December 12, 2014 • This Charming Man Records
Blank is a modern-style crust punk band through and through, with a dark and gritty aesthetic and a sound that is quite dense and often complex. They also can comfortably move from crust to blastbeats and there are also some good atmospheric parts (like "Society of Glass"'s and "Lich un Eisen"'s intros and endings). So there's a good amount of different things going on in their songwriting, which is nice to hear from a modern hardcore band where diversity is often sadly absent.
I'm not totally sure how I feel about Suspiria, though. Blank has definitely laid down a solid foundation, but the songs seem to go by too quickly before they can really hook the listener. But there are still a lot of good ideas and some great riffs and I like where it's going, and maybe the fact that it's just an EP and not a full album has something to do with it.
So while this release is definitely a fine listen, especially for people already into this scene, and I am liking it, there is still a lot of untapped potential to be exploited yet. We'll see; I'm probably going to keep my eye out for future material from these guys. Blank feels like they are probably a great live band, at the very least.
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