No Heaven Awaits Us - Irony of Pure Hatred

No Heaven Awaits Us plays metalcore the way I like it – heavy on the metal. No bullshit, no technical nonsense, just riff after righteous riff, with death growls and bulletproof production. I could do without the requisite lyrics about hardcore punk, but when metal does lyrics about metal, it’s often awesome, so maybe I have a double standard! Slayer and older Metallica influences are always good things, and the traycard under the CD is a tribute to Bill Hicks, so this Polish band obviously has its heart in the right place.

Warsaw label Lifeline put out this EP, so you know what to expect – jawdropping packaging, with a beautiful, three-panel digipak and liner notes where each page is like friggin’ museum art. New demos are up at the band’s MySpace, and they sound great, so I’m plenty jazzed for its upcoming output. In the meantime, you can pick up this slab of all killer, no filler at Interpunk.