By: Charlie Butler
Album Type: Full
Length
Date Released: 13/01/2017
Label: Relapse
Records
Over the course of a breathless half an hour they tear through
thirteen cuts of crusty death metal infused grindcore. A healthy dose of melody
cuts through the violence that brings to mind a cross between Nasum and At The
Gates. “The Haunting Fear of Inevitability”
is an enjoyable shot of breakneck, bile-soaked rage that marks The Drip as a
band to watch.
“The Haunting
Fear of Inevitability” CD//DD//LP
1.
Blackest Evocation
2. Anathema
3. Gruesome Poetics
4. Dead Inside
5. Covered In Red
6. Terror War Industry
7. Painted Ram
8. Wretches
9. In Atrophy
10. The Answer
11. Exile
12. Consigned to Fate
13. Bone Chapel
2. Anathema
3. Gruesome Poetics
4. Dead Inside
5. Covered In Red
6. Terror War Industry
7. Painted Ram
8. Wretches
9. In Atrophy
10. The Answer
11. Exile
12. Consigned to Fate
13. Bone Chapel
The Review:
Washington
quintet The
Drip certainly don’t mess around on their furious debut “The
Haunting Fear of Inevitability”.
Over
the course of a breathless half an hour they tear through thirteen cuts of crusty
death metal infused grindcore. A healthy dose of melody cuts through the
violence that brings to mind a cross between Nasum and At The Gates. The band aren’t
averse to slowing things down either and add some meaty sludgy riffs into the
mix to powerful effect and even drag their heels to a doomy crawl during the
epic climax of “Wretches”.
The Drip
are at their most effective when they
blaze through a variety of styles and tempos during the space of a single
track as demonstrated on explosive curtain raiser “Blackest Evocation” or
emerge from a blur of speed into a killer riff such as the crunching send-off
of “In
Atrophy”. The stand out moments
of the record hit hard but there are times when the band’s onslaught lacks that
killer instinct and passes by without leaving a lasting impression. However, as
a short-term adrenaline rush it can’t be faulted.
“The
Haunting Fear of Inevitability” is an enjoyable shot of breakneck,
bile-soaked rage that marks The Drip as a band to watch. Once they have
honed their attack to perfection they could be a force to be reckoned with.
“The
Haunting Fear of Inevitability” is available here
