{"id":77610,"date":"2019-03-29T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=77610"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:23:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:23:51","slug":"review-lotus-eater-social-hazard-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-lotus-eater-social-hazard-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Lotus Eater &#8211; Social Hazard EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-77627 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Lotus-Eater-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\">Glasgow&#8217;s local street rats <strong>Lotus Eater<\/strong> are back to shed the light on the grim landscape they call home with their new EP <em>\u2018Social Hazard\u2019<\/em>. Having signed to Hopeless Records last year, their goal is to bring you into their way of seeing things \u2013 a world without hope.<\/p>\n<p>The nightmare starts with <em>\u2018Thug\u2019<\/em>, a short instrumental that serves as a quaint introduction to what <strong>Lotus Eater<\/strong> have to offer &#8211; down-tuned grooves, painful breakdowns and all-out hysteria. <em>\u2018Yuck\u2019<\/em> starts off as a Meshuggah track that flows into a groovy verse, followed by a metalcore-style melodic break, and then into some Slipknot style chugging. The intricate melding of influences on this shows a band that isn\u2019t afraid to experiment.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018The Fear\u2019<\/em> is a song that is designed to slam your head against the door &#8211; the beatdowns contained within this monstrosity are perfectly executed and will make your blood boil with anger. <em>\u2018Freak\u2019<\/em>&#8216;s sprawling descent into madness sees the band offer up a slab of the gloomy aura they thrive on. The eratic nature of this track realy does send the listener into a frenzy, and is a perfect accompaniement to a crowd of moshers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Lotus Eater - Mother (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/55Ffb_NNsL0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Mother&#8217;<\/em> continues the warpath with eerie verses that create suspense, backed by single guitar notes that strike through with ease. The song ends on a tempo-shifting slam, with the breakdown picking up the pace as each bar comes and goes.<\/p>\n<p>Clean vocals creep in on <em>&#8216;Jawless&#8217;<\/em>, giving a welcome, but brief, juxtaposition for what&#8217;s to come as the brutal Glasgow mob make a searing comeback, with polyrhythms and chugging riffs that deliver the final knockout to those listening. The ferocious record finally lays to rest.<\/p>\n<p>After this showcase in all that is heavy, it is safe to say that this EP is worth your time. <strong>Lotus Eater<\/strong> have brought an uncompromising incursion of misery, filth and obscurity upon us. Once you\u2019re done with this, you will be immersed into <strong>Lotus Eater<\/strong>&#8216;s land of doom and gloom.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Social Hazard&#8217;<\/em> EP by <strong>Lotus Eater<\/strong> is out now on <strong>Hopeless Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lotus Eater<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LotusEaterUK\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lotuseateruk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lotuseateruk.bandcamp.com\/album\/social-hazard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lotuseateruk.bigcartel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bigcartel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Dylan Whitty (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rootsinwax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@rootsinwax<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Lotus Eater have brought an uncompromising incursion of misery, filth and obscurity upon us&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":77627,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,2269],"tags":[16032,15783,246,16421,16195,16769],"class_list":["post-77610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","category-ep-review","tag-dylan-whitty","tag-ep-reviews","tag-hopeless-records","tag-lotus-eater","tag-roots-in-wax","tag-social-hazard"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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