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Bleak
stuff man. Just like the grim reaper recommended, this aural
attack certainly doesn’t take its time or beats around the bush.
Instead, this Milwaukee band delivers note after note of ugly
power. You know you are in for a treat when a seriously damaged
band organically opens up a record with the kind of dismal
intonations that would have fit the more atmospheric parts of
George A Romero’s zombie trilogy. At least that’s what came to
mind, pure horror, but not yet of the blatant kind. More like an
attack at a psychological level, where as many real and
fictitious things could be taking place; a situation that is all
the more horrific because much of it could be a delusion.
Then,
Protestant make a turn and get serious. The first song is titled
“Fuck My Eyes” and once you are past the doom-like beginning the
hardcore bashes in, loudly, rambunctiously, arms flailing and
smacking your chicks like they are trying to revive your stupid
self through drop dead brutal violence.
I know I’ve
written this before, but it is when I find bands as good as
Protestant that my hopes get up. Knowing that there are bands as
powerful and damaging as this one makes me think of all the
untapped potential, and more importantly, of those enthusiasts
currently working in small and tight communities, perhaps
already heroes to a handful. As Dead As We Look compiles
releases issued between 2005 and 2006, and from what I could
gather Protestant are ready to unleash some more material
anytime soon. The best part about it, that as big as their
hardcore quotient is, their material just minces most hardcore
bands in a couple of chords. In other words, metal fans could
eat this like donuts. Particularly outstanding is the way this
band takes a chance to break out of their hectic modus operandi:
that’s when things turn particularly bleak and interestingly
slow. Literally, their crust turns to sludge and that goes on
for much of the material. I find most hardcore boring, leave it
to Protestant to strip it to its good cells. Good stuff.
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