VOLP
"razor mind"
exclusive song premiere
exclusive song premiere
For fans of: Engineer, The Minor Times, Telos, Horsewhip, Anna Sage, I Am A Curse, Trainwreck, and Ken Mode
A few months ago I was sent the debut album from Paris, France's VOLP. I'd never heard of them, but they released an EP back in 2021 that I totally missed, but you can bet your ass I immediately snagged it after hearing how absolutely fantastic the upcoming 'Vortex' cassette/cd LP that drops February 6th, 2024 on Tomb Tree and Out Of Thunes Records. This band features members of The Informers, Retsar Baînaim, Homeboys, Napoleon Solo, Black Shabbat, Monsieur Po, Calcine, Nordkaap, SaaR, Bain De Sang and plays seriously dark, metallic, semi-mathy hardcore that I feel like is a ridiculously amazing cross of Engineer, Horsewhip, and Ken Mode. Today I'm premiering the closing jam and absolute beast that is "razor mind", and make sure to return on the 6th when this behemoth begins its official rampage. Sounds like the band is also cooking up at least one, if not more, music videos!
(2024) VOLP "razor mind" (from 'Vortex')
Like many of the songs on this 8-song full length (approx. 30 minutes in total) the song doesn't have any soft parts, there are no interludes, zero cleans, nada noodle soup - this thing is abrasive, potent, violent, and unrelenting. It's also the longest song on the record by over a minute, clocking in at 5:14 with every single second being worth your time. After a short feedback/lulling intro the song goes full tilt around the 45-second mark, an utter barrage of symphonized noise complete with truly venomous vocals and adrenaline-soaked riffage and breakdowns. An obvious initial comparison is the new Horsewhip album but if you dug the destruction of The Minor Times and Engineer back in the day you'll fucking love this shit. By its midsection there's a slower passage that gets downright evil before hurtling itself down an infinite hill again which is where the climax of the song truly builds and eventually unravels much like Ken Mode has been doing for decades. God-fuckin'-damn that's a good time.
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