"Vancouver's BAPTISTS recently completed work on their second
full-length album, the follow-up to their 2013 debut Bushcraft. Entitled
Bloodmines, the new album (like the debut) was recorded at Godcity
Studios in Salem, Massachusetts with Kurt Ballou.
Like its predecessor, Bloodmines is a fast, exhilarating album of
rage, oozing with genuine raw emotion and punk rock fury. Shards of
feedback make way for fast powerful riffs and savage vocals, whilst
explosive drumming pumps blood around the band's beating heart. On album
tracks like "Vistas", "Calling" and the title track, "Bloodmines", the
pace changes, revealing powerful, almost anthemic, jagged noise rock
akin to influential San Diego post-hardcore band Drive Like Jehu and
similar acts which go beyond the two minute mark. Discordant guitar
melodies and abrasive vocal passages are elongated, still volatile but
perhaps allowing for further contemplation of the band's underlying
message.
BAPTISTS continually find new ways to express their rage and with
Bloodmines they have created a memorable and commanding album."
3.5/5
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