FACEDOWNINSHIT
NPON – Nothing Positive, Only Negative
Relapse Records
7/10
Harsh, lo-fi tones abound on “NPON”, as Facedowninshit parlay a great deal of influence from Eyehategod with the result being foreboding, coarse, doom-sludge with more than enough disparity to seize the listener’s interest. Over the course of seven drawn-out musical beatdowns, Facedowninshit incorporates significantly gruff undercurrents of NOLA-inspired dissonance.
During the record’s boisterous title track, the band steers well clear of conventional definitions of melody, instead opting to deliver a sound that is bitterly jagged, discordant and considerably unforgiving.
Random, squealing feedback and slow moving, teeth-gnashing reverberations infect “Countless”, a track that is powered by random string scraping and a thick, sludgy riff. A touch of hardcore worms its way into “Ten Strip”, but the band’s propensity for keeping a restrained tempo gives the track a slow motion effect.
Overall, Facedowninshit will be most appealing to those who take pleasure in a particularly anti-musical experience. Rough sounds such as the ones that listeners will unearth here are often difficult to swallow, but Facedowninshit provides an admirable antithesis to the plethora of sugarcoated sounds currently accepted as metal these days.
Written By: Angel Grinder
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