It's been pretty exciting to see these Kettering based PV monsters growing since the release of their demo and this record promises to be a short, sharp stab in the eye for anyone unprepared. To coincide with this evenings official release, here's my review. You can also read the interview I did with band way back in 2011 here.
Tracklist:-
1. Hangman Blind
2. Funeral of No Tears
3. A is A
4. Solitaire
5. Self Interest as the Engine of Progress
6. The Judge Is Guilty
This 7" is one I've been eager to hear for a while now
and the slow building, sludge-infested intro too Hangman Blind does not disappoint.
The guitars pump out riffs as thick as tar and the drums/bass drag you deeper
into it, like quicksand. The vocals threaten to tear your face off, just like
sand paper would, if it was covered in razors. It's chaotic and leaves you defenseless.
Funeral of No Tears jolts you with a brief blast of wailing
feedback, before a short blast of hardcore brilliance which changes the dynamic
of the record. This flows straight into A is A, which keeps things fast and
brutal, with a subtle underlying metallic edge. The long/short aesthetic that
Let It Die injects through their songs is cool, as it brings out the variation
in their song writing and allows them to free themselves from convention.
Solitaire is a disorientating wall of feedback, but out of
it springs a ray of light in the form of a ten second blast of PV infused
hardcore, which swings you straight into Self Interest as the Engine of
Progress. With a title that makes it sound like it could be from an obtuse prog
song, it is an off-kilter moment of pure circle-pitting mayhem. It's got some
great rock n roll inspired riffs if you listen carefully, but still stays
hateful and sees the band flailing with abandon into closer The Judge is
Guilty.
This is the longest blast you get, so just sit back and
imagine you're being spun violently in a washing machine and you'll go someway
to imaging the pace of this song's opening verse. It settles down toward the
mid section, with some more thick, chugging riffs and crashing cymbals, before
peaking at the point of utter madness. As it dies down amongst feedback and
menacing church bells, you'll be found praying on the floor to a god that won't
save you, as you're already beyond help.
Of course, you can stream this entire 7"for free at Let It Die's bandcamp page below:-
="http://letitdie.bandcamp.com/album/let-it-die-7">Let It Die 7" by Let It Die
You can also download a digital copy too for just £3.
You can pick up vinyl copies from the following labels -
Moshtache Records at http://moshtacherecords.bigcartel.com/
Dead Chemists Records at http://deadchemists.bigcartel.com/
Church of Fuck who also helped release this 7" have already sold out of their copies!
Let It Dies are at http://www.facebook.com/LetItDie.
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