En La Muerte: Silencio 7″

Description

Eight songs of early DCHC meets LA PUNK not unlike Wasted Youth and Deadline. EN LA MUERTE take it back to bare bones hardcore punk for L.A.

Our take: The labels description of this 7 from LAs En La Muerte caught my eye with its Deadline and Wasted Youth (LA) references, and Im glad I checked out Silencio, because its killer. Those references are spot-on, particularly for the ripping fast parts that characterize 80% or so of Silencio. Its slightly sinister-sounding US-style hardcore that also reminds me of G.U.N.; En La Muertes vocalist even sounds like Nico from G.U.N. While hardcore rippers comprise most of En La Muertes music, things get a little weirder on their mid-paced parts, like the Big Black-ish intro to Bleed or the Ginn-esque guitar lead over the early NYHC-ish breakdown in Killdozer. I also love the freakout part at the end of the last song, Damned, which reminds me of the way Hsker D would end their records by unspooling into chaos. While Silencio will appeal to fans of retro USHC (a key Sorry State demographic), I love that theyre not following the rulebook so closely they suck the life out of the music.