Distrüst Under the Knife cassette
DISTRÜST from San Salvador released this ten-song cassette more than a year ago, but somehow it still sounds current. True D-beat aficionados, DISTRÜST hammers with the speed and intensity of early DISCHARGE but also sporadically mixes in things that remind me of bands like NAILBOMB, DISFEAR, or RIISTETYT. The closing track “Falling in the Process” has a pummeling instrumental opening which then proceeds to go into a song that leans very hard into the metal side of things. The production value seems improved over previous DISTRÜST sessions, which I appreciate. The minute-and-thirty-second ballistic attack of “The Future is Far From Us” is perhaps my favorite song on the album with its relatively straightforward D-beat hardcore. Under the Knife is definitely worth getting ahold of and is a solid output from DISTRÜST.