More solid as a rock powerviolence-y hardcore from the west coast for ya! A brand new band featuring members of the mighty Crutch, Agonizing Blight keep their jams short, to the point, and pulverizing with the old-school powerviolence inspirations in full force. Definitely gonna get these guys on the OG West Coast comp. Check em out.
Guh, I wish I had listened to this band sooner. Rapturous Grief play the kind of simple powerviolence that I can fall in love with at first listen. All the key ingredients are there, the flail-in-the-mosh-pit riffs, the punchy drumming, and an excellent recording (the distant low end rumbles during the slow parts is a fantastic touch). This is a band that knows what a guitar/drum band should sound like, dynamically. Add a few stop/start riffs in there, and you know I'm sold, baby. Fans of Shitstorm should definitely dig these guys.
~VII
The Agonizing Blight logo is done on purpose to look like the one from Despise You, right?
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ReplyDeleteyeah, it was definitely a ripoff. we weren't trying to be subtle, ha. -matt
ReplyDeleteYeah Rapturous grief is a cool new band.
ReplyDeletehere's an interview I did with their singer/guitarist if you're interested :
http://theblastingdays.blogspot.fr/2012/11/rapturous-grief-st-72012-rapturous.html