Sørdïd

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Sørdïd Reality’s a War EP

Roachleg releases always get me excited, as I know that I’m about to listen to the rawest, most uncompromising punk around. SØRDÏD is just that! Five tracks of the most abrasive crasher crust last year had to offer, marked by aggressive, ear-damaging riffing, violently precise drumming, and a viscerally insane vocal delivery, which is a standout for me. Eight minutes of pure raw punk madness that follows the blueprint left by DISCHARGE and then throws it in a blender. An essential piece of modern buzzsaw punk for noise addicts.

Sørdïd Sørdïd demo cassette

From 2011–2013, I spent an exorbitant amount of time going to NYC gigs that featured offensively raw hardcore punk. Bands like BORTGANG, ZATSUON, and PERDITION were an average night out, so to say I like SØRDÏD would be a total understatement. This demo sounds and feels like a subway train disaster, which is exactly how I’d expect it and want it. The guitar has that sound of having dumped a bowl of Rice Krispies and angry locusts into the monitors, while the rhythm section keeps the entire project from thrashing itself apart with heavy bass delivery and annihilating beats. The opening track “Blankhead” features a guitar solo that is relatively clean, but also incredibly grimy. The final track of this demo, “Idle Hope,” closes with a sound sample that could easily be ripped from a CRAZY SPIRIT track, and puts a heavy exclamation point on the statement SØRDÏD makes with this demo.