CD Review: Convulsions – “Culture Shock” (Imminence Records)
Convulsions’ Culture
Shock is a corrosive wasteland of noise; a caustic arena littered with
landmines of titanic riffs and destructive vocals (“Product Of The Lost”
featuring Davis Rider (Immortalist), “Scum Staunch” featuring Jordan LeGore of
KING). Culture Shock is bookended by its too best offerings –
opener “Intolerance” melds shattering guitar work with scathing discharges,
while the closing title track injects a shot of epinephrine directly into
the heart of Culture Shock, coming
out like runaway freight train before devolving into a breakdown battlefield
filled with juicy djent riffing. But while the EP both starts off and finishes
strong, it wanders too deep into the sonic wilderness during its middle
portion, causing listeners to easily get lost along the way. With Culture Shock, it’s not just about how
you start or how you finish, it’s actually both. Just make sure you can find
your way out in the end.
Grade: C+
Go Download: “Intolerance”
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