FESTERDAY

Iihtallan

sEAsOn OF MIsT Finland’s grindcore chameleons recalibrate their compasses An early 90s demo band, Festerday are only now releasing their debut album, although they’ve undergone myriad name changes since – most notably as …And Oceans – between 1995-2005, each representing a new step in their musical (d)evolution. Their switch back to their original, Carcass-inspired moniker in 2013 suggested a bloodbath was due, and that’s what you get initially on Iihtallan. However, the inclusion of two different takes on the song Let Me Entertain Your Entrails, including one buzzing, lo-fi black metal version worthy of Transylvanian

Hunger, an increasingly introspective vibe growing underneath the layers of greasy riffs and mouthwatering titles (Your Saliva, My Vagina, Edible Excrement, etc) mark a journey beyond the usual goregrind territory to somewhere even more disconcerting.

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FOR FANS OF: Carcass, CSSO, Afflicted Convulsion

OLIVIER BADIN