Mutant Strain: Murder of Crows 12"
Like their self-titled debut from 2020, Mutant Strainâs second album, Murder of Crows, is a hardcore tsunami. Mutant Strainâs songs are so intense and delivered at such inhumanly fast tempos youâll spend your first few listens to Murder of Crows scooping your jaw off the floor and locating your newly missing teeth. But speed and volume arenât the entire story. Much of Mutant Strainâs explosiveness comes from the density of their songs, each of which seems to cram a full albumâs worth of music into a highly compressed thrill ride. The riffs never stop moving, careening like subatomic particles around an unstable uranium isotope. But while Mutant Strain flirts with the edge of meltdown, the formidable rhythm section always stays locked into the groove. Thatâs why, unlike most bands that play at these speeds, at their gigs, the crowd doesnât stand around waiting for the breakdown (also because there are no breakdowns). Mutant Strainâs shows look like Hieronymus Bosch paintings: piles of writhing, possessed bodies with vocalist Maryssa hovering over the chaos like a demonic overlord. Murder of Crows is bathed in that same ecstatic energy, so turn it up loud and hang on tight.
Like Mutant Strainâs first album, the vinyl edition of Murder of Crows offers a wealth of visual stimulation to match the aural assault, including front and back cover illustrations by Jack Sabbat, a double-sided poster insert, illustrated lyric booklet, and other fun surprises.
Like their self-titled debut from 2020, Mutant Strainâs second album, Murder of Crows, is a hardcore tsunami. Mutant Strainâs songs are so intense and delivered at such inhumanly fast tempos youâll spend your first few listens to Murder of Crows scooping your jaw off the floor and locating your newly missing teeth. But speed and volume arenât the entire story. Much of Mutant Strainâs explosiveness comes from the density of their songs, each of which seems to cram a full albumâs worth of music into a highly compressed thrill ride. The riffs never stop moving, careening like subatomic particles around an unstable uranium isotope. But while Mutant Strain flirts with the edge of meltdown, the formidable rhythm section always stays locked into the groove. Thatâs why, unlike most bands that play at these speeds, at their gigs, the crowd doesnât stand around waiting for the breakdown (also because there are no breakdowns). Mutant Strainâs shows look like Hieronymus Bosch paintings: piles of writhing, possessed bodies with vocalist Maryssa hovering over the chaos like a demonic overlord. Murder of Crows is bathed in that same ecstatic energy, so turn it up loud and hang on tight.
Like Mutant Strainâs first album, the vinyl edition of Murder of Crows offers a wealth of visual stimulation to match the aural assault, including front and back cover illustrations by Jack Sabbat, a double-sided poster insert, illustrated lyric booklet, and other fun surprises.
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Like their self-titled debut from 2020, Mutant Strainâs second album, Murder of Crows, is a hardcore tsunami. Mutant Strainâs songs are so intense and delivered at such inhumanly fast tempos youâll spend your first few listens to Murder of Crows scooping your jaw off the floor and locating your newly missing teeth. But speed and volume arenât the entire story. Much of Mutant Strainâs explosiveness comes from the density of their songs, each of which seems to cram a full albumâs worth of music into a highly compressed thrill ride. The riffs never stop moving, careening like subatomic particles around an unstable uranium isotope. But while Mutant Strain flirts with the edge of meltdown, the formidable rhythm section always stays locked into the groove. Thatâs why, unlike most bands that play at these speeds, at their gigs, the crowd doesnât stand around waiting for the breakdown (also because there are no breakdowns). Mutant Strainâs shows look like Hieronymus Bosch paintings: piles of writhing, possessed bodies with vocalist Maryssa hovering over the chaos like a demonic overlord. Murder of Crows is bathed in that same ecstatic energy, so turn it up loud and hang on tight.
Like Mutant Strainâs first album, the vinyl edition of Murder of Crows offers a wealth of visual stimulation to match the aural assault, including front and back cover illustrations by Jack Sabbat, a double-sided poster insert, illustrated lyric booklet, and other fun surprises.
