‘Insubordinados en un mundo decadente, Hurtan nuestros sueldos honorables presidents, Ningún sistema podrá silenciarnos, Cambian de verdugo, seguiremos protestando’ (Anti-Poder) / ‘Insubordinates in a decadent world, They steal our salaries, honourable presidents, No system can silence us, They change the executioner, we will continue protesting’ (Anti-Power)

Extermaninación (Extermination) is Lumpen’s second 7-inch and follow-up to their excellent 2022 debut full-length, Corrupción (Corruption).  The Barcelona-based band, featuring primarily members hailing from Colombia, continue to hone the kernel of their sound drawing on UK82 inspirations, but then feed these through the bleakly abrasive lens of Latin American hardcore.

What emerges is a densely layered, darkly urgent onslaught.  An overriding sense of raw intensity is the initial reaction. But as you immerse yourself in the five tracks, a rich detailing reveals itself from the flaring melodic solo of Desplazados (Displaced) to the martial stomp that opens Finnira Mai? (Will It Ever End?), by way of the anarcho-punk tinged Apatia De La Raza Humana (Apathy Of The Human Race).  Meanwhile, the despair shredded vocals are a rallying cry to resist the militarised and economic violence of those in power.