![]() I’ve also joined their 2012 vinyl club, that includes all of the vinyl records they release this year. I’ve been a member of there 2011 singles club, so got all of their 7” single releases of 2011. I was lucky enough to get this last from TDON. Saying that this split could compare to Mayday/Integrity split is the biggest compliment split could receive! The last full length was from RiH was maybe a little disappointment for me, but when band releases such great albums you always expect that each next will be even better. This is great release! Been fan of both bands for some times although both have some rises and few “falls”. For everyone else, it's also available digitally. I'll be shocked if they don't sell out soon, so you'd be foolish to sleep on this. Rot in Hell "Erebus" Integrity "Black Heksen Rise"Īfter a lengthy pre-order phase, just a few copies remain (directly from the bands). Here's a little proof thanks to YouTube (check out snippets from the second 7" through or iTunes): Excellent.īefore I was finished with my first complete listen this set had already worked its way into being one of my favorite splits of all time. The flip side contains the 7+ minute "Where Does the Fire Come From", consisting of half-whispered/half-spoken vocals amidst lurching dark ambient swells and crunches of distortion, not to mention barely audible acoustic guitar and assorted other abstract textures. "Process of Prayer" then follows with lightly distorted spoken passages mixed right in against ominous, faintly melodic low-end drones. First up is an alternate recording of "Waiting for the Sun to Burn Out My Eyes", which adds whispered vocals and faint wisps of distortion to the acoustic version that appeared on the "Thee Destroy+ORR" CD. ![]() Its three tracks/11-and-a-half minutes strike me as a combination of Roses Never Fade and early Psywarfare with some additional twists. The second 7" is billed as "a caustic narrative of the book read aloud by Dwid Hellion", but it's really so much more than that. The last two pages contain lyrics and such for the Rot in Hell and Integrity tunes, while the remaining nine consist of a cryptic, essentially text-free "comic book" of Dwid's trademark illustrations and obscured, textured graphics. The records are housed in a black and white gatefold 7" sleeve with an 11-page booklet secured to the inside of the right panel. ![]() These concise and explosive EP's have found Integrity cranking out some of their fiercest and most powerful material as of late, and I'm all for it. Both compositions see the band's trademark sound permeated by somewhat more of an obvious Japanese hardcore influence (more so in the former) through raw, driving power chords explosive solos and crazy tapping runs pounding midpaced breaks with just the right amount of eerie melody etc. Integrity then follows with "Waiting for the Sun to Burn Out My Eyes", which transitions seamlessly into "Black Heksen Rise". They never fail to impress, and these are two of their finest tracks to date, without a doubt. Rot in Hell kicks things off with the crunchy rhythms, droning lead melodies, scathing vocals, and scorching solos of "Erebus" before a stark change of pace via "Life Becomes a Desert Around You"-which utilizes faint singing underneath a repetitious lull of acoustic guitars, violin, and sparse percussion. I mean, this must be right up there with the Integrity/Mayday split in terms of absolutely perfect, wholly appropriate pairings. ![]() At this moment in time I can think of no better combo for a split than Rot in Hell and Integrity, compliments of Thirty Days of Night Records.
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