Invertebrates Sick To Survive

Released
21st May 2024
Label 
Beach Impediment
Back In Mid-February
Format

12 Inch

Black

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‘Nothing changes in the land of parking lots and killing sprees, They don’t care’ (Lost Illusion)

Invertebrates share several members with fellow Richmond, Virginia band, Public Acid.  However, while the latter unleash savage metallic hardcore, Invertebrates move in rather different circles stripping their sound back to classic 1980s’ US hardcore.  There is no room for indulgence or flamboyance – this is a debut album pared to the bone, defined by rasping vocals, blistering riffs, and pounding drums.

But this should not be confused with simplicity.  The riffage is fluid yet complex and the band prove experts at judging the tempo changes and melodic flare-ups that ensure maximum impact.  Personal standouts include fierce opener No More, the bristling Bated Breath that builds to an utterly crushing crescendo, and the infectious melodic flourish that defines Humid Crypt.

The album proves the perfect soundtrack to examine the financial exploitation of our cities on Lost Illusion and Sterilized Decay (‘Stagnant social disease, aimed at killing all culture, profits the only intention’), while the title track focuses on our march to environmental catastrophe (‘Too busy with their greed to stay alive’) and Laughing System on the systemic indifference that drives our economic system (‘Numb from constant casualties, They laugh when they see you, Just another failed statistic’).

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