athousandangelsandseven - athousandangelsandseven

Labels: Zegema Beach Records

Formats: Tape/Digital

Release Date: 27 Jan 2025

Tracklist:

1. 77 Years of Immeasurable Pain

2. I can't understand how you never thought it would get to this point

3. We Suffer (the Same Fate)

4. Clipped Wings

Yesterday saw the release of the debut EP from US heavy skramz quintet athousandangelsandseven. With four songs spanning less than ten minutes it's already making waves, with almost all of the first pressing of tapes (63) from Zegema Beach Records already sold out. This is a triumph of word-of-mouth at a time when social media is growing larger and more powerful than ever, with the band's online presence stripped back to just Ampwall and bandcamp (oh and Instagram!).

The epitome of DIY, athousandangelsandseven have literally done everything themselves on this release (except for the tapes of course) and the buzz is real. Opener ’77 Years of Immeasurable Pain’ is a crazy blast of mathcore, mixed with grind and screamo of the most ferocious variety. Honestly, I didn’t think we’d reach a point where the likes of Pupil Slicer, Rolo Tomassi and SeeYouSpaceCowboy would be made to sound like easy-listening but here we are.

‘I can’t understand how you never thought it would get to this point’ switches things up with a slower, more atmospheric instrumental approach for its first sixty-seconds before the off-kilter madness returns. The crushing percussion and bass are slightly dwarfed by the dual guitar work and multi-vocal delivery but it all adds up to something quite immense.

With a very emotive and thought-provoking sample as it’s intro, ‘We Suffer (the Same Fate)’ delivers exactly as promised with both stunning accuracy and biting dissonance. I’m still on a tech-death/mathcore binge at the moment and while this EP isn’t the former, it still gives me a reason to grin manically from ear to ear. 

Closer ‘Clipped Wings’ is exactly how every band should end their releases; like a complete and utter sonic wrecking ball! Coming to a close in mystifying fashion, athousandangelsandseven leaves you both speechless and breathless. Out of almost nowhere, this band has ushered in a new level of heaviness that’s gonna be hard to beat.

You can stream and purchase this EP as a name-your-price download via Ampwall below:-

athousandangelsandseven Instagram - @athousandangelsandseven

The remaining tape copies from Zegema Beach Records can be purchased from the below links:-

ZBR Bandcamp - https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/athousandangelsandseven

ZBR CAN/INTL - http://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/zegema-beach-releases/athousandangelsandseven

ZBR USA - https://zbrusa.com/collections/zbr-releases/products/athousandangelsandseven