D.I.S.

CRITICAL FAILURE (LP)

POWER IT UP - 15 €

A crushing powerhouse of Swedish influenced D-Beat mixed with ripping metal and thrash, backed by traditionally aggressive punk vocals.
This is D.I.S. bringing together a combined total of over 75 years experience and dedication to the underground through various bands, D.I.S. is an unstoppable bulldozer of heaviness and ferocity.

DARK HORSE

BOMB THROWER (LP)

SELF - 14 €

Aussie DARK HORSE reign down in a fury with the incendiary Pulling Teeth for Nothing. The Muffled sounds of forced-against-the-wall thrash can be heard charging down the hall towards you. The sounds turn the corner to your room, the second speaker takes a hold, putting the listener into place. Kicking off their second album in style, which is strictly on their terms – screaming in your face with a generous blend of crust, hardcore, and grind thrown in. It’s a bastard mix which works sublimely well! Two years on from their debut, Sick of Living, High on Death (2014), Bomb Thrower is a glorious return.
Bomb Thrower captures the sick Dark Horse live sound as you can almost feel the flecks of spit flying from the singer’s mouth at you from your sound system, and the heat off the bone crunching energy these four guys are piling into their instruments to provide this sonic feast. It was recorded and mixed by Jason Fuller, (Mindsnare, King Parrot, Monarch, and Summonus, etc.), and mastered by Jack at Enormous Door (Dark Throne, Anti-Cimex, Poison Idea).
There is something there for lovers of all punk, hardcore and metal genres with influences from Bolt Thrower, Discharge, Exploited, Napalm Death and Mindsnare. All genres collide as Darkhorse has crafted the tunes simultaneously achieving their own sound, complete with in-your-face, grind, hard hitting breakdowns, and breakneck screamo. The lyrics are intriguing, tackling politics and personal matters at the same time. Poetic, looking at war and despair, the state of the environment as well as introspection.
The twelve tracks of Bomb Thrower are all done and dusted in 27 minutes! After the last song, one must hit repeat. The intensity created by the atmosphere of this album could be described as what it would be like consuming a few cans of Red Bull, two cups of espresso coffee, and going a few rounds with Ridley Scott’s Alien in a small room. Glorious, and adrenaline double plus!!

DARKTHRONE

F.O.A.D. (CD)

PEACEVILLE - 12 €

The 2007 offering, which marked 20 years of Darkthrone. With FOAD, the legendary Norwegian Black Metallers delivered a magnificent and unique slab of Evil Rock/Black Metal.
Recorded, mixed and self-produced at the band's own Necrohell 2 studios throughout the first half of 2007, this labour of love (or is it hate?) travelled deep into the band's rich musical heritage. A celebration of Rock and Metal - moving further from the primitive Black Metal Darkthrone were once known for - FOAD still embraced the roots of what made the band so special. Yet still, Darkthrone only exist. Summarised perfectly by Fenriz, "FOAD sounds like a war between Atlantis and the rest of the planet!."
Features cover artwork by Dennis Dread who was also responsible for the visuals on Dark Thrones And Black Flags and Circle the Wagons. Punks and crusties will love this one!!!

DRILLER KILLER

THE 4Q MANGRENADE (CD)

CAH - 9 €

The 4Q Mangrenade is Driller Killer's latest album and is consistent with their sound as of late.
I found it to be quite reminiscent of Reality Bites and Cold Cheap and Disconnected.
At the same time this album pulls away from their sound on the last two albums, taking Swedish hardcore in a new direction.
As I've said before, Driller Killer's sound is constantly progressing from album to album.

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