FATAL PEACE - 2026 Demo CS
I, perhaps unfairly, made a knee-jerk assumption, based off the rather zeitgeist-y, UA Fest friendly bad name and bad, uninspired cover art that that the first foray of MPLS' FATAL PEACE would, frankly, suck. I let it languish in "to listen to" purgatory for a few weeks before giving Peace a chance, and lemme tell ya True Believer, this would give yer fave Beatle tinnitus (though, if yer fave mop top is John, you should take a good long look inside yerself).
The vocals are ugly and sit just right in the mix, thankfully resisting any contemporaneous inclinations to hide like a coward under mommy's blankie, layered under endless reverb. Just the classic "rabid dog hardcore" type shit we know and love.
Their five originals call to mind Michigan's BORN WITHOUT A FACE: mean, driving, metal-tinged hardcore punk. They even make a golden oldie unrecognizable a la the aforementioned.
Rating? 0 barks, 5 bites. (That's good! Ya know the adage, si?)
Listen here: https://fatalpeace.bandcamp.com/album/2026-demo
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