REVIEWS

NYのDRAWN IN BLOODの2作目となるEP。ロングアイランドの数多のバンド出身者で構成されており、4人中3人がStabbedにいたりとか。前作ではTXDM直系の由緒正しいスラミングデスを披露し、今回もリズムの断続的な切り替えによるブルータリティ溢れるサウンドの延長線上ながらも、今回は、より暴力的に、よりプリミティブに、整理された"デスメタル"では無く、バイオレンスの真髄に触れる生々しい音質に変化。NYDMや関西ハードコア影響下と共に、この手の本格的なスラムも更新を続けているのが伺える内容となっている。

The second EP from New York’s DRAWN IN BLOOD. The band is made up of veterans of numerous Long Island bands, with three of its four members having played in Stabbed alone. Their previous release delivered a classic strain of slamming death metal firmly rooted in TXDM. While this new EP continues along the same lines, with relentless brutality driven by abrupt, stop-start rhythmic shifts, the sound has become even more violent and primitive. Rather than presenting a polished, neatly structured version of “death metal,” they’ve embraced a raw, visceral production that gets straight to the essence of violence itself. With NYDM and Kansai hardcore-influenced sounds continuing to evolve, this release proves that uncompromising, authentic slam is pushing forward right alongside them.