Academy Order “The Devil Spoke”

CASSETTE - $4.75
STREET DATE: 3/17/23
CAT#: PRO-080
LABEL: Protagonist

Academy Order is a punk/death rock outfit formed in Philadelphia in 2021. They released a six song EP entitled “To Wilt Without Shame” via Denver’s Convulse Records that same winter which was very well-received, sold out of press, and was subsequently re-issued by Protagonist. The group blends punk, death rock, and new wave that calls to mind Christian Death, 45 Grave, and Clan of Xymox, with touches of early Oi and hardcore such as Blitz and TSOL. Here they have returned with “The Devil Spoke" which captures their continued growth and strong focus on demanding and infectious songwriting, while teasing listeners for what is yet to come...

TRACK LISTING:

  1. The Devil Spoke
  2. Death in the American South
  3. Perennial Sun (Cassette Exclusive Track)

MARKETING POINTS:

  • Featuring members of Stud Count, Drill Sergeant
  • Art & Design by Preston Weippert (Of Feather And Bone)
  • Includes download card

FOR FANS OF:
Killing Joke, 45 Grave, Stud Count, Christian Death, TSOL, Clan of Xymox

Exude "Cognitive War"

LP - $17.25
LP UPC: 3617051635579
STREET DATE: 3/17/23
CAT#: PUSHTEEK11
LABEL: PUSHTEEK

After meeting each other for the first time at a No Turning Back show in their hometown of Prague, the members of Exude decided to form a band without even discussing which musical role each member would play.

The resulting eight tracks comprising the band’s debut, Cognitive War, are youthful and unpolished, lyrically introspective, and loaded with a dead-serious mid tempo groove reminiscent of the Desperate Fight scene of Umeå, Sweden in the 1990’s.

With members also putting in creative hours at Pushteek (the local label responsible for this release), playing with sXe 90’s revivalists Lifelike, or pursuing academic studies in philosophy, the Desperate Fight parallels don’t just end with a metallic hardcore sound that would turn the heads of any fan of Shield or Abhinanda.

Exude’s songs are a modern take on a sound that will be familiar to some and completely new to others, but the breakdown always comes back around.

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Ladder
  2. Magnifying Glass
  3. Reflector
  4. Hacksaw
  5. Palcát
  6. Clock Hands
  7. Lever
  8. 27–30

FOR FANS OF:
Expire, Blacklisted, Leeway, Cro-Mags, Mindforce, Cold World

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Death Engine "Ocean"

LP - $17.50 / CD - $8.75
STREET DATE: 3/17/23
CAT#: THRT088
LABEL: Throatruiner

Formed in Lorient in 2012, DEATH ENGINE have quickly established themselves as a strong underdog of the french scene, affirming their identity from their very first EP "Amen" : a cold, nervous sound reminiscent of the best of noise rock and early post metal scenes, a clean-cut approach to songwriting and visuals, and impulsive live shows played with constant tension. Two albums followed (2015's "Mud" and 2018's "Place Noire") and allowed the band to play all across western Europe, from dive bars to Hellfest.

After a short break and two years of work, the band returns with their new album "Ocean" and a line-up entirely revamped around guitarist / vocalist Mikaël Le Diraison. More personal and introspective, these 40 minutes showcase the band's mastery of their sound, allowing more space to heaviness while opening their sound to new horizons, colder and more melodic.

TRACK LISTING:

  1. Hyperion
  2. Leaden Silence
  3. Pulled Down
  4. Lack
  5. Mess
  6. Dying Alone
  7. Empire

MARKETING POINTS:

  • Drums played and recorded by Joris Saïdani (Birds In Row)
  • Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (Converge, Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan)

FOR FANS OF:
Breach, Playing Enemy, Amenra

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