Repellers / Dead Hand - split 7 in. (2014)
This split, issued by Divine Mother
Recordings in vinyl variations of a translucent bottle-green, translucent green
with black and white splatter (already sold out!), and standard black,
brings together Pennsylvania's crusty metal-punks Repellers with
Georgia's more overtly-doomy Dead Hand. The Repellers sport some
sick bass licks, raw vocals, inspired drumming, and buzzed-out guitar
over the course of their two songs, “Blood, Bone & Soul” and
“The Riddle Of Steel”, putting in a strong showing for themselves
over 7 minutes or so of gnarly, nasty venom, as they rail out and
drive themselves forward
Dead Hand's side consists of a single
track, “Apex Parasite”, and flipping over to it is something
along the lines of stepping out of a basement thrash party and into a
hard-blasting storm with some dangerous hail swirling about. The
vocals and strings roar, the drums ring out like thunder, and there's
even a relatively calm eye of the storm, filled with sharp tones of
feedback, before being caught back up in the body-tumbling force of
the song's conclusion.
It's a release that does right by
everyone involved, and each band brings a strong, inventive approach
to their music, which will grab you and shake you by the throat if
you let it. There are plans for a second pressing, with some design
elements adjusted, so if you want a copy of the original, now's the
time to act.
~ Gabriel
For Fans Of; Halo Of
Flies, Funeral Horse, Trees, Eibon, Contagium
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