‘Stamping the boot and twisting the knives, making decisions that subdue our lives, their presence of death, is the essence of life’ (Essence Of Life)

Hailing from Edmonton, Languid return with their fourth full-length and a follow-up to 2021’s A Paranoid Wretch In Society’s Games.  They continue to hone a sound deeply rooted in the traditions of Swedish d-beat.  This is not music propelled by dramatic shifts in tempo, but rather a relentless groove, one that is unerringly just the faster side of mid-paced.  The emphasis is very much on giving the riffs the opportunity to build their unforgiving momentum, the bass lines to strut their swagger, and the solos to spiral with reckless abandon.

Meanwhile, the gruffly growled vocals lock into an uncompromising partnership with the charging d-beat of the drums as they denounce a system rigged to mercilessly exploit the many for the few, while driving the planet to the verge of extinction in the process.  This riff fuelled blend is particularly compelling on the ferociously fluid Death Comes Knocking and the remorseless Doomed, before the raucous climax of the title track.