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Án efa einn af hápunktunum í þungarokkinu á síðasta ári. Með eindæmum
hversu intense og viðeigandi þessar gönlu kempur eru á þessum síðustu
og verstu tímum, eftir að hafa legið í dvala í rúm 10 ár. En ég ætla
ekki að pára meira heldur láta Deathwish um lýsinguna:

To this day, the message conveyed on the first flier announcing the
formation of 108 perfectly encapsulates the purpose of the band:
“Direct expression. Bypass mind. Bypass intellect. Self to sound.
Against the dead trend. The robot me. The modern social entity
stripped of color and vibrancy. Not philosophy. Not religion. True
self expressed in sound.”

No one can deny that fake fashion posturing and lifeless clone music
are on the verge of killing heavy music. Revolted by these trends,
those who followed 108, even those who thought they had outgrown the
genre, are responding to the band's psychedelic noise infusion, brutal
riffage, and incisive lyrics with enthusiasm and profound relief.
Those who never experienced the band before have been given access to
a band that changes their perception of what a punk band can be. On an
undeniable rampage, 108 is shocking listeners back to consciousness
and getting them thinking again, feeling again, and banging their
heads in defiance at the near-death of heavy music with a message.

Their first proper studio album in over a decade, “A New Beat From A
Dead Heart” was recorded and engineered by Kurt Ballou (Converge) at
Godcity Studios. With the opening bass line of “Declarations On A
Grave”, 108 transports listeners to a new aural plane with it's
jarring grit and intensity. Standout track “Three Hundred Liars” is as
musically infectious as they come, pulsing and writhing through it's
many sonic twists and turns. And elsewhere on the album “Angel Strike
Man” soars with a Bad Brains-esque white hot anger while “The Sad
Truth” cuts deep with repetition and poignant poetic vocal styling.
These, along with the other songs on the album, are all sonically
unique and spiritually invigorating. Redefining “heavy” with their
controlled chaos, drive to enlighten, and will to inspire through
sound. All of these qualities make “A New Beat From A Dead Heart” the
kind of rare artistic achievement that few bands could ever attain.


Strímaðu þessi lög:

Angel Strikes Man: http://www.weare108.com/music/ASM.mp3 thrashí

300 Liars: http://www.weare108.com/music/300Liars.mp3 grúví



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Tilvitnun:
With a general blueprint that effectively rests Robert Fish's poignant
vocal contortions atop a disharmonic wall of noise, each song is a
jarring burst of undiluted intensity that ends in aural devastation.
Though A New Beat From A Dead Heart offers spastic satisfaction from
top to bottom, the most prominent of climaxes ensue on more dynamic
tracks around the middle of the disc, such as the dissonant “Resurrect
To Destroy” and “Three-Hundred Liars”, the thrash-laden “Angel Strike
Man” and “Martyr Complex”, and finally the virtually unhinged “Our
Kind”. By the conclusion of the first spin, despite my only brief
brush with bands of this sort, A New Beat From A Dead Heart had taken
me by surprise and opened my eyes and mind to what the scene's finer
acts may have to offer if given the proper chance.

With a production (courtesy of Converge's own Kurt Ballou) that is as
gritty as it is gleaming, A New Beat From A Dead Heart captures the
cohesion of chaos and clarity that is 108. Out of nowhere the band has
crafted a passionate and energetic landmark of an album that by far
surpasses their previous efforts and redefines the modern hardcore
punk design. - www.metalreview.com


Tilvitnun:
“I was around 7 years old when 108 released their ”last“ album,
Threefold Misery. A lot has happened since 1996…
Due in part to Kurt Ballou's fantastic production, and general
maturation of the band, 108 sound far more full and tight than ever
before. Instead of being loosely tied together, the whole band is a
cohesive unit, with the angular guitar riffs accentuated by a
fantastic rhythm section that gives each song its own identity. A
combination of early 90s hardcore and post hardcore, 108 generally
deliver exciting songs filled to the brim with passion, ranging from
the spoken word (”The Sad Truth“) to the building aggression of ”We
Walk Through Walls“ (which starts off heavily Fugazi like, then meets
the heavyness of Neurosis somewhere down the road) to the outright
pissed off in ”Angel Strike Man“.
Count it among the best records to be released this year perhaps, and
make its addition to your collection a necessity.” -
www.sputnikmusic.com



Tilvitnun:
“This record sounds like a 108 record should sound. Music wise it is
brutal from begin till the end, especially some of the guitar riffs
are killing. In comparison with their pre-break up records it does
sound a bit different, some odd hooks and some unexpected changes. The
lyrics are slightly different from their previous work, but still they
are top notch and with a clear message to spread, that makes the
listener think…” - www.asice.net



Tilvitnun:
“On A New Beat from a Dead Heart, the listener is blessed with some of
the band's most ambitious, heaviest, and fastest material to date.
Instant classics like the slightly reworked yet even more pulverizing
”Angel Strike Man“ and the harrowed ”Resurrect to Destroy“ easily
match up with old favorites like ”Blood“ and ”When Death Closes Your
Eyes." But what's all the more amazing is that the band wields that
same creative touch that may have actually damaged their oldest albums
in some fans' eyes, and employs it differently here to consistently
positive results….
If this is just the re-beginning of things to come, it's safe to bet
that the blood will be flowing easy for years to come.
-www.punknews.org






Strímaðu þessi lög:

300 Liars: http://www.weare108.com/music/300Liars.mp3 grúví

Angel Strikes Man: http://www.weare108.com/music/ASM.mp3 thrashí





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