Radeloos///Ziedend – Doodsverachting
Self-released – 2023
Metal, Grind, Crust, Black, Death, Core, Sludge, Doom
Rated: ****
We don’t write about grind sludge, death crust and all that crazy diabolical heavy stuff that lies between all those stylings very habitually. But once every so often; something so intense and furious comes by, we just have to. The new Doodsverachting album by Dutch five-piece Radeloos///Ziedend is just that. Their manic level of power violence, black metal and crust smeared out across seven intense tracks borders on the insane. And then to still retain some form of buried melody and hidden groove is the reason this release should catch the eye, ear and heart of more than just the grind and crust fans. Some of that melody and groove seems to harken back to the New York Hardcore days of yore and the shifts in tempo and beats gives their brutality a delirious edge, one that beckons to be explored over and over. Chainsaw riffs cutting you right down the middle whenever the ruthless onslaught commences. Commences a top of sprawling and bulldozing bass work and demented fast and full drums. And over all that we hear the screams, howls and shrieking of a vocalist determined to get his message across and ‘the listeners to partake in this innate misery and let loose the bottled-up despair and anger that has made its home in many a heart.’ For even though the lyrics become mostly undecipherable, you feel within your entire being what Radeloos///Ziedend is trying to convey with this monstrous pandemonium. And live… This will probably become entirely cathartic…
(Written by JK)
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