So, in the early 90's many of my friends and I were pretty much obsessed with German metallic hardcore... and there was plenty of to be had. Bands like Acid Rain Dance, ABC Diabolo, Acme, Carol and the like became relatively known.
Abyss was a short lived, lesser player in that scene but their 7" left me wanting a lot more. Strained vocals, bordering on "emo" over vicious metal riffs, blazing fast parts and crushing breakdowns made for a great debut. This one lies somewhere between the straight-up metalcore of a band like Carol and the French style emo-hardcore of Fingerprint. Unfortunately, beyond this sole 7" they only seem to have released a
split Ep with Iconoclast (the NJ emo-hardcore version... an apt paring I must say). If you are into any of the above mentioned bands, definitely check this one out.
Abyss - s/t Ep
This is amazing, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletePut up more stuff like this too!
Sure thing... glad you dug the record. If you're into this, definitely check out the Plot comp.
ReplyDeletehttp://twisted-tracks.blogspot.com/2011/01/various-plot-compilation.html
and the Luzifers Mob/Golgatha post
http://twisted-tracks.blogspot.com/2011/02/luzifers-mobgolgatha.html
More on the way... Thanks!
i got it!
ReplyDeleteHaha strange, to find this 7". Precious memories!!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Bremen / Germany ;-)
Rob