Excess Blood Excess Blood cassette
EXCESS BLOOD is a deathrock band from the Pacific Northwest. Their self-titled cassette is a five-song romp through various influences of gothic, death-driven punk. The opening song “Here and There” is a mid-tempo pummeler with some excellent instrumental displays and reminds me most of CHRISTIAN DEATH. “Roses Bloom” picks up the pace which continues in the following two songs and has a T.S.O.L. sound that ranges from crooning to hardcore in a flash. The feedback-drenched closing track “To Love is to Grieve” has a sort of CRAMPS-meets-MINISTRY vibe that rocks real fucking hard. Perfect listening for this time of the year.