‘Marching into darkness, unable to ever feel again, cast into the unknown, into nameless graves’ (Nameless Graves)

A kinetic orbital strike apparently refers to a rather bleak military fantasy of an inert projectile that can be fired from space and wreak devastation through the kinetic energy it generates on impact.  And as you conjure with that delight, imagine it in musical form – rarely has a band been so aptly named.  K.O.S hail from Philadelphia and this is their debut five-track EP, following on from their self-titled demo, which has also subsequently been pressed to vinyl.  The tracks across both releases were actually recorded at the same time and share the same virulent urgency.  Savagely raw vocals conjure apocalyptic visions, while an utterly manic rhythm section underpins the raw, distorted guitars that verge on the unhinged, hitting with particular ferocity on Evil Action and True Disaster.   Discharge inspired devotion in the vein of Framtid certainly, but a vividly distinctive take, and one delivered with fiercely aggressive precision.