist and drummer.
With this new musical venture they embraced the sounds their home, meaning California, is a huge hotbed for (talking about punkrock) but totally drifted apart off the Bay Area metal with Sweish-death influnces that was Light This City -a band I personally liked a lot (go check out "Remains Of The Gods").
Well, what a change! How could this be possible? Do these guys have their hearts in the right place?
I must reply to both questions with big YES. They transitioned to melodic-skate-punk in the vein of Strung Out, Propagandhi, A Wilhelm Scream and those bands keeping their technical edge well sharp and the melody and catchy-ness upfront.
From the opening “A Total Separation Of Self” it's clear-cut that the juxtaposition of the vocals by Ben and Laura are the trademark of Heartsounds side by side with the harmonized vocals, a blueprint in melodic punk hardcore.
Fans of the genre, and hopefully newbie, mark this name somewhere (in your mobile, tablet, facebook or whatever technology you're stuck in) and keep an eye on these guys.
INTERNAL EYES is really rad record in my book.
The album is out since last October the 18th via Creator Destructor in the U.S./Canada and Flix records and Cargo records in Europe.
Check: www.facebook.com/heartsoundsband
ZERO MENTALITY “X” (CD)by marcs77
Achtung, Achtung! Bochum/Hagen's ZERO MENTALITY broke away off their hiatus and released last December the 6th 2013 this new EP entitled “X”. I had actually left them soon after the release of a MCD split with German rockers Heartbreak Motel, “Vices And Virtues” (2009) and now the new stuff was really welcomed with fair doses of personal expectations and just curiosity on what this mature road-tested five-some would be able to deliver.
Since the very first time I got to listen to Zero Mentality I found in their sound some attention-grabbing quality about them despite somebody could disregard them because they're rooted to the realms of heavy hardcore with a solid metallic backbone and rockish influences, which they got to express more on their previous album “Black Rock”, 2009.
“Gemini”, the opening of this 4-track EP, is 100% Zero Mentality, hardcore that could remind the NYC school pumped up by solid doses of heavy-thrash-ridden guitars with touches of more compressed modern metallic sounds and darkish melody that makes the track as heavy and powerful as dman catchy.
“Bürgerliche Kälte”, the third song is a long (it clocks in over the 5 minutes) suspended atmospheric-heavy-slow-paced dirge that reminds some death Gothic from the 90's or some blackened Metallica successors.
The fourth track is actually the very first song ZM wrote in 2002 and comes off a demo (the sound quality is really poor compared to the other stuff). A run down memory lane -really nothing more though I'm sure for the band it's all another story.
As I mentioned before I just happen to love what Zero Mentality represents and plays.
Waiting for a lengthy effort this “X” can help me gearing up for its release.
Check: www.facebook.com/zeromentalityrulesok
INGESTED Revered By No One, Feared By All (CD)
by marcs77
Manchester, UK's INGESTED definitely fell into the category of brute among the brutest death-brutal-core acts that effortlessly carves a deep line between those who love them for their sound and those who will just move on to the next band/record after a few seconds into the listen of the opening track of this “REVERED BY NO ONE, FEARED BY ALL”, their new EP out last December 2013 via Siege Of Amida which follows-up to 2011's “The Surreption”.
4-track of massively brutal low-end riff crushing guttarally delivered death metal with some of the heaviest hardcorish breakdowns for those into the likes of Faceless, Carnifex, White Chapel, The Black Dahlia Murder.
Many have shown the way to extreme in music and many more like INGESTED pursues it don't giving a fuck to those who look for more.
It's kind of like at some point in mid 90's death metal when some stuck to the guts while others got more brainy. INGESTED are definitely all out guts.
Check: www.facebook.com/ingesteduk
by marcs77
Manchester, UK's INGESTED definitely fell into the category of brute among the brutest death-brutal-core acts that effortlessly carves a deep line between those who love them for their sound and those who will just move on to the next band/record after a few seconds into the listen of the opening track of this “REVERED BY NO ONE, FEARED BY ALL”, their new EP out last December 2013 via Siege Of Amida which follows-up to 2011's “The Surreption”.
4-track of massively brutal low-end riff crushing guttarally delivered death metal with some of the heaviest hardcorish breakdowns for those into the likes of Faceless, Carnifex, White Chapel, The Black Dahlia Murder.
Many have shown the way to extreme in music and many more like INGESTED pursues it don't giving a fuck to those who look for more.
It's kind of like at some point in mid 90's death metal when some stuck to the guts while others got more brainy. INGESTED are definitely all out guts.
Check: www.facebook.com/ingesteduk
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