Darker Handcraft

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Total Tracks: 12   Total Length: 31:07

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Jayson Greene

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Jayson Greene writes about music for Pitchfork, the Village Voice and other publications. From 2004-07, he was associate editor for SYMPHONY Magazine, where he ...more »

12.21.11
A marvel of streamlined ferocity
Label: Prosthetic / IODA

It takes half of one second for Trap Them’s Darker Handcraft to place its boot heel on your neck. After a tiny peep of feedback, like a creaked-open door, the Seattle hardcore band barrels through like foaming Rottweilers. The band has been paring down the edges from its assault on each successive release, like an Olympic swimmer looking to reduce resistance: On Darker Handcraft, they have become a marvel of streamlined ferocity. Their sound is all sinew. The riffs are blindingly fast, but there is no “math” here: Math would slow things down. Hardcore is music of momentum; at its best, it creates a sensation of hurtling invincibility. This album is the most potent, pure distillation of that feeling I’ve heard in a long time.

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dark, ugly chaos

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i do not need a band to re-invent their adopted genre each time they release an album. just kick my ass. And Trap Them does just that with "Darker Handcraft". No slow intro - second one is brutal off the bat with blistering beats and low tuned bass lines acting as fists to your brain. This lp is more of Converge influence; but the vocals still are accessible. The music also still boasts its Tragedy and Coliseum influence, in that a groove is allowed to sneak in here and there. the breakdown and riding riffs are celebrated here. D-Beat love shines through in this dark, HEAVY as heck album. Low tones, feedback, distortion and all the melee of a nervous breakdown during an earthquake is present. Some may feel a "rock" vibe, and with "Evictionaries" is a good argument, and it's there. But this is metal; evil, dark, tough but catchy metal. Sludge or doom kids

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