{"id":6267,"date":"2016-02-16T13:14:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T13:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-wolf-down-incite-conspire\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T21:20:45","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T21:20:45","slug":"album-review-wolf-down-incite-conspire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-wolf-down-incite-conspire\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Wolf Down – Incite & Conspire"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WolfThere’s a throwback feel to German five-piece Wolf Down<\/b>, not only in their highly politicised left-wing brand of hardcore, but also in the heavy thrash influence underpinning their intense shredding. They tackle a number of issues like animal rights, the environment and abuse of power; so it’s lyrically, as well as musically, powerful.<\/p>\n

The introduction soon gives way to the visceral attack of ‘Against The Grain’<\/i>, with its machine gun riffing, setting the tone for the rest of the record. Stylistically there is a strong hint of Max Cavalera era Sepultura, but the comparison is a compliment as the Germans proceed to pummel the ear drums with their well-executed eyebrow burning thrashcore riffs.<\/p>\n

On ‘Protect\/Preserve’<\/i> it’s easy to picture a heaving mosh pit as the riffage ebbs and flows, while ‘Invisible War’<\/i> starts out like a straight ahead, “rip your throat out”<\/i> headbanger that descends into a chugger, before kicking off big time in time honoured hardcore style; it’s exhilarating stuff.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

There is a pattern of thrashy openings before slowing to a grind which proves effective but overused, ‘At Daggers Drawn’<\/i> being a prime example. Although it’s no bad thing, it would be nice to see more varied arrangements, like on ‘True Deceivers’<\/i> with its interesting time-changes and finale of easy strumming. This leads into ‘Torch of Reason’<\/i> which is “taking the fight to a whole new level”<\/i>, though it thrashes around on a similar level to the rest of the record, but again, no bad thing.<\/p>\n

‘Conspire’<\/i>, featuring Jesse Barnett (Stick To Your Guns), shows off the band’s love of a good hard bass riff, as does closer ‘The Fortress’<\/i> which provides a fitting finale; the chunky bass leading into heavy-assed riffs that build to an epically heavy mid-section and a sample of Woody Guthrie<\/b>’s ‘All You Fascists Bound to Lose’<\/i>, genius!<\/p>\n

This is a strong second album from Wolf Down<\/b> with a great deal of substance both politically and riffwise, they\u2019re sure to give STYG, Stray From The Path and Counterparts a run for their money on tour this week.<\/p>\n

3.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘Incite & Conspire’<\/em> by Wolf Down<\/strong> is released on February 26th on End Hits Records<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Wolf Down<\/strong> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Edward Layland (@EdwardLayland<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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