From this background hails Instinto, a quintet from Barcelona whose independently released self-titled debut screams vengeance all over the fucking place and declares a full-on war against the establishment with its merciless and disfiguring brand of crust/d-beat assault. This album literally howls with rage and is nothing short of a sonic riot in its own form. The songs are towering anthems of sour and rage, the production is spotless and the guitar tone is absolutely huge and as filthy as the smog and smoke infested skies of a dystopic slum turned upside down by raging riots. Think of Tragedy and From Ashes Rise and their beefy tones and apocalyptic moods, but with a stronger sense of urgency and a more savage delivery. There is also a nitid Behind Enemy Lines sonic silhouette as a backdrop in this work, which reinforces the pure pedigree this band beholds. That’s where Instinto stands, and their debut is packed to the fucking roof with heaviness and anger to the point of collapse, and the songs contained herein pave the way to a downright musical war zone, one blast of obliterating rage after another. The album has been out for a while and oh my, what a mistake it was to overlook it. Hit the play button on the player above and let this baby literally tear through your skull like a riot!

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I’m still working back through my (and others’) 2012 list so those posts will get more regular between newer records, but for now another new and quick one. Florida’s Shit Luck just released a pretty damn enjoyable eight minutes with this demo and I think some people here will enjoy it. I definitely am despite this subgenre becoming a little watterlogged.

Creatively this is a couple of big steps up from their 2012 release Expired which, upon checking it out, showed promise but did not hint at the fairly intriguing mash-up that we find in the five songs here. Just on a base level this is louder, grittier, far more aggressive and full sounding, tighter with a more interesting approach to the whole YAITW blackened crust style.

They’re not breaking conventions but this four piece do push something refreshing to various degrees and I’m interested in where they’re going to take it. You can expect lots of feedback between tracks and raspy hoarse vocals, though here the vocalist is slightly outside the mold while spitting themes of alienation, apathy, bitterness. The down-tuned ashen riffs whirling onward through thick, muffled distortion creating a pretty bleak atmosphere. On the other end the drumming is competent, pretty tight snare and keeps shit together well but the kicks are pretty weak.

However like Dephosphorus they find a comfortable and rewarding zone where grind, crust, and black metal influences break apart and reform in energetic, satisfying and very heavy ways. Definitely more on the grind side of things but the brief excursions involving larger doses crust/blackened-etc. work in both the slower closes (“Slow Death”) and the galloping rhythms (“Maniputlate”) and compliment the furious attack found everywhere else.

You’re met with this immediately on the opener “Into The Chasm”, the opening riff and percussion taking after Dephosphorus to some degree before spilling into a series of blurred, crackling hardcore rhythms. It’s the title track and “Manipulate” that are the stand outs for sure though and are easily the best formulations of their sound — filth permeating the riffs and vocals and both ending with phenomenal, simple slowed sections. “Slow Death”‘s first half is grind ridden assault with hints of crust, and once you cross into the second half shit gets crushing as a torturous, dark section consumes you. “Manipulate” is the second boulder of this demo though where the formula found in the title track is repeated without losing steam and with a devastating effect.

This contrasts pretty starkly with “Waste” which follows, as it is nothing but a 28 second grind wildfire that drops all other masks. And to a large degree this is the case with “Timeless Grief” but this does not make them any less interesting. That latter track has some vicious chunks in it, the interruption in the final breakdown for a frightening roar combined with feedback beats you down bluntly. Overall the filthy storm of genres here is very effective and refreshing enough to set them apart from the pack.

So yes this is a fuckin’ wicked little demo cassette that is definitely worth a listen. Especially for those who are into the crusty black hardcore out there like Young And In The Way or Dephosphorus, or even Votnut, Hexis, Unsacred, etc. Shit Luck are probably ones to keep an eye on. The physical version of this is limited to 35 copies and only a few were sold online — only two are left on bandcamp so if you want to throw them $4 get on it. Otherwise it’s free.

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The ferocity here is palpable: this record wants to spit in your face, break in your teeth and put a cigarette out on you for the shit of it. Splendidly lo-fi, Kromosom have no qualms shifting the inaudibility to noxious levels. Of note here is the megaton “Fallout,” a gun-metal flourish that stands out as one of the best offerings on this compilation. As style goes, Kromosom’s is by-the-numbers, but executed with such raw bravado that it is not even noticeable. “Live Forever” is a culminated love letter by punk adherents, signed in illegible, nosebleed red. All the rage and all the fun, this inspired violence is consistent throughout. No breaks, with pleasure. “Living Dead” is sleek but rusted, a war cry carried on bloody knuckled riffs that strike with unapologetic speed. Southern Lord, expanding on their now rather eclectic roster, were even more the wise selecting Kromosom for extraction. “Live Forever” is worth every unpleasant second it slams into you. Effervescent, ravenous and unabashedly classic, Kromosom’s discography is a gratefully accepted marvelous, pungent bouquet of “fuck yous.”

“Live Forever” can be purchased from Southern Lord Recordings here and can be listened to and purchased digitally at their Bandcamp.

KROMOSOM – 2013 TOUR DATES

MAY W NOMAD

17 BOSTON @ ELK LODGE w/ ASPECTS OF WAR, BLOOD KROW BUTCHER, VIRGINIA TECH

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18 NYC @ 1196 Myrtle Ave. Brooklyn w/SAD BOYS, (A) TRUTH/ PRIMITIVE PACT

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19 PITTSBURG @ w/ WRATHCOBRA, LIEBESTOD, RATFACE
20 CLEVELAND @ NOW THAT’S CLASS W/ HYSTERIA, EEL, TRESSPASSER

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21 PHILLY @ THE BARBARY W/ ROTTEN SOUND, HELLSHOCK, WAKE

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22 NYC @ ACHERON W/ ROTTEN SOUND, HELLSHOCK

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26 MARYLAND @ BALTIMORE SOUNDSTAGE W/ CITIZEN ARREST, IRON LUNG, CONVERGE, ILSA, TINNER, MAGRUDERGRIND
27 RICHMOND @ STRANGEMATTER W/TERVEET KADET, SETE STAR SEPT, LOTUS FUCKER

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28 ATLANTA @ 529 BAR W/ROTTEN SOUND, ABIGAIL, DEAD IN THE DIRT, DISABLED, MANGLED, CRUCIAMENTUM, ANHEDONIST, SADISTIC RITUAL, DISFIGUREMENT
29 NEW ORLEANS @ SIBERIA W/ABIGAIL, SPEEDWOLF, CRUCIAMENTUM, ANHEDONIST
01 CHAOS w/ LOS CRUDOS, FRAMTID, CRIMINAL DAMAGE, NO TOLERANCE, SUDOR, INFERNOH, VAASKA
02 CHAOS w/ SUDOR, NOMAD, CRIATURAS

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JUNE W FRENZY
3 LA @ BLUE STAR W/ KNIFEFIGHT, KRUEL, GENERACION SUCIDA, ZOLOA,
4 LONG BEACH@ DI PIAZZA W/ KNIFEFIGHT, DRAPETOMANIA, STOIC VIOLENCE, DAMAGES

http://www.facebook.com/events/321498751294896/

5 OAKLAND @ METRO W/ NEEDLES, MIDNIGHT BRAIN, CRUOR, COMA

http://www.facebook.com/events/407997599289360/

6 SF @ KNOCKOUT W/ KONTRASEKT, CONDITION

http://www.facebook.com/events/439479286125718/

7 PORTLAND @ THE KNOW W/ WARCRY, REACTOR

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8 PORTLAND @ BLACK WATER W/ LEBENDEN TOTEN

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By doing so CMA perfectly pursue what they also did on the previous (and excellent) Luciferian Deathcult EP, except that these four obviously very angry men became even tighter and heavier, making Whiskey Sierra an absolutely convincing release that should please the ’83 Napalm Death shirt sporting 40-something guy as much as the 15 year old dude who only recently got introduced to Spazz by his older brother.

The four songs of Whiskey Sierra get straight to the point, hit you in the face, kick the shit out of you and disappear as fast as they came, leaving you as a bloody wreck begging for more. In about ten and a half minutes CMA do really everything it takes to tear your shiny happy world apart. The down-tempo’ish, sludgy parts are wisely placed and mostly leave you only a few seconds to breathe before one of these really ridiculous fast blast-beats bevels your skullcap or a 10.000 ton breakdown beats your head onto the concrete floor. If you still don’t have enough, the dual vocal assault makes sure you feel completely fucked. The high screams ultimately sound like a buch of rusty nails onto a blackboard. Nice eh?

What’s really remarkable about this unhealthy mixture is that CMA have in down like not too many other bands to make all this sound very coherent. At no point you have the feeling that Whiskey Sierra sounds put on or strangely constructed. It’s more like CMA found a way to melt down over 30 years of extreme music and turn it into a merciless, unforgiving sonic mayhem. Try this at your own risk.

This 7″ EP is up for pre-order via Dead Chemist Records.

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I can’t wait for their five song cassette demo which is in the works, which I’m sure will be as heavy as a ton of bricks… doomy crust ridden bricks that is.

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Vicious Consolation / Virtuous Totality delivers 18 raging tracks of Grindcore madness that doesn’t stay away from interspersing bits of Crust and Sludge. The final outcome is some of the most unadulterated, heavy musical brutality you’ll hear in a while. Bands like the mighty Nasum or Rotten Sound might have been a prime influence, but UTOPIUM are so full of piss and vinegar and tight musicianship that they really don’t need any comparisons.

The band combines the light speed attacks typical for Grindcore with a bit of groove here and there, but without sounding like some slam-death-crap. VC/VT for sure isn’t a very subtle record; it’s brutal, hard, direct and merciless and powerful enough to let whole buildings collapse. And since most Grindcore fanatics aren’t exactly on the lookout for the most sensitive, complex music, this record should be perfectly right for them.

The production is pretty killer as well, the guitars sound thick and heavy, the growls are really pissed but not ridiculously deep and the drumming keeps pushing the whole thing ceaselessly forward. And the riffs these guys pull off are definetely way above the average.

So if you dig Scandi Grind like Nasum or Rotten Sound or the classics like Terrorizer‘s World Downfall you definetely should check out UTOPIUM‘s Vicious Consolation / Virtuous Totality. This is a total rager.

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DOOM

RAPID LOSS

KOSZMAR

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