Labels: SuperFi
Review by: Chris Bress
Trencher kick off this lovely looking blue vinyl 5″ single with a dark Dystopia riff before banging straight into some badass Crossed Out / MITB / Locust / Jenny Piccolo style mid 90’s hardcore. Trencher may sound like a lot of older bands, but they fucking rock so much and have plenty of their own ideas that push them to the top of the pile. They also have some of the greatest lyrics I’ve heard in a long time, “me thinks you think, I leer!”. Trencher prove that smoking weed and hardcore belong together like Henry Davies and big calves.
Orthrelm are possibly one of the most insanely brutal bands on the planet (although I’m not convinced they are actually of this earth). They take the classic seeds in chaotic rock like King Crimson, Magma and the Boredoms and build on it to a sonic level where the band sound like they’re improvising. The last track on here is so pleasing to the ear I think I’m going to put it on every tape I make this year.
This record is a must-have and all six tracks are hardcore punk pushed to the max. Don’t forget your inhaler!