Skin Like Iron
Amalgamation II
Free Cake (2008)
Amalgamation II compiles together the three self-released cassette recordings from Skin Like Iron. These recordings were originally released separate from each other beginning last year; they were ultimately brought together in a limited edition cassette box set before the good people at Free Cake Records saw fit to offer them up in CD format. The first nine tracks are culled from the Myths recording, also known to be the band's demo recording. As noted in the previous review of this material, these songs are dark, raw, and sludgy. However, one aspect that my colleague neglected to focus on was the ferocity to the music, which, however, does not outshine the heaviness. It seems like it'd be a paradox - and it probably is - but that's the best way to describe the sounds of Skin Like Iron. The band sounds like The Melvins covering Black Flag songs no lie. The closing track "Crippled Lips" sees guitarists Paul Ehat and Alex Capasso experimenting with their less obvious influences as they integrate excessive amounts of feedback and minimalistic instrumentation. Three tracks from Conquest follow and they're equally as devastating to the ears. There is an increased emphasis of the low end in … Read more
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Remain in Memory: The Last Show
Fat Wreck Chords (2008)
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Vagrant/Swami (2008)
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Turbonegro
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