Sect Mark: Promo MMXXI cassette

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After a couple mysterious years, Rome’s Sect Mark are back with some new mangle. Originally released as a micropressing of just 30 copies by the band themselves as a promo tape to hawk at K-Town Virus Weekend in August 2021. Sadly the band could not make it to the show so Iron Lung Records has made this essential piece of razor sharp nasty hardcore available to a wider audience. At the time of this release, Sect Mark is finishing up the writing/recording for their next LP which promises to be even more insane than previous releases. We’ll let you know when it’s ready so enjoy these three new songs and a bonus Nerorgasmo cover in the meantime. Sick.

Our take: We last heard from Rome, Italys Sect Mark back in 2018, when Iron Lung released their Worship album. While several years have elapsed, Sect Marks take on dark, mysterious, and creepy hardcore hasnt changed much. They still have those bulldozer rhythms that will remind you of S.H.I.T. or Warthog, with sprightly riffs and a guitar sound that alternates between a full bellow and a biting, mid-range-y tone a la G.I.S.M. As with everything Iron Lung releases, theres nothing cheesy, obvious, or overwrought here; just go-for-the-throat hardcore performed with a great balance of precision and fury. It sounds like well be hearing a new Sect Mark album soon, but in the meantime enjoy this limited tape with three brand new originals and a Nerorgasmo cover.