Oust

Reviews

Oust Rather Be a Fuck Up 12”

A geographically multi-located project that erupts with bizarrely cathartic and urgent D-beat-driven hardcore punk, dispossessed and filled with a particularly darkened fury that also deals with metallic forms of punk, brought to us by the maniacs of Discos Enfermos. Frantic hatred merging ever-ranting, expressive drums and maddening vocals. Filled with raw angst, and recommended for contemporary hardcore seekers.

Oust Never Trust a Politician EP

Three tracks of ultra-bleak Dutch hardcore. This band wastes no time tearing into fast and ferocious territory with plenty of room for pit-demolishing breakdowns. No, not in a bro hardcore way, like truly violent-sounding. This band started out straighter kängpunk, but thankfully is in stranger, more satisfying territory with these songs. The echoing, throat-rattling vocals have major presence, and the guitars add texture and tone from across several genres from traditional hardcore to deathrock. It all blends, though; this doesn’t sound “experimental” but rather is a no-frills affair. Slams from the needle drop ‘til the bitter end.