If we all take a look around, it’s not too hard to tell that some things must change, and fast. I’m a firm believer that words have power, and when they are put to music, they even have more power. Last week, I reviewed the album by San Diego’s Age of Collapse entitled Burden of Beast, out now on Aborted Society Records. Today CVLT Nation is beyond proud to be streaming this totally on point record in full! Read part of our review below, and listen to Burden of Beast for yourself! Babylon is going to burn, and no one will be able to put out the fires!
As songwriters, Age of Collapse really know how to manifest captivating moments of honest emotion. A grand example of this is their tune “Hands Take That” – every second of this listening experience is fucking perfect. The intro is a erie walk in the woods, before these huge dirty guitar parts come into the air and are surrounded by dis-beat drumming. The riffage on this song is full of compassion and empathy, which is an ideal soundscape for an unforgettable vocal performance that shouts at humanity to wake the fuck up! Age of Collapse are masters at dipping angst in deep wells of dark melody to create a sonic wall of black magic that will have you under their spell for sure! When you hear the opening of “Final March,” you can totally envision the agony of the downpressed, and realize that they can’t stand for it any longer. …CVLT Nation
Big island Joe
February 15, 2012 at 11:17 am
You guys are making some awsome music. Monuments of promise was the fucking one dude. Keep it up!