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Following up their 2020 EP Barcelona IRREAL delivers eight troglodyte anthems of radikal hardcore punk. Borrowing heavily from the Hear Nothing era DISCHARGE and echoing equally Suomi classics DESTRUKTIONS/ MELLAKKA and AOQ demo era CRO-MAGS, IRREAL creates a maelstrom of hypnotic feedback. Era Electrónica Catalan and Spanish anarchist lyrics bind the bands primitive sonic assault, delivering a modern hardcore punk record without an ounce of modern attitude. Punk as it is meant to be; nasty, aggressive, political and uncompromising.
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Markus at No Master’s Voice
Cover art by Arturo
Cover art by Arturo
Our take: We loved Irreal’s previous 7”, 2020’s Hardcore 2020, and their new 12” Era Electronica keeps the hot streak going. As before, Irreal’s sound is straight up hardcore punk, inspired by Discharge and the legions of international bands who came in their wake. For a band that is so uncompromisingly raging, their sound has a lot of wrinkles, going from straight up Discharge worship like the title track (which is a blatant homage to “Fight Back”) to more complex songs like “Desorden,” which is driven by fast palm muting that reminds me of Broken Bones or Riistetyt. This is just perfect hardcore punk, toeing the line between chaotic and catchy, summoning that glorious feeling of being at a happening show where the band and audience are both going off. A total ripper.