Although
both of these releases are from 2014, they are so good that they need another
look. Back when originally downloading Bleeding
Out I was impressed with the release. With the first view of the
painful looking cover image, I knew it had to be heavy and gritty.
Bleeding Out has a dark sound,
definitely not happy tunes. The music paints a picture in the listener’s mind
of complete despair and rage. The guitar tone is dirty and I like it. The
vocals are delivered in a raspy-painful manner. Overall there are quite a few
metal and doomy sludge elements, but the band maintains a strong hardcore
foundation. Of the four tracks, Jaded
is probably my favorite. Beginning with a gnarled bass solo, the track pounds
right into a roller coaster of driving rock speed and pure doom.
As for the Coward single, the band continued in
keeping the quality strong for 2014. For me, the artwork for a release is
always important. Even if it is just a download single, the artwork says a lot.
It tells a story of how much the band really cares about how their music is perceived
by others. With Chipped Teeth, they do care. The cover appearance of the dead
bird coupled with the desolate background blues really sets the tone.
Coward opens with a charging guitar that
leads a charge so heavy that I was expecting to hear a death metal growl shrill
out. The track is well played but still maintains its legitimate underground persona.
I can definitely envision someone having the complete shit beaten out of them
while Coward plays in the background.
With these
two releases, along with the Low Demo,
the band is creating a formidable discography. I cannot wait to see what 2015
has in store.
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