comes with an 8 page booklet. Ltd 500 on black vinyl.
I’ll start with a personal favourite, the split between Conspiracy of Denial (Athens) and Lethe (Patras), which was released in early March. Dark, atmospheric and aggressive crust by two of the best representatives of today’s new wave of bands. The CoD side is a well-planned sonic attack, from the crust onslaught in “Lethargos” to the blackened tremolo riffs and the relentless blastbeat in “Smells Like Death” and the doomy guitar parts in “Sacrifices”. Even the arrangement of the tracks has been done with care. Lethe grab you by the neck, with their apocalyptic d-beat in “Units” and the skin-crawling, electrified atmosphere of “Schizadrania”. The same pattern of existential violence continues in “One Voice” and when their side concludes with “Negation”, one can only hit the repeat button. In addition to the excellent music that can be found in this split, the production is amazing, a snapshot of a growing trend we witness in the last few years, meaning underground bands paying attention to this aspect of their releases, in genres they weren’t used to do so in Greece. In my humble opinion, this release will be particularly influential on the scene in many ways. A truly great album.
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Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXhuaf7Lm0k
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