Flash Flood: Intercourse's Ripping Hardcore Captures "The Iceman's Tears" (Early Track Stream)
Noisy hardcore pros Intercourse (whose album Rule 36 was recognized on one of our 2021 best-of lists) are back with a new full-length intriguingly titled Halo Castration Institute. These Connecticut crusaders meld the crushing noise of The Jesus Lizard with ample hardcore influences, prompting lead singer Tarek Ahmed to quip: “We’re too weird for a lot of the hardcore scene and too aggro for the weird scene.” That message certainly comes across in rapid-fire fashion on the album’s 24-minute blast.
Today, we are premiering the track “The Iceman’s Tears,” a quick hit: pounding drums give way to Ahmed’s pained and shouted vocals, while guitars have you bobbing and bouncing to the crazed atmosphere. Gone in a flash, much like the lives taken by the titular Iceman, this little taste of Halo Castration Institute should hold you over until the record’s release.
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Ahmed had this to say about the track:
We’ve had a running theme throughout the band’s history, about the loss of innocence and becoming increasingly desensitized to the world around you. There’s a lot of songs about the fucked up characters I’ve grown up around and there’s a ton of true crime references. ‘Iceman’s Tears’ is about Richard ‘The Iceman’ Kuklinski’s sentimental side.
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Halo Castration Institute releases May 5th via Learning Curve Records.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
Apr 27 – Richmond, VA @ The Bike Shop
Apr 28 – Greensboro, NC @ etc.gso
Apr 29 – Atlanta, GA @ Inner Space
June 2 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom (w/ Pissed Jeans)