By: Aaron Pickford
Album Type: 7" Inch Split, Disc 3
Date Released: 2/6/2012
Label: Hell Comes Home
Desphosphorus/Great Fall Split 7inch/DD track listing:
Dephosphorus Side
A).
Stargazing And Violence
Great Falls Side
B).
Everything But Lightning
Desphosphorus is:
Thanos
Mantos | Guitars
Panos
Agoros | Vocals
Nikos
Megariotis | Drums
Great Falls is:
Demian
Johnston | Vocals, Guitar
Shane
Mehling | Bass
Phil
Petrocelli | Drums
The Review:
Well I could sum up this track with one word and
that's CRUSHING. A sinister blend of sludgey blackened metal, holy
crap this song is just brilliant and somewhat unexpected. Frankly, I
didn't know what to expect and that's the beauty of this track, I was
blown away! The opening burst of the track is a sludgey riff reminiscent
of old Black Cobra and in truth, taking the
track as a whole there are distinct similarities with New Orleans sludgers Soilent Green, with the mixture of Eyehategod
sabbathian riffs and the trade off with grindcore, death metal speed riffs and
gut busting vocals. This is no Greek tragedy. Man! It's a
breathtaking track and a spectacular addition to the Hell Come Home series.
Talk about a contrast, Great Falls
couldn't be any more different than Desphosphorus, but they
are no less brilliant. What we have is violent noise rock choc full of
angular riffs and a tone and quality not to dissimilar to The Jesus Lizard
and Cows, but with more aggression and
menace. The song has a stop start quality to it; imagine learning to
drive for the first time and jolting the car forward time after time, that's
how I would describe the song. What it lacks in fluidity, it more than
makes up for in raw aggression, with staccato
jarring riffs and bucket loads of attitude and a David Yow esque
vocal but with deranged screamed vocals to top it off. Totally
original and totally brilliant
