Gasmiasma: At War With Punk cassette

Description

Hardcore crust punk/D-beat band from New Orleans, Louisiana. Recorded in 2015 in New Orleans, LA. Mastered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Our take: This New Orleans band released a full length way back in 2014 on Swedens Skrammel Records that I enjoyed. I assumed the band was long defunct, but eight years later we have a new release and it fucking RIPS! On At War with Punk, Gasmiasma plays an ultra-fast d-beat style that reminds me of LAs Tortr were talking Mob 47-style tempos even faster sometimes, as on the blistering title track that opens the tape, which accelerates nearly to grindcore speeds. Gasmiasma is so fast that when they get to Machine Gun Jargon of the Stunted Factoid, a ripper by pretty much any other bands standards, it almost feels like a break. Gasmiasmas sound is a little more metallic than your typical mangel, with a growly / screamy vocal dynamic that reminds me of Extreme Noise Terror. All this adds up to a tape with a fresh and distinctive sound and a level of intensity that is off the charts.