Pest Control Year Of The Pest

Released
25th October 2024
Format

12 Inch

Black / Single Sided / Etched B-Side

£17.00

‘Oh god, I can’t believe, This PMC, Is taking over me, I’m lost, Not whole, Just another victim of their mind control’ (P.M.C.)

Pest Control are back with another exuberant slab of crossover thrash as they follow-up their excellent 2023 debut LP, Don’t Test The Pest.  As the Leeds band sweep seamlessly from thrashing fury to passages of groove-laden intensity, each of their hallmark traits is vividly ignited.  Waves of crisply muscular riffage and wildly spiralling solos are propelled by a spryly fluid rhythm section that injects the swinging bounce unequivocally demanded by this genre.

The rasping vocals lock in with a compelling rhythmic synchronicity as they playfully evoke dystopian imagery of parasitical invasion and infestation to explore rather more sobering themes of anxiety and isolation in the technocratic age.  The band’s hardcore pedigree is evident throughout the four tracks, each tautly constructed for maximum velocity.  Personal highlights are the bridging riff into the title track’s bruising breakdown, the suitably contagious chorus to P.M.C. (Parasitic Mind Control), and the raw cry of ‘It’s time to say goodbye’ fuelling the searing solo on the crushing closer, Good Grief.

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