Dispyt come from Jakobstad, Finland and two years ago they released digitally their debut album Den Ständigt Närvarande Ångesten. While they don't exactly sound (at least yet) like they are breaking new ground in the genre, this is an enjoyable debut, to say the least. Everyone writes about them placing them under the "blackened crust" label, but I personally wouldn't be too adamant in strictly using only this term, as the guitars have a distinct old-school deathmetal sound, the slower tempos take over quite often and the vocals reminisce of early-Entombed; meaning that deathmetal fans are also bound to dig this. So, while Den Ständigt Närvarande Ångesten was self-released by the band in 2017, last month Immortal Frost Productions re-released a remastered version that also comes in CD format, something that was signaled by a brand new video off the album, for the song "Total Alkoholist". Check it out and, if that's generally your cup of tea, you won't be disappointed.
Showing posts with label crust punk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crust punk. Show all posts
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Dispyt - Den Ständigt Närvarande Ångesten (2017)
Dispyt come from Jakobstad, Finland and two years ago they released digitally their debut album Den Ständigt Närvarande Ångesten. While they don't exactly sound (at least yet) like they are breaking new ground in the genre, this is an enjoyable debut, to say the least. Everyone writes about them placing them under the "blackened crust" label, but I personally wouldn't be too adamant in strictly using only this term, as the guitars have a distinct old-school deathmetal sound, the slower tempos take over quite often and the vocals reminisce of early-Entombed; meaning that deathmetal fans are also bound to dig this. So, while Den Ständigt Närvarande Ångesten was self-released by the band in 2017, last month Immortal Frost Productions re-released a remastered version that also comes in CD format, something that was signaled by a brand new video off the album, for the song "Total Alkoholist". Check it out and, if that's generally your cup of tea, you won't be disappointed.
Monday, December 11, 2017
Belated obsessions: Martyrdöd - List (2016)
If I'm to be honest, crust punk in general is a genre I've come to love and enjoy only in the past 6 or 7 years, although in the meantimen I've been sure to retroactively dig through its historical monuments, as I always try to do.
Martyrdöd, being consistently around for more than 13 years now, have always been a name to watch out for out of the ever-exploding scandinavian scene. Amid the chaos of new and interesting releases along with the struggle to keep up (among the always limited free time of course), List was the gem I missed during last year, and if I hadn't, it would surely have been among the top places of 2016's top 10. Martyrdöd always had a distinct melodic edge in their d-beat/crust clatter, but with List I think they've marked the genre for good. Folk melodies had never made their way through so distinctively and substantially and, if you're thinking that this has become at the expense of sound harshness and/or speed, well, you're mistaken. The Swedes are as extreme as ever, the vocals haven't calmed down one bit, only now there's always a lead guitar around to transfuse a melodic and epic edge to it all.
This looks very much like an album that will turn the heads of new listeners for this extreme form of hardcore punk, and the least you could do is take a little time to appreciate it.
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