Homewrecker
Worms and Dirt
Tracklist:
1.Wreck
2. Worms
And Dirt
3.
Baseborn
4.
Visions Of Terror
5.
Chained Hanging Victim
6. Pipe
Dreams
7. Eyes
Of Anguish
8.
Charlatan
9. Beaten
Freedom
I was recently playing Homewrecker’s Worms and Dirt album for a friend in my car and I mentioned that I
had written a review raving about the album for the blog...until I realized
that I never actually got around to it.
Now, do not mistake my laziness and forgetfulness as indifference for
this band. Homewrecker, hailing from
Ashtabula, Ohio, was a complete unknown to me before this album. I say this with some shame, as this LP shows
that they are well on their ways to becoming one of the heavy hitters in
Midwest hardcore.
While taking inspiration from the likes of Integrity and
Slayer, Homewrecker is able to create their own brand of brutal, pissed-off, metallic
hardcore that is perfectly topped-off with some of the most guttural (albeit reverb-soaked)
vocals I’ve heard in some time. In
short, this album is anger and evil incarnate, and that is why I love it so
much.
I have a stable of bands that I know I can always go to for
the music I’m looking for, and there are always new bands that catch my
attention from time to time, but Homewrecker is the first new band in a while
that I truly expect to follow throughout their career. The riffs are monstrous, peppered with NYHC
influences, and tracks like “Chained Hanging Victim” and “Baseborn” never seem
to get tired no matter how many times I listen to them.
Oh ya, and most importantly, I have a declaration to make
about this album: Worms and Dirt has
the heaviest, most well-timed intro track of the last 5 years. Entitled “Wreck”, this atmospheric and distortion
laden song mixes demonic riffs and fundamentalist Christian movie quotes (at
least I think it’s a movie quote...I couldn’t place the sample for the life of
me) to create the perfect introduction to an album that will be lauded,
admired, and surely imitated for years to come.
Also, Homewrecker’s Worms
and Dirt further prove that A389 is the most reliable and impressive label
in hardcore. No hyperbole, only truth.
