My friend Dave is from Buffalo, and has done time in some of that cities finer musical acts, and a little over a year ago when he told me that he was going to bring me a tape from a Buffalo band that would blow my mind, I believed him. You see, Dave likes stuff that is good, and if he doesn't like it then he tells you and you are still friends unless you are really uptight and/or sensitive (fortunately, I am typically neither, so Dave and I remain friends even after I play him my bands' recordings). Dave brought me this GAS CHAMBER demo, and holy shit even with his endorsement as a preparatory tool, I was still devastated - these ten songs clearly come from another planet. Harnessing the power of NO COMMENT and other early powerviolence brutality, GAS CHAMBER put sounds through a filter that is purely their own, and present these ten tracks of uncompromising pain and fury. The guitar alone manages to hold these songs together, while the bass acts as the lead instrument and the drums go off on nonsensical and ferocious tangents but somehow manage to lead the songs to their merciful end. And speaking of tangents, the last half of "Comfort Food" comes completely out of left field, and serves as a subtle nudge to remind you that these dudes are way over your head. The lyrics range from agonizing to nihilistic, and fit the songs perfectly. This is rust belt frustration with CROSSED OUT delivery, a fucking perfect demo tape.
I am led to believe that GAS CHAMBER is almost done with a 12" release that will surely not disappoint. Few people could be happier about this than I am.
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