���� Commissioned by Gotebl�d for the special release of the Wuvable Oaf hardcore anthology that came out a little while back from Fantagraphics, this split 7" features two apparent fans of Ed Luce's acclaimed comic book doing their own cover of the song "Fearce", as written/performed by the "black metal/queercore/ progressive disco grindcore band" Ejaculoid that figures prominently in the comic.

���� On his rendition, Author & Punisher mutates "Fearce" into a pummeling cyborg assault that's virtually indistinguishable from any of the band's original material. In other words, a bone-crushing industrial metal assault welded together from sputtering, super-heavy drum machines, monstrously distorted synthesizer riffs that erupt into a massive, epic hook, and Shone's furious screams stretched and fuzz-drenched as the song transforms into a soaring, mecha-metal monstrosity. Intensely crushing and captivating, like Godflesh glazed in synthwave melodies. And on the other half, LA necro-punk weirdos Harassor go for the jugular with their own cover of "Fearce", exploding into a ferocious blast of hideous bizarro punkmetal, their primitive blackened thrash steeped in low-fi filth and laced with strange electronic buzzing and deformed synthnoise, shifting between violent speed and crawling, sludgy heaviness. Vicious!

���� A killer split that'll leave you wanting to check out Luce's comic book if you haven't already, with the heavyweight colored vinyl housed inside of a full color sleeve that features some particularly grim Luce artwork, and includes a link to a digital download for the EP.