Boston
hardcore punk rippers I AM BECOME DEATH will release their new LP, Unfortunate
Anthems and Songs of No Hope, on June 23 via Magnetic Eye Records (Summoner,
Nopes). Captured at Getaway Recording Studio (Bane, Title Fight), the album is
the follow-up to the band’s 2014 eponymous debut, a blend of violent hardcore
and blistering punk which remains a staple in the Boston hardcore scene. In advance of the new
album's release, I AM BECOME DEATH have unleashed the new songs "Foe"
and "Victims".
No Echo premieres
"Foe", saying, "Boston's
I Am Become Death write and perform flesh-ripping hardcore that reveals
elements of Swedish crust and death metal." Hear "Foe" at THIS location.
Simultaneously,
Vanyaland debuts the new I AM BECOME DEATH track "Victims", calling
the track "a distorted monster ripper of a joint". Hear
"Victims" at THIS location.
I AM BECOME DEATH
formed in 2013, its moniker a reference to a phrase from the Bhagavad Gita, and
famously quoted by American theoretical physicist and credited father of the
atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer when describing the very first nuclear test;
"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." The intensity and
metal-meets-hardcore assault of the band's live shows have earned them perfect
match performances alongside HxC pacesetters such as Trap Them, Magrudergrind,
Phobia and Coliseum.
Unfortunate Anthems
and Songs of No Hope delivers blast beat hardcore, blurred-out buzzing
feedback, extremity and aggression. Themes range from political dissonance and
the consequences of greed to personal anxiety and despair, all woven into a
cohesive record that charges forward while connecting firmly to the band’s
hardcore roots. With the new LP, I AM BECOME DEATH is poised to leave a
permanent mark on the notorious Boston
hardcore scene.
Track listing:
1.) Self Loathing
2.) The Buzzard
3.) Look Who’s
Desperate Now
4.) An
Unfortunate Anthem
7.) Feeder/Gainer
8.) Alcholocaust
9.) Blood Bug
10.) Waste
11.) A Song of No
Hope
12.) Every Fucking
Day
I AM BECOME DEATH
features Kyle Neeson (vocals), Steve Trombley (guitar/vocals), Oliver Hinds
(guitar), Erik Wormwood (bass) and Jason Seaver (drums). Follow the band on
Facebook.
"After taking
a small break from touring, I am become Death are re-claiming their throne with
a consistent live schedule and, of course, the new record. If it’s on track to
be anything like their previous material, expect a distorted festival of
hard-hitting and energetic, yet melodic, hardcore intertwined with sludgy
guitar riffs and perfectly complementing vocals." - VANYALAND
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