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Dead in the Dirt - The Blind Hole

Review by Kev Eddy

It's the musical equivalent of smacking down 15 espresso shots in a row.»

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Southern Lord is proud to be releasing the debut album from Atlanta-based grindcore trio Dead In The Dirt. 'The Blind Hole' is a blast-laden auditory dissent that is absolutely crushing! Dead In The Dirt traveled seven hundred miles north, to record with Andy Nelson (Weekend Nachos) at Bricktop Recording Studio in Chicago during the second week of April 2013. 'The Blind Hole' follows their initial 2010-released 'Vold' EP which caught the attention of Southern Lord Recordings, who hooked up with the band immediately for the release of their Fear 7" (which quickly sold out!). The Dead In The Dirt sound takes morose lessons from His Hero Is Gone, Drop Dead, (old) Napalm Death etc... to horrifically relentless levels of blasting intensity. It is not very often that a new band can simultaneously and effectively spew forth such filthy chaos in a controlled manner. It is also rare that recordings from bands in this scene/genre display such clear and concise production values. This is literally one of the heaviest and most brutal recordings that has come out in recent times!
Dead In The Dirt is a band who continually takes their societal and politically-based (straight-edge, vegan, atheist) contempt out on the road.
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