Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Rabbits/SOS[Singles, Other Shit]/Eolian Empire/2013 Compliation CD Review


  Rabbits  are  a  band  from  Portland,  Oregon  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  with  a  musical  style  that  combines,  noise  rock,  hardcore  punk  and  sludge  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  compilation  album  "SOS [Singles,   Other  Shit]"  which  was  released  by  Eolian  Empire.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  used  in  certain  songs,  while  the  bass  guitars  have  a  very  strong,  powerful  and  heavy  sound  that  dominates  throughout  the  album.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  sludge,  noise  rock and  hardcore  punk  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  along  with  some  melodies  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  lead  guitars  which  are  only  used  briefly  are  very  noisy  and  distorted  style  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  all  aggressive  shouts  and  screams  that  combine  hardcore  and  sludge  together,  while  the  lyrics  cover  hateful  and  everyday  themes, while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  heavy  and  old  school  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  compilation  and  the  second  side  is  all  cover  from  bands  such  as  Discharge,  Rudimentary  Peni,  Cro  Mags,  Bikini  Kill,  Negative  Approach,  D.R.I,  Poison  Idea,  Minor  Threat  and  Black Flag.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Rabbits  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  sludge,  hardcore  punk  and  noise  rock, you  should  check out  this  compilation.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Wooze"  "Lungs"  "i'd  Rather  be  Sleeping"  and  "Wasted".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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