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Artist...... Dealey Plaza
Album....... Culture And Circumstances
Label.......
Genre....... Metal
Releasedate 2018-02-02
Encoder..... LAME
Bitrate..... 320kbps
Size........ 41.54 mb
Duration.... 16:47
WWW......... http://play.google.com
.Tracklist .................................................................
01 Bricks [ 1:52]
02 Landlords [ 3:24]
03 Home [ 3:13]
04 Divide [ 3:50]
05 Unrequied (feat. Sweet Baby Ray) [ 4:28]
.Releasenotes ..............................................................
Our impact on the people around us and the world we live in is just as much a
factor of our upbringing and history as it is a matter of our genetic make-up
and personality. YouÆve heard of the whole nature vs. Nurture thing, right?
ItÆs like thatùwe are a collection of our experiences and the world in which
we were raised. Our pastùour cultureùis a huge factor of where we go, what we
do and what mark we leave when it comes to our existence on this planet.
Which means Dealey Plaza must have come from one hell of a place to be the
monstrous, impacting and immense powerhouse they are today.
Culture and Circumstance, the bandÆs long-awaited EP is a misnomer if ever
there was one. The album artùa cold, nostalgic looking photoùand peaceful,
composed name imply pretty much the direct opposite of what this crushing
collection of five tracks truly is: Dealey Plaza at their absolute heaviest.
Sacrificing some of their overt deathcore influences from the earlier entries
in their discography and continuing down the path hinted at by Deliverance,
Culture and Circumstances combines metallic influence, raw aggression,
elements of ûcore influence ranging from heavy hardcore to metal and
deathcoreùall of itùto create an oppressive, intelligent experience that,
while a detour from the political message the listener might be used to, is
Dealey Plaza at their most cohesiveùand what IÆd argue to be their best.
While Dealey Plaza may not have started this way, the group have formed into
a relative supergroupùwith guitarist, production mastermind and overlord of
heavy music Jesse Kirkbride at the helm, the band have emerged from the
swampy slums of Florida to grow into a nation-and-worldwide juggernaut. With
a series of changes since Deliver Us, Dealey Plaza are back with a raunchier,
more unhinged sound than the listener might have expected, in no small part
to the attitude and aggression put forth by percussionist Chris Whitedùa name
you likely recognize from the likes of King Conquer, Lost Fortune, and of
course, working alongside Kirkbride in his production empire. Whited uses an
organic, authentic feel (accentuated by live drum recording) to pump pure
range into Culture and CircumstancesÆ veins. While heiring less on the side
of technicality and more on inflicting mass casualties with blunt,
bone-busting power, Whited still managed to keep things moving with heaps of
energy. From the salvo-after-salvo of ôBricks,ö through ôHomeö and ôDivide,ö
Whited keeps things moving along excellently, working with long-time bassist
Troy Sinatra to provide a snappy, thick firmament. SinatraÆs bass bolsters
WhitedÆs kick drum and adds depth to Dealey PlazaÆs dynamic, all without ever
really being too prominent. ôUnrequitedö sees Sinatra at his boldest, where
the introductory number is a blistering example of just how low he can go.
Atop it all, Kirkbrideùjoined by guitarist Kyle Carter (notably of
Beacons)ûabsolutely dominate, with groovy, immense portions joined by
breakdowns and riffs violent enough that they feel like a chainsaw severing
the listenerÆs calvaria in twain. Carter and Kirkbride hit hard, fast, and
incessantly on ôBricks,ö but use ôHomeö and ôDivideö as more balanced and
immersive tracks, only before closing things succinctly with the sinister
ôUnrequited.ö Where ôLandlordö and ôUnrequitedö are barbaric, theyÆre also
beautifulùas they see Kirkbride and Carter working in perfect tandem with
Whited and Sinatra, establishing a marvelous, well-rounded and ruthless
display of power.
With a more brazen, filed down and blunt approach to delivering raunchy,
bordering on toxic levels of devastating aggression, one thing remains almost
constant with Dealey PlazaÆs dynamic: the excellent efforts of frontman Bryan
Long. LongÆs vocal cords have held down the front with Dealey Plaza for years
now, and, in turn with the bandÆs shark-like mentality of constant forward
(and upward) motion, LongÆs vocals improve in turn. Culture and Circumstance
sees Long at his most mature yet, using every extend of his range, harping on
hectic mid-range yells in ôLandlord,ö with ôDivideö and ôUnrequitedö filling
out the extreme ends of his talents. LongÆs voice is still every ounce as
unique as itÆs always been, lashing out with a tone that sounds, quite
honestly, like no one elseùtherefore itÆs hard to really put a finger on how
he sounds different, but he certainly does. Perhaps itÆs the time thatÆs
elapsed since Deliver Us, perhaps itÆs the amped up emotion and rage-inciting
intensity abundant on their 2018 effort, and, given the uncouth political
atmosphere (and DealeyÆs past as a politically driven act), maybe itÆs just
the world at large in 2018 bringing out the best in Long. Something is
different, and whatever it isùthat new energy and immense, profound and
sharpened ability to elegantly span his arsenal of styles and tonesùmakes
Culture and Circumstances one hell of a record.
I feel like a broken record whenever confronted with the task of trying to
describe Dealey PlazaÆs latest endeavors. With each effort they put forth,
they consistently force me to eat my own wordsùas I never seem to predict
that their next release will (invariably, at this point) be able to beat
their current masterwork. I thought the same thing with The Masonic Diaries,
Provoke the Human, Deliver Usùand each time IÆm wrong. The same thing is true
now; a perfect blend of intense, no-holds barred aggression on LongÆs part,
blended with the dark, devastating instrumentation from Kirkbride et al.,
Culture and Circumstance blends heavier, hellish death-and-metalcore elements
with brash hardcore and a tint of sharp, slicing metal. The result is nigh
impossible to confine to a single genre, but the take-away is simple: if the
consequence of waiting damn close to three years for another Dealey Plaza
record is something this incredible, itÆs a consequence IÆm ready to accept.
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