Disfear / Doomriders - Split 7"
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Who buys 7″s now? Punks and purists, perhaps. I’ve never been a 7″ guy myself – I prefer albums – but I appreciate its romance. It’s more punk than metal; you see kids at hardcore shows clutching little square sleeves bought with lunch money. At their best, 7″s aren’t junk food, but snapshots. They capture young bands putting something, anything down on wax; bands doing favors between full-lengths for friends; bands having fun with friends, one to a side.
Disfear – Fear and Trembling (excerpt)Doomriders – Crooked Path (excerpt)
Disfear and Doomriders have snapped a Polaroid of their recent joint European tour. It finds Disfear at their peak. “Fear and Trembling” is as epic as d-beat gets, urgently contracting and expanding. Doomriders’ offering isn’t their best, but it’s most welcome. It’s been over three years since their mammoth debut, Black Thunder. Some splits and live records have emerged since, but “Crooked Path” really whets the appetite for more. That Thin Lizzy-gone-hardcore sound is in full bloom, draping plangent bends over rough-and-tumble drums. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve listened to it. That’s exactly what a 7″ should do – zero in on individual tunes.
Like all Deathwish vinyl releases now, this split includes a free download code for the MP3’s. It also comes in a variety of vinyl colors, as well as a special European edition from Disfear.
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