Reviews

Delusion of Terror

Crepuscular Dawn The Fire Tomorrow LP

Post-punk of the heavy-to-soft exploration variety, out of Manila. I had to look up the word “crepuscular,” and it’s not remotely what I thought it meant. CREPUSCULAR DAWN has vocals that range from a little bit of DANZIG mixed with Jaz Coleman to a swoon like MORRISSEY. Guitars build and shift dramatically on this album when given the chance. The song “Pilgrim” is my current favorite, with its hook of proverbial wisdom. If you’re into dark post-punk with a tendency towards a heavier vibe, then absolutely check this LP out.

Parötid / Zudas Krust split EP

ZUDAS KRUST’s filth-kicking things off with the wrath and gnashing vocals of, well FILTHKICK, ABADDON, and lots of European crust of the early to mid ’90s. This is grotesque, noisy, and blistering muffled D-beat sung in the meter of classic crust hardcore of that era. No-fucks-given aggression, in three passionate tracks. Think ENYZME and FRAMTID contemporarily, with bestial wild force. PARÖTID plays more in the rhythm of DISASTER, with very buoyant loose disruptive bass. Lots of echoing reverb and strange speed changes, sort of weird, but totally intentional and impressive, where one might expect straightforward D-beat the entire way. I really like the way these two play off each other. They are distinctly different, in tone, polish, and speed, but compliment each other. “Humanism” is catchy as fuck! Getting lost in this one. Both bands are recommended, as is the split as a whole.