June 12, 2012 • self-released
Sometimes, there are days when I just want to have my ears mercilessly pounded with sound until I can't feel anything anymore. False Light is pretty good at doing just that: it's one of the heaviest punk releases I've ever heard, and very much in a good way.
The sound is pretty simple, with typical grindcore/powerviolence blastbeats, intense shouted vocals, and heavy muted guitar, occasionally punctuated by slower doomier sections. It's a very effective contrast, of course, and they make it seamless (the really low and dirty guitar tone helps). Sometimes they even set up a really neat rhythmic groove (see "Lung"), as well—they have a surprising amount of diversity considering the length of this EP. (And man—that ride bell in some of the blastbeats. Unexpected, and awesome.)
I've probably made it more than clear in previous reviews that I love this kind of super-intense punk, so it's probably no surprise that I wholeheartedly recommend this band, and I hope they stick around and put some more stuff out soon.
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