Right now I’m having an extra heavy blast, because I’m blasting XAPHAN in my headphones. Damn, this Minneapolis band has released what might the best demo of the year! Yeah, it’s only two songs, but who cares because they both go balls out and fucking kick donkey ass! XAPHAN’s music pounds you in the skull harder than Roberto Duran’s uppercuts. Their songs have a spectacular groove to them, but at the same time they are super aggro in all the right ways. XAPHAN have the power to conjure up coffins full of sonic mayhem that will keep both the hardcore and metal heads happy. The first song on the demo is entitled “V” and is an all-out onslaught that lasts for 2:41 and will leave you wanting to beat your head against the wall in bliss. Then the next composition is called “I” and lasts for 7:38 – it’s more dirge, while still just as powerful as the first tune. So here is a message to all of my fellow webzine writers out there: spread the fucking word, because this band MUST BE HEARD!!! I know for a fact that XAPHAN will not stay unsigned for long, they are just too fucking rad. All west coast weirdos, you are in luck: XAPHAN will be performing at this year’s Power of the Riff in Los Angeles. I dig this band so much that I will make sure to get there early so I don’t miss them…One strange parting fact: this demo was recorded and mixed on the guitarist’s iPad.
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