Hi, you wanna know about us?By: Ernesto Aguilar
Album Type: EP
Date Released: 11/08/2017
Label: Relapse Records
With the opening cut, "The Scourge and the Gestalt," and throughout, you hear Poison Blood stand among some of the legends – Slayer, Venom and precious few more that can grind you into dust with the sheer force of sound and the rawness of their lyrics. All you have heard about Poison Blood is completely true. It’s a sensational debut that is exactly what the genre needs, and we can all only wish for more.
“Poison Blood” CD//DD//LP track listing
1. The Scourge and the Gestalt
2. Deformed Lights
3. Myths from the Desert
4. A Cracked and Desolate Sky
5. The Flower of Serpents
6. Shelter Beneath the Sea
7. From the Lash
8. Circles of Salt
The Review:
The only thing that has generated more buzz than the beautiful cover art for Poison Blood's self-titled debut is the devastating music within.
And what a debut it is. You no doubt have seen a great deal of praise for the project,
a collaboration between Jenks Miller of the post-rock outfit Horsebackand Neill Jameson of the New Jersey black metal band Krieg. By all accounts, Poison Blood was intended as a creative space for the pair to explore the darker, heavier side of their respective work. They do, in smashing fashion. Smashing, that is, in every way imaginable.
The eponymous recording is probably going to be the most jarring 19 minutes of your life. From the understated opening that turn into rattling, bestial guitars and then into Jameson's harrowing vocal delivery, Poison Bloodis positively ruthless. With the opening cut, "The Scourge and the Gestalt," and throughout, you hear Poison Blood stand among some of the legends – Slayer, Venom and precious few more that can grind you into dust with the sheer force of sound and the rawness of their lyrics. "A Cracked and Desolate Sky" compliments the fiery backdrop with technical and melodic guitar work. You catch touches like this across the board too.
Where Poison Blood is most shocking in its quality is with its miniscule but fatal songs. Consider "Shelter Beneath the Sea," 51 seconds of assault from start to finish. Ironically, the most unusually slow and gentle track, "The Flower of Serpents," at 48 seconds, is its lead in. Both are sterling in their composition and production. Poison Blood'slongest entry, the four minutes-plus "Circles of Salt," is practically an operetta in comparison and is the passel of tighter entries. You almost wish there was more of this, because this closer swirls with moods, tempos, musicianship and incredible vocal effects. This release is billed as an EP, so you have to expect you may hear more of this on the full-length in the future.
All you have heard about Poison Blood is completely true. Its a sensational debut that is exactly what the genre needs, and we can all only wish for more.
"Poison Blood" is available here
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