ORPHANED
"Devolution"
exclusive song premiere
exclusive song premiere
For fans of: Ditch Organ, Hope Drone and Old Man Gloom
Do you like peace, calm, and general tranquility? Yeah? THEN GET OUT! Cuz there is none of that for you here, just pure hardcore/black metal/doom that is a barrage on the senses. Featuring members of Sarcoughogus, Closedown, Ex-Wolf-Teeth, Ex-Harvey Pekar, Ex-Noxis, and Ex-Christmas, this Cleveland trio (who all contribute vocals!) will lay waste for about four-to-five minutes before shifting into aggressive noise/drone for the final minute or so. Today I'm premiering "Devolution", the second track from the four song EP 'Hate Has Consequences' releasing May 1st on Tomb Tree, with cassettes following a few weeks after that.
"Devolution lyrics are about the Black Lives Matter marches in the Midwest and how protestors stood up for their beliefs about institutionalized police force injustice while being bombarded with tear gas, rubber bullets, night sticks, and riot gear. Thank you to those who seek to highlight racism, discrimination, and inequality experienced by black people. and continue to protest incidents of police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people."
(2022) ORPHANED "Devolution" (from 'Hate Has Consequences')
This track is a hook through the ear and directly into the brain. It's not a pretty hook. In fact, I think it's rusted, dipped in poison, and hurts like hell. The tri-vocals are utterly devastating and take the band's sound to another level of chaos and grime. The instrumentals are done at breakneck speed, and holy smokes that drummer must get tired. Seriously, that's some intense-ass drumming that takes little-to-no breaks, with two exceptions: 1) oh my god that repeating riff that makes everything else freeze so as to isolate the note progression, it's fucking awesome and the focal melody point of the entire track, and 2) the final two minutes of feedback, noise, and general discomfort. It bangs. It slaps. It pops. It does many things, and I love all of them.
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