Worshippers of filthy, punk-infected blackness should get a load of this: a new split 7" that has malefic collaborators in Lamb-baiting no-fi perversion teaming together for a bowel-scented platter of skuzz that I've been spinning nonstop lately. Altars and Halla both specialize in cacophonic blackpunk that compliment one another nicely, despite being situated at opposite ends of the globe.
Featuring members of Hex Noir, Iron Curtain and Teeth Collection, Altars deliver ultra violent no-fi black metal on "Serment de Sang", a seven minute jam that absolutely fucking kills, and sounds like one step above a boom box recording while managing to imbue the murky, blown out production with a strange, grimy density. Rampaging drums speed through a storm of reverb-drenched screams, distorted hiss, electronic feedback, and trebly guitars, but underneath all of the filth and noise are some great melodic riffs that are catchy, anthemic even, but delivered through a twisted, hideous blackened noisepunk assault. It ends in a mangled skronky breakdown that crumbles into pure sonic chaos and grinding industrial noise at the end, dragging the thrash down into a mire of corruption.
Hailing from Iran, Halla (should take you roughly two seconds to figure that name out) delivers "666 Sanctus", an equally noisy and impressive puke-blast of blackened misanthropic punk. It's quite an introduction: the music is completely blanketed in white noise, the primitive black thrash enshrouded in this thick coating of hiss and distortion that's comparable to the trebly overload of bands like Vacuus, Malveillance, or Ancestors. A more accurate reference point might be what you'd get if someone was blasting the early Hellhammer demos out of a gargantuan transistor radio directly into your face. Primo!
Recommended to necro scum junkies, obviously; this filth is ideal for followers of early Ash Pool, Ancestors, Bone Awl, Malveillance, Ildjarn, Akitsa, and similarly damaged creeps. Released on black vinyl in a limited edition of 263 copies.