{"id":89197,"date":"2019-08-30T15:30:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T14:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=89197"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:25:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:25:33","slug":"review-sect-blood-of-the-beasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-sect-blood-of-the-beasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: SECT &#8211; Blood Of The Beasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-89213\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SECT-Blood-Of-The-Beasts-compressor-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SECT-Blood-Of-The-Beasts-compressor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SECT-Blood-Of-The-Beasts-compressor-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SECT-Blood-Of-The-Beasts-compressor-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SECT-Blood-Of-The-Beasts-compressor-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SECT-Blood-Of-The-Beasts-compressor-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SECT-Blood-Of-The-Beasts-compressor-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SECT-Blood-Of-The-Beasts-compressor.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>With a sharp intake of breath, Chris Colohan launches into a vocal assault which sets the scene for vegan straight edge mammoths <b>SECT<\/b>&#8216;s\u00a0latest studio offering.\u00a0If previous record <em>&#8216;No Cure For Death&#8217;<\/em> was an indication of the direction the five-piece was heading in, then <em>&#8216;Blood Of The Beasts&#8217;<\/em> is a mission statement from the band.\u00a0Although it&#8217;s still covered in the fuzz of that easily distinguishable HM2 guitar tone, but more so than any of the band&#8217;s previous efforts, Colohan is thrust front and centre.<\/p>\n<p>Arguably one of the most eloquent vocalists in hardcore, Colohan\u2019s passion is worn clearly on his sleeve as his impassioned vocals are screamed out over the pummelling noise produced from his bandmates. What <strong>SECT<\/strong> has really managed to master is the quick change of pace, going from aggressive punk to groove film hardcore to gut-punching power violence all at the flick of a switch.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7rEjB7GCTH0KEtskbAkpgg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With <i>\u2018Terminus\u2019<\/i> being a prime example of this with the opening moment of the song almost being drawn out by the band&#8217;s standards, before the riff kicks back in just that little bit faster and completely changes the tempo of the track.<\/p>\n<p>This being said, <strong>SECT<\/strong> still showcase their flat-out fast assaults with Andy Hurley displaying intricate drum fills on <i>\u2018Redundant Gods,\u2019<\/i> before seamlessly throwing out blast beats like they are no big deal.\u00a0As it is in their abrasive nature, <b>SECT<\/b> don\u2019t shy away from anything with their songs heaped in hot topics such as animal rights (see <em>&#8216;Like Animals&#8217;<\/em>), politics (<em>&#8216;Redundant Gods&#8217;<\/em>) and just general society, it is no surprise that this is one hell of a pissed-off record.<\/p>\n<p>Clocking in just over a quarter of an hour, this does not in a sense feel like a short record as there is so much backed into such little time. If <b>SECT<\/b>\u2019s plan was to release a record which would rip through you like a wrecking ball, well <em>&#8216;Blood Of The Beast&#8217;<\/em> is certainly mission accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8216;Blood Of The Beast&#8217;<\/i> by\u00a0<strong>SECT<\/strong> is out now on <strong>Southern Lord<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SECT\u00a0<\/strong>links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SectXVX\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sectxvx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/sectxvx.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Tim Birkbeck (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tim_birkbeck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@tim_birkbeck<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Rips through you like a wrecking ball\u2026 &#8216;Blood Of The Beast&#8217; is certainly mission accomplished&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":89213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[5879,17536,546,15746,15023],"class_list":["post-89197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-album-reviews","tag-blood-of-the-beasts","tag-sect","tag-southern-lord-records","tag-tim-birkbeck"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Review: SECT - Blood Of The Beasts - Already Heard Staging<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Rips through you like a wrecking ball\u2026 &#039;Blood Of The Beast&#039; 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