Gaoled

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Gaoled Bestial Hardcore LP

Split-label release from these exponents of violent music, this time with a pummeling LP from GAOLED—chaotic mayhem and outbursts of bedlam and hatred, mixing powerviolence, hardcore punk, and non-musical movements. The speed and audacity reminds me of a pack of wolves ready to strike in a lightning-filled night. Metallic punk forms are rejoicing on this one, with matters of an intricate nature regarding violence and discomfort, versing on intrusive thoughts and maniacal expressions, and making noise like a barrier of fists straight to the core. Solid first LP, and it has something to offer to the current wave of punk sounds, with chaos-driven synth on some of the tracks. Vital and violent.

Gaoled Bestial Hardcore flexi EP

The Bestial Hardcore EP from Perth, Austria’s GAOLED is a wall of aural hell. Raw, nauseating, distorted guitars with boiling magma drum sounds from hell (the vocalist is undoubtedly a golem). Reminiscent of where CROSSED OUT and other local veterans RUPTURE left off, but with the contemporary metallic influences of BEHERIT and BLASPHEMY worshippers. Perhaps it has something to do with great weather and this almost reinforced sense of happiness and positivity, but all RUPTURE, CROSSED OUT, and NO COMMENT seem to come from similar environments and ended up with similar sounds. Includes a cover of Boston’s CROSSED OUT worshippers SCAPEGOAT.

Gaoled Bestial Hardcore demo cassette

Fucking. Nasty. Pronounced “jailed,” this Perth band’s demo is a raw and filthy mix of powerviolence, furious hardcore, feedback damage, and paranoid atmosphere that is an instant classic. This tape is my perfect mix of extreme underground music: the basic skeleton is crusty PV, but there are touches of first-wave black metal, underground death metal (check out the lo-fi solo on “Lined”), and sludge (the slow crawl through slime on “Voices”) etched on its bones. Imagine IRON LUNG wearing CELTIC FROST shirts doing bong hits out of human skulls. Really, really raw and excellent. Let’s go ahead and make “bestial hardcore” a genre and use this as the blueprint. Highly recommended.