Hailing from the cold north [Örebro, Sweden], Dead Reprise have just released their 2nd full-length record titled, the Unveiling. Recorded at the legendary The Abyss [Amon Amarth, Dark Funeral, Celtic Frost, etc.] and released in Europe on Monument Records with GTR Records handling the US release, the Unveiling is 11 songs of relentless, embittered hardcore which is a follow-up to their 2007 full-length, Day of Defiance [GSR]. The artwork was done by Dave Quiggle of No Innocent Victim who has had his work grace many album covers, t-shirts and pieces of flesh. The band just did a string of shows in August throughout Europe in support of the record which was released on July 24th.
From the beginning, the Unveiling hits hard at an unnerving pace with the aptly titled, Unleash the Havoc. A pace which Dead Reprise manages to maintain strongly throughout the entire record without its consistency becoming tired. They utilize tempo changes which would keep any hardcore kid moving, and roughly seven minutes into the record, they slow things down on Deliverance and show a bit of their metal influence with this short interlude that clocks in just under a minute. Immediately, the record gets back on track with Against the Tide. Even though their sound has a metallic edge to it, their songwriting remains true to their hardcore roots. Solid, straight forward riffs drive this record, down to some very crushing breaks. The aural assault does not end there. The Famine features guest vocals from one of the most vicious voices in hardcore. Clevo legend, Human Furnace assists in the madness. The Unveiling does not let up, not even up to its final moments on Wolves Disguised. This record is an all out attack of heavy hardcore. A must have for your lifting days and/or to intensify your road rage. This one is not for the weak.
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Album art taken from http://www.davequiggle.com/
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