Realm of Terror

Reviews

Realm of Terror Beneath the Soil demo cassette

Now this is one I am really happy to write about. As the self-appointed head of the international crust conspiracy (to be fair, our goals are vague, but we do want to prohibit soap) and “a bit of a nerd,” as my mum would say, I actually already own a REALM OF TERROR EP. Needless to say, they haven’t turned into an indie rock band since Accelerated Extinction, and still play pure, old school cavemen crust armed with a primitive production and a singer that probably feeds on tires and dead opossums. Beneath the Soil will delight the most loyal fans of filthy crust whose vision of perfect music would be a blend of early DOOM and HIATUS, ABRAHAM CROSS and ASOCIAL TERROR FABRICATION. Not the coolest kids in class. This humble but passionate and aptly-executed take on a very specific retro sound is released on Guttural Warfare from Michigan, and there are only 55(!) copies, so you know what to do or not to do.

Realm of Terror Accelerated Extinction cassette

Loose, jangly crust à la early DOOM demos or ABRAHAM CROSS, with the buoyancy of some early ’90s grind like UNRUH or ACRID. Tight-as-fuck snare and grizzly bass lines, sizzling feedback cross-channeling buzzsaw strings and ugly vocals. Lots of breakdowns in the DEVIATED INSTINCT/APARTMENT 213 sense, while constantly driving forth like DEFORMED EXISTENCE or CRUSADE. Low levels of subtle dirge, DISCLOSE riff-raining terror followed by more breakdowns. This is so good. Heavy as fuck with a hard stance toward animal liberation and this world of constantly accelerated pollution. This is worth your attention and speaker destruction. Six tracks of obliterating, downtuned crustcore guts, in a D-beat skeleton, a total distorted onslaught.