Formed in the icy depths of Montreal in the winter of 2017, Skumstrike seek an unholy union between the raging punk of that city and the glowing-red aggression of ancient thrash and first-wave BM.
Formed by LA (Profane Order) on strings and ZS (Serpent Corpse, Xanadoo) on vocals/ceaseless battery, the band's debut album 'DEADLY INTRUSIONS' follows 2020's 'EXECUTION VOID' EP, and features artwork by renowned Indonesian artist Ibay Arifin. Combining rapid-fire thrash with the heft of early Celtic Frost and moon-worshipping abandon of Darkthrone, a crackling vein of high-voltage hardcore punk runs through the record, perfectly portrayed with a reckless cover of Poison Idea's 'Nothing is Final', while the wild spirit of Japanese acts ranging from Sabbat to GISM animate the unhinged vocals.
'DEADLY INTRUSIONS' delivers ten rapid stabs to the throat on April 8.
1. Caustic Poison
2. Blood Red Vision
3. (Ensnared In) Endless Night
4. Panic Obsession
5. Another Shot of Fear
6. Ritual Murder
7. Mental Wound Submission
8. Lobotomize
9. The Infestor
10. Deadly Intrusions
11. Nothing is Final (Poison Idea cover)
CD version to be handled by Selfmadegod.
Cassette version to be handled by Caligari Records.
Listen to 'Caustic Poison' via the Decibel Magazine website - https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2022/03/29/track-premiere-skumstrike-caustic-poison/
Listen to 'Blood Red Vision' below.
https://youtu.be/6wms3YrD1WU (https://youtu.be/6wms3YrD1WU)
Links ain't working big dawg.
Thanks, fixed now.
I like the filthy vocals and the riffs sound cool to me. Not into that d-beat style drumming though. Kind of kills it a bit for me, but all the best with it. Good to see you back making music.
Enjoyed the hell out of that, savage stuff!!
Like it a lot
Cheers lads, and likewise to yourself Andy re: Bacterium!
Plan is to get this out and then concentrate on a full-length towards the end of the year.
https://youtu.be/6wms3YrD1WU (https://youtu.be/6wms3YrD1WU)
Blood Red Vision from their forthcoming album 'Deadly Intrusions'.
(https://bravewords.com/medias-static/images/news/2022/SkumstrikeDeadlyIntrusions.jpg)
Enjoying this!
Working my through the demo and EPs now too... :abbath: :abbath: :abbath:
Savage. Celtic Frost on meth.
Excellent, spot on with the Celtic Frost ref. Also, that riff at 2 minutes is vintage Slayer!
Good luck with it, I'll definitely grab a copy.
Deadly stuff, fair play Bok-bok. Can only echo what Matt said above. I turned straight to Hellhammer after listening to the measly one-fuckin' track ye have available! ;)
That's a right kick in da bollix. Love it!
Pretty cool tune. I totally agree with the CF and Slayer references there, vocal placement also reminds me of early Darkthrone bar the tone.
I quite like the cover too.
Toxic Holocaust approved - love it :abbath:
Thanks lads, and Crow for posting it! :D Full thing is out next month on CD, tape, and digital.
QuoteToxic Holocaust approved - love it :abbath:
Cheers! Did they actually say something about it?
Quote from: Crow on March 10, 2022, 04:50:25 AM
https://youtu.be/6wms3YrD1WU (https://youtu.be/6wms3YrD1WU)
Blood Red Vision from their forthcoming album 'Deadly Intrusions'.
(https://bravewords.com/medias-static/images/news/2022/SkumstrikeDeadlyIntrusions.jpg)
That's very good. Really primal and ugly. I can hear the HH/CF and Slayer references, but there's also a bit of Vomitor in the mix. Nice work, Lorcan.
Edit. I like the inclusion of the word 'deadly' but you could have upped the Dublin influence even more by referring to yourselves as Rapid Metal :P
Haha, well I kept up the Irish references in the promo pics. Has there been a metal promo shot with a hurley yet? There is now.
(https://kronosmortusnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SKUMSTRIKE220309-.jpg)
Haha, that's class man!
The shtickín is called a hurl north of the River Suir big lad:)
Quote from: ResidentOfBok on March 11, 2022, 10:09:18 PM
Haha, well I kept up the Irish references in the promo pics. Has there been a metal promo shot with a hurley yet? There is now.
(https://kronosmortusnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SKUMSTRIKE220309-.jpg)
Haha, class.
It's not a hurley...
It's an ancient Irish weapon. :P
Didn't zhOra take to the Bloodstock stage puckin' a sliotar across the stage, a few years back?
Quote from: ResidentOfBok on March 11, 2022, 10:09:18 PM
Haha, well I kept up the Irish references in the promo pics. Has there been a metal promo shot with a hurley yet? There is now.
(https://kronosmortusnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SKUMSTRIKE220309-.jpg)
Fantastic!
Put me down for a t-shirt, I mean ... jersey!
Another track from the album streaming on Decibel now - https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2022/03/29/track-premiere-skumstrike-caustic-poison/
Ordering from Ireland or anywhere in Europe? The pre-order from Selfmadegod makes the most sense - https://selfmadegod.bandcamp.com/album/deadly-intrusions
Had a spin off a promo of the album the last week.
Class stuff! Will definitely be picking up a copy.
Would love the tape, but the postage is twice the price of the tape itself. :laugh:
So CD it is! :abbath:
https://skumstrike.bandcamp.com/album/deadly-intrusions