No Fealty / Kollapse
Split 7"
Angry Records / 5 Feet Under Records 2013
Two
Danish powerhouses team up to deliver a split of devastating dualism.
Kollapse is a crushing blend of doom and post hardcore and No
Fealty is a scathing blast of crusty hardcore!
First up
is the hyper intense explosion of No Fealty's Ravished. Bulkier
guitar sounds unite with aggressive, rolling drum patterns and gruff
screams that are belted out like beatdowns. The songwriting has a
stop-start flow to it with straight-on speedy riffs and a quickly
flexing chorus. The whole track is sheer audio violence with
crusty edges.
On the other side is
Kollapse's track, Father. Slow, rhythmically swaying riffs are tinged
with sorrow and isolation. Near melodic accents linger on the edges of
the riffs as the pounding beats and plodding pace flood you with sense
of coldness before the track is transformed into cyclopean chords that
obliterate you beneath their weight. The vocals are powerful screams
with a hint of sadness and futility in them. For me this musically
inhabits similar territory as artists like Amenra and Children Of God.
Very moving music.
Do
yourself a favor and pick up this 7" of two of Denmark's modern
masters. Though diverse in approach, both songs are fraught with
emotions and you can't help but get caught up in the desolation and the
violence of each band's style!