Hessian A.D. - Manegarmr
Southern Lord classifies this band as “Dark Metallic Hardcore.” I’m not the resident expert on Metalcore (I defer to Jack’s far superior knowledge in that department), but Belgium’s Hessian A.D. [until recently, simply known as Hessian] doesn’t strike me as being a Metalcore band. Maybe the Sunlight Studios production is what does it, but Manegarmr doesn’t sound remotely like anything I classify as Hardcore. When I think of Hardcore, I think of either bands like Minor Threat, Agnostic Front and Sick of It All, or bands like Crass, Discharge or Napalm Death. Hessian A.D. doesn’t sound anything like any of those bands. The fact that Manegarmr was recorded at Sunlight Studios by Thomas Skogsberg should give you a clue as to what this band really sounds like. The next clue is that singer Bram Coussement is a vocal dead ringer for Matti Karki. If your answer was “Old-School Swedish Death Metal,” you’re correct. Yes, Hessian A.D. sounds very much like a band that worships at the altar of Like an Ever Flowing Stream and Left Hand Path. While not as melodic as Entombed or Dismember were, Hessian A.D. does pack a powerful punch. This is some ferocious shit. If, as the press release indicates, this LP was named after the wolf that devours the sun [isn’t that Skoll?], it’s because these guys attack the listener like a pack of hungry wolves. Each track is a short burst of anger and aggression that gets your head banging right away. If this band could capture even half of the brutality and rage that’s on this LP in the live setting, you’re going to be looking at mass casualties coming out of any venue that they play at.
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