The Upper Hand

by Deafkids

The Upper Hand cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 October 2013
  • Label: RAW Records
  • Country: Brazil
  • Community rating: 3.27/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Deaf Kids, Douglas Leal, Marian Sarine, Marcelo Dos Santos

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Serving as their debut full-length album, 'The Upper Hand' establishes the Brazilian duo's raw and aggressive fusion of crust punk and sludge metal. The record utilizes a wall-of-sound, lo-fi aesthetic and relentless tempos to deliver a series of bleak, politically charged anthems. It marks a crucial early milestone in the group's transition from traditional d-beat punk toward a more textured, heavy sound.

Genres

Descriptors: repetitive, noisy, atmospheric, dissonant, distorted, percussive, ferocious

Tracklist

  1. Mind
  2. Void
  3. Divine Carrion
  4. The Upper Hand
  5. In My Flesh
  6. I'm Yours
  7. You're Mine
  8. Broken

Credits

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