THE ESTRANGED - S/T LP
Probably one of the albums I listened the most in the last two years. My friend Juan mentioned them in a tour we were doing around Europe with IRREAL, because I was really obsessed with WIPERS, but I listened too much ALL their albums and I needed something new. His recommendation was surprisingly spot on, THE ESTRANGED covered all my musical needs with a refreshed take on the Portland trio. With an amazing and consistent rhythmic work (same drummer of HELLSHOCK, LEBENDEN TOTEN… and bassist also from HELLSHOCK, FROM ASHES RISE… legends!) and perfect melodic and dark guitar lines complemented with the amazing vocal work, their music fulfills all my desires of a band of that style.
Their previous albums were super good too, but they sound a bit harsher, and the production is not that polished. This one is an absolute perfection of the mix of punk and rock. In my honest opinion it is a masterpiece and I hope they play again someday.
Listen here: https://sabotagerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-estranged-s-t-lp
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