Release
date: November
2nd
2018. Label:
Self Released.
Format: DD
Whiteout
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Tracklisting
1.Ice
Queen 04:39
2.No
More No More 02:14
3.Blessed
Are The Deaf 05:01
4.The
Getaway 04:03
5.Massive
Star 02:43
6.Lies
Refined A Thousand Times 02:45
7.Identity
Lost 03:54
8.The
Neverending End 04:00
Members
Marcus
Forsgren - Guitar
Peter
Rudolfsen - Drums
Anders
Voldrønning - Vocal
Review
Whiteout
is the debut album Norwegian Hardcore/Sludge/Punk Rock mob –
U-FOES. This album is very much in your face from the start and the
band make no apologies for that. Their music has been described as
the bastard offspring of The Melvins, Torche and Slayer and truth be
told that’s a pretty accurate description.
There
is no point in doing a song-by-song review of this album as it’s
best to enjoy the album in one full violent sitting. As U-FOES leave
no stone unturned in
creating a highly volatile atmosphere. The band change their styles
of music throughout the album and it can be quite hard to follow at
times but you can never call this album boring. As Whiteout has a
wide range of different sounds and moods that are very hard to
categorize.
U-FOES
may struggle with the lyrical content at times but it’s the
action-packed music that saves the day. As this album remains
gloriously violent and heavy from the start. Standout songs include:
Ice Queen, Blessed Are The Deaf, Identity Lost and The Neverending
End.
The
production is handled by the band’s guitarist, Marcus and he does a
damn fine job of keeping everything together with the album sounding
great for the most part. There are a few rough edges here and there
but other than that, Whiteout is a superb sounding album and matches
the pissed-off attitude U-FOES create here.
If
you’re in the mood for an album that will kick the living shit out
of you then Whiteout is the album for you. it’s never going to win
any musical awards but for sheer genuine full-throttle excitement
then U-FOES are ahead of the competition….
Words
by Steve Howe
