This band started right after I left the Bay Area, and were gone in a flash after this demo and a self released EP with many of the same songs. Recorded in 2003 and on the front end of the melodic crust explosion, IN THE WAKE OF THE PLAGUE avoid many of those trappings and instead opt for smart rampaging hardcore. The vocals seal the package with a pained and insistent attack that owes far more to '80s hardcore than to any kind of new millennium crust. There's BORN//DEAD personnel involved (listen to the half time break in "Children Of Enoch," it's undeniable), but I think this demo dwarfs that comparison...this kills.
0 comments:
Post a Comment