As the world burns and the foundation of our existence begins to crumble, Last Agony shall be the ones playing the soundtrack to our ultimate end. These Canadian noise-punk maniacs launch a feverish attack with the release of their first full-length album, “The Imminent Slaughter.”
By now whenever I receive a promo from Sentient Ruin, I already know that the band is going to be extremely unforgiving and capable of dealing out a savage sounding release. Honestly, I was not ready for the passionate sounding hardcore drive and pure hateful sounding nature that Last Agony was able to conjure up on their debut album. This album is a hellacious sounding punk release and digs deep into the blackened depths of unapologetic artistic expression. From the ear shattering guitar riffs to the ravenous rhythms, these musicians have their sights set on unleashing apocalyptic chaos throughout the world wide extreme music community.
For around 18 minutes, I can guarantee you that this band deals out 100% effort and never succumbs to that generic hardcore mentality which kills so many albums. The eight tracks featured on this album may not be long in terms of length and are packed full of technicality, but they sure as hell deliver a punching amount of musical brutality. The first track, “The Imminent Slaughter,” does a tremendous job introducing the agonizing songwriting style that Last Agony sets out to establish with this album. Ear piercing feedback followed by a sinister sounding guitar onslaught pulls you right into a war zone of instrumental chaos. The singer’s vocals spew out pure hatred and venom to compliment the aggressive sounding arrangements that show a band fueled by disillusionment and disgust.
Another area of this album worth mentioning is the bass playing and how the bass parts inject an extra boost of bombastic sounding hostility. On the song, “Diabolism,” you can vividly hear the bass notes complimenting the crushing drum parts, thus creating a seismic shockwave that hits you right in the gut. Also, on tracks like, “Maniac” and “Hacked to Pieces,” you hear these musicians playing with such ferocity that even though the arrangements sound completely chaotic at times, the raw and unforgiving mindset is extremely compelling.
There is no bullshit with this band and on the last two tracks, “Unbridled Lunacy” and “Propaganda Bleeds,” I was highly impressed by the fiendish sounding guitar riffs. “Propaganda Bleeds,” is a very thought provoking track and the overall atmosphere during the song was like a firestorm scorching all that stood in its path.
Last Agony’s, “The Imminent Slaughter,” is probably the most raw and intense sounding album that I’ve heard so far this year. These musicians really know how to write catastrophic sounding hardcore punk. Trust me when I say that the destruction that Last Agony brings to the table is imminent and once this album comes out on May 7, 2021, there shall be no place to hide once this band is unleashed!
Enjoyed review Robby.
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