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- Date Released: March 31, 1994
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Punk, Rock, Garage Rock
- Label: Amphetamine Reptile / The Orchard
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If Hammerhead's debut was to alternative rock what Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer was to independent film -- a harrowing glimpse into the cold, hard heart of darkness -- Into the Vortex is more like Quentin Tarantino's equally violent, but more sophisticated Reservoir Dogs. On their sophomore release (not counting the live EP, Evil Twin), the band applies a greater degree of finesse to their bloodthirsty din. Although the record pummels as hard as their 1993 debut, Ethereal Killer, vocals have become a bigger part of the equation and the pace isn't quite so unrelenting. Comparisons to fellow Amrep outfit Helmet, before they went off into a more metal-oriented direction, would not be misplaced. The song "All This Is Yours" has come to define the now-Minneapolis-based trio with lines like, "I wash my hands of this dirty world/It makes whores out of pretty girls." Guitarist/vocalist Paul Sanders sounds as if he's channeling the Laughing Hyenas' John Brannon (one of the top throat-shredders of the 1990s, if not all time). Other numbers, like the opening track, "Swallow," explore the roots of violence ("My mother she hates me/Turned my father against me"), while "Zesta" ("Live alone/Die alone") is nihilism boiled down to its purest essence. "Galaxy 66," on the other hand, proves that these three ordinary-looking Midwestern cats could kick the jams out just as hard without any lyrics at all (and without getting too "proggy" in the process). Into the Vortex indeed.
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Swallow |
4:16 |
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| 02. | |
The Starline Locomotive |
5:29 |
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| 03. | |
Zesta |
2:28 |
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| 04. | |
All This Is Yours |
3:44 |
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| 05. | |
Brest |
4:18 |
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| 06. | |
Double Negative |
3:32 |
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| 07. | |
Empty Angel |
4:43 |
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| 08. | |
Galaxy 66 |
4:01 |
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| 09. | |
Journey To The Center Of Tetnus 4 |
7:10 |
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09 Total Tracks, 39:41 Total Length
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Credits
- Hammerhead - Main Performer // Tim Owen - Photography // Interloper - Guitar // Interloper - Vocals
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