Detësto Horrendous Reality of War EP
I have seen the name of this Brazilian band floating around the internet for a while but never actually bothered giving them a proper chance, so this review feels a little karmic. This EP is called Horrendous Reality of War, the band did a cover of DISCHANGE in the past, and it is DETËSTO’s second collaboration with the noise-loving label SPHC, all clear indications that the listener will be dealing with some impactful dis-punk material here, a pleasing perspective that I am always ready to embrace. To be honest, I did not expect the record to be that good. If I hadn’t known they were from Brazil, I would have thought they were from some dark corner of Sweden. This band is an incarnation of heavy and gruff direct Scandicore done well. They remind me of the mighty SVAVELDIOXID, as they share the same sort of thick, aggressive production that makes the music sound like an angry mammoth on a rampage. The songwriting looks lovingly and religiously toward Distortion Records-era hardcore, and if you are looking for old school SKITSYSTEM or late WOLFPACK or just like to be shouted at gratuitously, DETËSTO’s EP will do the trick. There may be a little too much effect on the vocals for me, a common element in contemporary hardcore, but otherwise it is top-shelf.