Ameretat Ameretat 12″
AMERETAT is formed by members of the Iranian diaspora who use their shared culture to influence their hardcore. AMERETAT uses the chaotic delivery of later anarcho-punk hitched to international hardcore, with the resulting sound reminding me of something between GEHENNA and DYSTOPIA. In fact, the second track, “Marg-e ye Doktor (Death of a Doctor),” has a very INTEGRITY-like style of delivery. Their self-titled 12″ album is an eight-song journey that blends rage with despair, surging punk with plodding metallic breakdowns, and an extensive view of the world that westerners will never know. If you haven’t given AMERETAT a spin yet, then you need to immediately.