Dismal weather calls for more dismal music. This time we take a trip to Japan. I don't quite know what it is about Japan's music scene. It's bands are usually shrouded in mystery, and it's music is usually anything but a take on a traditional genre. Kriegshög continue the with Japan's discourse on the Discharge influence and turn it on it's head, citing Swedish, little U.S., and more Japan confusion amongst their sound. This band is essentially extremely abrasive, raw, and all-powerful.
S/T, or War on Peace as it is also called, is the band's magnum opus, their penultimate idea of what hardcore should sound like. It also happens to be the band's last release with a small number of releases under their belt. It figures that a foreign band would release one of the most perfect albums of the last decade and then decide to 86' the band, which only mystisizes the band even more for us State-side folk. I'm feeling lazy today so just know that this record is an onslaught of sonic power. That's it.
If you want to find out more information on them, MRR did an interview in their latest issue and it sheds some light on the band. Those of you lucky enough to go to Chaos in Tejas, enjoy their only and last state-side show ever.
Tracks:
- Nightmare (Intro)
- Heathen (Code Z)
- Just Because
- Temptation
- Zuou
- Evolution?
- Mutation
- Purpose
- Burn
- Fear the Justice
- Human
- Tokyo
- Life is...
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