Yambag The Psycho EP
There are few things as exhausting (in a good way) as listening to Cleveland’s YAMBAG. On The Psycho, as with each of their previous releases, every track is wound up tight and bursting at the seams as each member plays as hard and fast as possible. Tempo and rhythm changes happen at the drop of a hat, building up a pressure that culminates in the brutal blastbeats acting as a sort of release valve. If you haven’t heard YAMBAG before, don’t let that fool you—this isn’t a powerviolence record, but more in line with earlier hardcore punk bands like ASOCIAL, SIEGE, and D.R.I. who utilized the blastbeat to maximum head-splitting effect. Highly recommended, check out “#1 Fucker.”