Vein / .Gif From God
A Release of Excess Flesh [7-inch] (2017)
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There is something new crawling about from the depths of the
late 90s / early aughts Metalcore and Screamo scene. It’s like Cell from Dragon
Ball Z who came from a future timeline, designed to possess all the abilities
of the greatest fighters/bands to have ever inhabited or visited Earth; with
the result being a "perfect warrior"/”perfect band”, possessing
numerous favorable genetic traits and special abilities.
The result might be total annihilation, or just some decent
music that is new, yet familiar.
This 2017 split comes from two fresh bands that are quickly
gaining ground, Vein and .Gif From God. Right away, I will get this over with
and name-drop some bands so you can get a quick reference on what these folks
sound like.
So check it, these two bands all sound like:
Orchid
Jerome’s Dream
Converge
Combatwoundedveteran
Botch
Daughters
Snapcase
Code Orange
Ugh, ok so name dropping aside; let us keep things simple
here. This is stellar work and if you have any inkling of curiosity and love
for those bands and particular styles, then you should have gotten on this
yesterday.
.Gif From God sound frantic and almost to the point of needing
to be on suicide watch. I can only recall the most ferocious parts of Orchid
that maybe stack up and that is a compliment because Orchid were great. It is
scathing, nasty, and downright harsh on the ears. You like that stuff though,
right?
Vein on the other hand take what was considered the better
parts of the last, weird phase of Jerome’s Dream (the album Presents) and add a lot of vocal
distortion and banshee wails from both vocals and guitars. The band does not
seem to be afraid of being a bit experimental when it comes to their stylings
and that is a good thing. Effects pedaling are all over the place with very tight
drumming and chunky bass grooves that help bring the mosh pit to the bedroom.
Recently bands such as Code Orange and Jesus Piece are strafing
aside and adding more elements to their sound, trying to push the doors open a
bit more. This split displays the same and adds depth to an almost stale scene,
making people take a second glance at something they might have forgotten or
never had the chance to experience. It feels exciting and recalls just how
amazing Hardcore Punk was evolving back then.
Vein and .Gif From God are two bands to focus on once their
next releases come about and they will have to prove whether the hype is real.
Until then you have this little ditty and I totally recommend that you dig it.