Such a charming name for a musical collective! This is Ronseal music. You get exactly what it says on the tin. Raw rage filled thrashing loveliness.
The version I was sent of this cd was mistagged and I had to play guess the song title. You know what? That suited me. Something as delightfully chaotic and visceral as Swarming Darkness does not need correctly labelled MP3 tracks to mean I can review it.
If you like Satan’s Wrath or Destroyer 666 you will like these boys. There is no subtlety here just heads down blackened thrash with plenty of riffs to get your bloodied teeth into. The collection of songs whips through at such a rate I was left with whiplash from their velocity.
It hits the ground with the title track “Swarming Darkness” and Slut Vomit set their stall out early doors . Blast beats , old skool solos and discernible chorus had me at hello. Just like the aforementioned Satan’s Wrath these boys from Washington State hold, Lucifer, Blasphemy and chaos close to their hearts. Just like the rest of us! There is an undercurrent of Possessed in the sonic mix of this wanton puke with carrot like lumps of Bathory and strands of Watain to wash out of your hair afterwards as well. As I dipped into this maelstrom of muck blind, thanks to the mistagging, it ensured that I just enjoyed the sticky acidic nature of each track as they assaulted my lugholes. Just the way it is supposed to be heard I reckon.
My fave rave (so down with da kids eh?) is Poservore. That delicious opening riff, the guttural Strepsil worrying vocals and a shout of 1.2. FUCK YOU! There is a version of this track on Youtube which gets quite a damning response from the keyboard warriors of the world. The version on Swarming the Darkness is a tighter mightier beast than the slated one. The last laugh seems to go to Slutvomit here. (If you are going to Google this band name DO NOT be tempted to put a space between Slut and vomit – horrors of the internet await).
There will be cries of emperor’s new clothes from the kvlt and troo but 1.2. Fuck You! These pukesome peeps give it large.
Slut Vomit is a tasty feast.
(8.5/10 Matt Mason)
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