GRAVES AT SEA – "This Place Is Poison" EP ...

For a band that has notoriously produced tunes that crawl on the edge of a razor, this EP had me gathering alot of my tools from the tool-shed for complete destruction of most of the drywall, cabinets and anything not nailed to the walls or floors of my house. And while I was tempted a great many times by “This Place Is Poison” I found the constant driving moving forward storm that it is a pleasant fuckin surprise!.  Thundering drums, a bass tone so colossal that when I cranked the volume i got fuckin winded! Plus those mesmerizing guitars that keep the misery jacked all the way to 11 and beyond! What was unexpected to me was the dual vocal treatment on display here. These vocals both hi and low definitely do this track justice as it seems the listener is getting ridiculed and spit at from all directions. Fuckin gold! A bit of spoken word passages near the end up the dose of me wondering if these fellas are human or lizard kings. They succeeded in cracking my skull open reaching inside and grabbing my attention, peeling my eyes and ears back for maximum ingestion from the first goddamn note. As side A came to a close I let out a sigh of relief then realized I had yet to endure side B.

I was pleased to hear Orchid as it is an acoustic passage after the beating I had taken from Side A. I could hear the sounds of spoken word clips from what I’m guessing are from Hammer Horror shows, Vincent Price. Just as Im getting used to the acoustic Orchid I hear the sounds of a train whistle blasting and BANG! Were headfirst in to Black Sabbath’s “Lord of this World”. Fuck, i’ve got to say, these lads just fuckin owned this song. With the jacked up fuzz and tone more than a mile thick and the combination of two styles of vocals  that really shine thru this adds something different and original to the track. This EP gave me a much needed shot in the arm of “FUCK YES” and I’m sure stoked to hear what these fellas come up with next. I’ll bet it’s nothing short of fucking awesome!

Words: Matt Berube

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