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Hello and thanks for reading. There have been a lot of great records that arrived over the last week. It was hard to pick just one to write about! Since I have limited time and have been anticipating ULTIMATE DISASTER’s debut 12” the most, I decided to write about that beast today. It’s funny that Grave Mistake isn’t nearly as active as a label as it used to be, but randomly they drop some crazy shit like this or DESTRUCT. ULTIMATE DISASTER is a pretty well-known band in my mind, but we live close to them and I have seen them a lot. I realize that even the average Sorry State reader may not be that familiar with them, since their demo tape came out just last year on a fairly new label, Acute Noise Manufacture.
The guitarist had a short-lived project before this that some of you might remember called HORRID PEACE. If I remember right, HORRID PEACE was just meant to be a studio project, but ended up playing a few gigs. I am glad they did and that I was there, cos they ripped. Their one and only release was also the debut for Acute Noise Manufacture. If you missed that one, I would check it out. While ULTIMATE DISASTER and HORRID PEACE have obvious similarities (i.e. DISCHARGE), the latter seemed to take much more influence from DOOM. Ironically, I think ULTIMATE DISASTER really leans into the DISASTER side of things. To some these distinctions are super silly and possibly not even distinguishable, but I think it’s an important reflection of each band’s sound. ULTIMATE DISASTER tends to play faster than DISASTER though, and they never have gang vocals on the chorus. I feel like that is something a lot of bands lack these days, but also half the time you’re playing at a DIY spot where you’re lucky to get one good working microphone and maybe a microphone stand. Ah yes, I wanted to point out that ULTIMATE DISASTER is a 3-piece band, and I am always impressed when people can really maximize what they are doing like that.
ULTIMATE DISASTER will come through here in May to support their new record. If they’re playing anywhere close to you, I would say it is well worth the drive to catch them live! Alright, I think that sums it up for the week. I do wanna also mention we got some VARAUS shit in stock. I’m not sure how long they will last, and this stuff does not seem to circulate too well. If you missed their EP the first time, grab one now!! We have also just stocked the repress of the 12” that was previously reissued. It was an extremely nice and clever touch to house the repress in a fold-out poster sleeve, just like they did the original pressings. Even though I got a copy of the first reissue (in the proper jacket like the first press) I had to get this one because of the packaging as well, haha. Alright thanks for reading, ‘til next week.