"Will you kill me?" says the opening sound bit from Spitfire's demo Straining Towards What's to Come.
Some breathing is heard, then the reply "Sure." This proposition was sampled from the Chevy Chase movie Fletch. Now I have a question for you, if this is just the beginning of this new style known as Deathcore, how heavy will it be once Deathcore takes its place reigning over the brutal underground?
This 3 song demo comes from a new 3 piece band in the Christian underground. Powerful, forceful yet a strong sense of musicianship, is a good way to describe this band. The guitars are heavy. There are many classic type Deathmetal riffs strewn throughout this CD, and interlaced with the powerful groove hardcore is known for. The guitars are not as completely distorted as a metalhead would hope for, but it's what hardcore fans have come to expect. The drums are at more of a 4/4 hardcore pace, with some more up tempo thrashier beats thrown in. The vocals are a slightly "deathier" version of the hardcore yell.
The album is very original sounding, yet at the same time distinctly deathcore. Usually an original sounding band is harder to describe, but with these guys they fit perfectly into their category. I highly recommend this demo to the hardcore and metal fans.
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7.5/10
Other Staff Member Ratings
Fletch: 5/10
dEaDsMilE: 8.5/10
