Confine - Setting Fire To The Western Hemisphere

Powerviolence, Grindcore, Noise and Sludge. Witch Hunter

Records have just released the new record by Confine and

it sounds like drilling into your own brain at the same time 

as having your genitals eaten by rabid weasels.

This one is not for me but I know that some of you download

monkeys dig this stuff so check it out.

Band blurb.

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Confine 

Setting Fire To The Western Hemisphere 

1. Identity 00:41 

2. Memory 00:37 

3. Perception 01:02 

4. Legacy 01:10 

5. Abstraction 01:19 

6. A Sceptical Disposition 00:41 

7. Reason and Science 00:42 

8. Formation and Transformation 01:00 

Bass - Zac Broughton (Oblivionized / Iconic Destruction) 

Guitars - Edd Robinson (Human Cull / Disfortune) 

Drums - Rich Speakman (The Afternoon Gentleman / Gets Worse) 

Vocals - Chris Reese (Corrupt Moral Altar / HorseBastard) 

A glance at the visceral cover art that accompanies Confine’s debut record should stand you in good stead for the aural abuse to come. Suicide, medication, pollution, unmarked graves and giant ants boring into your screaming skull. Yeah, this aint likely to be pretty. And it really isn’t. Boasting a super group-style line up culled from the UK extreme scene (members also pollute ears in The Afternoon Gentlemen, Corrupt Moral Altar, Oblivionized, Human Cull and more) Confine are a rotten and putrid grindcore massacre. A veritable depraved orgy of whirlwind blastbeats, head-crushing sludge, inhuman screams and riffs that the feeble human mind can barely comprehend. Throughout the 8 tracks, barely ever pushing past 70 seconds each, Confine drag you through a feverish nightmare of constantly shifting audible violence. Never predictable, utterly dangerous and with a layer of tangible grime and misery that only UK grindcore can provide.

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Wraiths - EP

Wraiths have an immense sound that mixes up hardcore and

metal-tinged sludge - not sure what that is like? Put your head

in a vice and squeeze until your brains start to dribble out of

your ears and then headbang as best you can manage.

Released on Witch Hunter Records - a label that seems determined

to damage my hearing - this is distorted, loud and heavy with an

overall feel of claustrophobic aggression.

The production is immense, bringing a clarity that makes everything

sound like it is being played in front of you - any band that is trying

to get the ultimate guitar sound - listen to this on how to 

recreate sonic destruction.

The demented, growled vocals are very high in the mix - normally

this would put me off but it really works in this instance, bringing

the rawness up another level. Sometimes this genre can seem to

have a lot of generic bands that use the same template but Wraiths

have put their passion on the line and have come up with something

brutal but honest.

Band Blurb:

WHR025 Wraiths 

Wraiths EP 

1. Pyramid Head 02:52 

2. Church Burner 03:32 

3. Hell Ride 04:15 

4. Black Vultures 04:22 

5. Monolith 07:27 

Rae Robinson - Vocals 

Dan William - Guitars 

Daniel Charlton - Guitars/Keys 

Dale Husband - Bass Guitar 

Richard Baker - Drums 

With a crushing heaviness that feels more like a personal act of God going off in your face when you press play than merely listening to a record, it's an understatement to say that Wraiths bring the mosh. Hailing from the North East of the UK, Wraiths have committed five tracks of downbeat, downtempo and downtuned pit-bait to tape, a 20 minute pummelling of truly mammoth proportion. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Richard Doney at Landscape Studios, Cleveland, this EP is a primal force of nature, mixing up the fast with the slow and the slower still, each palm mute hitting like a hammer, every self-loathing scream clawing at your soul. And when the mosh drops 20 seconds in to opening track 'Pyramid Head', you'll not resist the urge to regress, tear off your shirt and pound the ground. 

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Richard Doney at Landscape Studios, Cleveland. Artwork & layout by Ben Aucott. Limited to 50 copies on cassette, and pay-what-you-want on Bandcamp.

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Koresh - Chump

Koresh play hardcore/noise rock and then stomp over everything

with rage and aggression.

This is wildly ferocious stuff which is played to make your guts 

throb in time to the beats. The vocal howls are buried deep in the 

mix which add to the dark heavy atmosphere created by the 

sonic hurricane of power.

Thick and dense, this pummels your speakers from start to finish. 

This is not for the faint-hearted! When the end of the world comes, this 

will be the soundtrack.

There are flourishes of stoner guitar riffs that flit across your senses

and jerky time changes that ensure that this does not conform to

a musical template. 

This is good shit.

Band Blurb: Listening to Koresh is like being spat on by a tramp, getting kicked in the balls, having your 3 litre bottle of cider taken off you and watching it get thrown at a dog. In the rain. The London five piece make a truly hideous racket; a filth-ridden, booze-drenched thunderstorm of hatred delivered with a shit-eating grin and a firm English middle finger. Channeling the spirit of Iron Monkey after three tabs of acid, Koresh plough through 7 tracks on this new EP 'Chump' and kick up a whirlwind of sludge misery, stoner paranoia, grind chaos and a rock solid hardcore stomp. Bravely captured by John Hannon at No Recording Studio and set for a split release between Witch Hunter and Withered Hand Records, 'Chump' will drag you through piss soaked backstreets by your hair, and you'll be loving every second. 

Recorded by John Hannon at No Recording Studio - October 2nd & 3rd 2012. Front & Rear Artwork by Luke Drozd. Wizard Duck Illustration by Ross Butter. Band photo by Jack Sheen 

A joint release between Withered Hand (Blood Island Raiders, Dead Existence, Pombagira) and Witch Hunter. Limited to 300 copies on a jewel case CD, also available as a pay-what-you-want download through Bandcamp, and the traditional digital outlets such as iTunes, Spotify and Amazon

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Released 20 May 2013

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Seagraves - Weight Of The World

Seagraves are the newest release from Witch Hunter Records

and with this EP have replicated the sensation of getting

a sledgehammer smashed between your eyes.

Seagraves describe themselves as "4 men on a mission to 

combine the vitality & unchecked rage of 90s noisecore with 

nihilistic D-Beat crust".

Can't say fairer than that ...... these tracks are ferocious slabs

of aggression that hurtle down the path already trod by the

like of Cursed etc but with the added bonus of having excellent

guitar riffs and solos playing against the wall of chords that are

being thrashed out. Vocals have a slightly blackened feel to them

which gives a different dimension to the hardcore feel of things.

Production is great, giving a clarity to every note and shout - 

this is an excellent EP which bodes well for their future.

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Witch Hunter Records - The Coven & Neophytes Vol 2

Witch Hunter Records give you a fucking awesome

collection of the raw and angry sounds that they

are putting out.

With tracks from Iron Witch, Old Wounds, Limb, Atragon

and many more, this is available for a free download and

well worth a listen. Chris Kaye is doing an amazing job

with all these bands - show him some love or I will knife

your spinal cord in the night.

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