The
last words of a dying planet: Tracklisting
1.Tides
of Sulfur - Lord of flies 02:55
2.Tides
of Sulfur - Crawling through a pit of ash and bone 07:20
3.The
Air turned to Acid - Sisyphus 03:40
4.The
Air turned to Acid - Glandroid 06:32
Tides
Of Sulfur - Band Members:
Anthony
'Snake' O'Shea-Shredding/Apparitions
Chris
Bull-Throat/Low-End Assault/Noise
Tom
Lee-Battery
The
Air Turned To Acid – Band Members
Leonid:
Guitars
William:
Guitars:
Andrew:
Bass Guitars
Trevor:
Percussion
Richard:
Vocals
Review:
Tides
Of Sulfur and the brilliantly named The Air Turned To Acid are easily
two of my favourite bands in action at the moment so the news that
after their first billing together at last years Doomfest event in
the doom capital of England (You guessed it, High Wycombe) pleased me
greatly.
With
two tracks from each band and one collaboration, you certainly get
your money's worth from this brilliantly brutal split.
Tides
Of Sulfur kick things off with "Lord Of The Flies" which
tears out of the speakers and forces itself violently into your face
and doesn't let up until the minute the track slams on the brakes to
a sudden stop.
Track
two "Crawling Through A Pit Of Ash And Bone" is an
altogether different beast. The title of the track should give away
to you that this song is just a touch slower.
Riffs
as thick as tar bury the listener beneath their weight as the vocals
alternate between the harsh higher pitched screams and lower deathly
growls with ease, while the ever present drum Apocalypse controls the
track until around the five minute mark when the tempo picks up
literally for a minute before dropping back into a perfectly judged
riff, which fades in and out as it concludes.
Disinherited
is the collaboration (credited as Sulfur Gimp and Acid Gimp) and
works well to split the ep nicely between the two bands alternating
styles. It's a kind of weird instrumental, industrial sound effect
with spoken word over the top that frankly makes me feel a little bit
unsettled when I listen to it. But I think that was the point.......
Over
to TATTA to see what they can deliver. They deliver filth. By the
bucket.
First
(or fourth however you want to look at it) track Sisyphus doesn't
waste any time in continuing the demolition job that TOS started.
Angular, heavy discordant riffs crashing about while vocalist Richard
Repper basically loses his shit over the top. You can practically
hear the disgust in his voice as he spits the vocals at you.
Final
track "Glandroid" delivers much more of the same but for
longer. Just in case you hadn't got the fucking message yet. I'm a
big fan of the vocals in this track and the way they are layered
together, which when added to the huge wall of sound the rest of
TATTA provides just leaves you feeling ruined by the end of it.
A
great addition to the scene and anyone who caught them at this years
Red Sun Festival in Cardiff will testify to why there is a fair bit
of buzz about both these bands right now. A vicious split ep that
captures two very different bands in fine form.
Pick
up a copy of the ep on CD from HIbernacula Records or a very limited
cassette from FHED while you still can. You won't regret it.
Words
by Simon Ross Williams
Tides
Of Sulfur Links:
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