Human Trophy Primary Instinct LP
Wow, this is a wild listen! As per the prerequisites of Iron Lung Records, there is plenty of noise, but HUMAN TROPHY also brings a gothic deathrock experience that I was not prepared for. Guitars that sear and screech descend from every direction while the bass rumbles in perfect time with the drums. A creeping, ambling voice emerges methodically delivering lyrics in a gloomy monotone. The Primary Instinct album is full of mid-tempo darkness, but there are also songs like “Devotion” that are pogo-ready with a more D-beat-inspired rhythm. Personally, “The Cabin” is my favorite song on the album, with its haunting pace and spectral guitar work. If you like noise and the sounds of desolation, then I highly recommend HUMAN TROPHY’s Primary Instinct.