Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Deathsquad - Self Titled 7" (2003)

From members of Hail Mary and John Brown's Army, which is definitely noticeable in these songs, comes more hardcore with an apocalyptic atmosphere that is a little more focused. JBA brought frantic energy, Hail Mary had their chaos, but this has a little more control and it brings an almost cinematic quality to it with ebbs and flows that come naturally enough to the songs progression that it feels like shifting acts of a story. The first song alone "Attack and Retreat" is a four minute long epic that sounds like shields and spears clashing on a battlefield somewhere. Lyrically however, the focus sticks to Mark Telfian's sardonic world view which rounds this 3-song EP out fantastically. Listening to this is kind of like trying to read a good book while it is punching you in the face.


Tracklist:
  1. Attack and Retreat
  2. Walking on Rusty Nails
  3. Double or Nothing

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