Album Type: Full Length
Date Released: 24/11/2017
Label: Southern Lord Recordings
Sect have set the standard for hardcore
music and what it should aspire to in 2017. If you’re looking to heavy music
with a message, look no further than “No Cure for Death”.
“No
Cure for Death” CD//DD//LP
track listing:
1. Open Grave
2. Day For Night
3. Crocodile Prayers
4. Reality’s Wake
5. Stripes
6. Liberal Arts
7. Born Razed
8. Transaction
9. Least Resistance
10. Avoidance Ritual
The Review:
The
hardcore supergroup Sect follow up last year’s self-titled release
with a more pissed off/dystopian blast-beat infested “No Cure for Death”. If you’re looking for the sonic equivalent to
Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”,
this is the closest thing to it.
The
one thing that immediately jumps out off of this record are the blast-beats.
This
record is much more concise than its predecessor; nothing goes to waste, and no
musical idea overstays its welcome. Even though none of the songs on this
record hit the four minute mark, it is very clear that these songs have been
carefully crafted for maximum effect and impact.
There
are all sorts of riffs on this record. From the Siege-influenced “Stripes”, all the way to the Yautja-like
“Reality’s Wake” there is something
on here from all spectrums of heavy music. Even when bound to the tonal
parameters of the Boss HM2, guitarists Scott Crouse and James Chang are able to
employ such a wide range of feel and variety. Like any Chris Colohan record,
however, the lyrics are the albums highlight.
