Lovingly pinched from The Bone Reader: Featuring T-Roy Medlin of Sourvein on vocals, “Dixie” Dave Collins of Weedeater on bass, Vince Burke of Beaten Back to Pure on guitar and Erik Larson of The Might Could/ex-Alabama Thunderpussy on the drums, Hail!Hornet has a Sludge pedigree that is completely undeniable. What’s more, I’ll tell you right now – these guys DELIVER on it, and fuck anybody that says otherwise!
The sound overall is caustic and aggressive. The riff reigns supreme throughout the course of the entire album but the boys know how to keep it interesting. The songs are not forgotten for love of the riff and never falter because the pace and intensity is varied from one to the next. Elements of Thrash and Hardcore abound and it’s all stitched together real tight.
‘Shoot The Pigs’ leads things off right. There’s a hint of menace in the smoked out intro before things get raw. It’s a double ought preview of all the wicked things to come.
‘Gifted Horse’ is a stunner. Vince Burke hurls some serious alpha-dog riffage down and Erik Larson works the double-bass drum like a threshing machine. This one’s a personal favorite.
The title track does the album justice, no doubt. Disperse The Curse is built around a few fairly simple riffs that really stick to the ribs. It also shows the sort of spice that the boys are capable of adding to the brew in order to keep you from being pummeled unconscious. Not exactly subtle, but who needs it when malice and forethought work so much better anyways?
Continue reading: Hail!Hornet + “Disperse The Curse” – The Bone Reader.
Tags: Album of the day, Beaten Back to Pure, Disperse the Curse, Erik Larson, Hail! Hornet, relapse records, sludge, Sourvein, T-Roy Medlin, The Bone Reader, The Might Cloud, Vince Burke, Weedeater, “Dixie” Dave Collins
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Eleven variations of Sabbath’s Under The Sun. But without the finesse.