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What
I like the most about bands like this Swedish combo is
that they play violent hardcore like they just don’t
give a fuck. This album starts furious, remains furious
and ends furious. It’s a blunt force energy that charges
in the face of conformism. Its pissed off sentiment too
powerful and too compelling, to ignore. Which is to
say, Acursed sure give a fuck, but they give a fuck
about their take on crusty hardcore; one in which the
emphasis is clearly placed in speed and violence thru a
static-y guitar.
There is no
time nor place for silly breakdowns, macho posturing, or the
herd mentality that seems to invade the current US hardcore
scene. Oh yeah, and there isn’t time for song titles either
(none are printed in the album); Tunneln I Ljusets Slut
it’s all about its energy, the short riff, a steady solid and
hard drum beat and raspy vocals screaming so in your face,
fragments of spit are bound to land in your ears. It’s not about
the details either, even though one might have to pay close
attention in order to truly appreciate the sheer might of the
guitars, there is also a melodic undercurrent that sweeps the
music in such hyper fashion.
The
production is great because it offers a beefy chunk size super
electric guitar tone. And then, for variation, just so that the
pummeling comes with style, there is the spoken word opening,
the spoken word interlude with the fading guitars in the
background and the acoustic/spoken word song that almost closes
the album. Placed at the very end is the album’s longest song; a
two part ‘epic’ that starts slow and morose only to finish off
with two minutes of more speed, violence and energy. Relentless.
BUY FROM AMAZON
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