FROM BELOW “The Deeds of Monsters”  EP  black PRE-ORDER

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FROM BELOW “The Deeds of Monsters”  9.00 EUR / 38zł   black PRE-ORDER

(REFUSE+BITTER MELODY) From Below brings together members from North Carolina’s political hardcore band Catharsis—Matt (guitar) and Ernie (bass), São Paulo’s vegan straight edge veterans Point of No Return—Fred (vocals), and North Carolina’s forlorn post-punk act Bellafea—Nathan (drums). The result of this unlikely combination is nothing like what you might expect: raw and fast d-beat seasoned hardcore punk influenced by the likes of Discharge, Corrosion of Conformity, Crumbsuckers, Christian Death, Cro-Mags, Wolfbrigade, and Disfear. Their debut EP features three songs recorded in the fall of 2024. “Teratomachia,” the single, is a fast-paced metallic hardcore avalanche that addresses nuclear war. Instead of focusing on the looming threat of future devastation, it looks to the past—specifically, the actual nuclear attacks in history and the trauma they caused. The “monsters” in the song, which also gives the EP its name, refer both to the cultural tropes used to make sense of collective trauma and to the men who authorized such attacks, driven by an abhorrent and self-serving utilitarian rationale. The EP includes two other tracks. “Empire’s Deceit” combines classic d-beat elements with moody post-punk interludes as it explores the seemingly contradictory yet intrinsically linked relationship between imperialism abroad and xenophobia at home—an attitude that defines much of the political right today. “Feitoria,” sung in Portuguese, brings to the fore the legacy of centuries of colonialism, particularly of the Iberian kind, in the Americas and Africa.

Co-release between Refuse Records (EU) and Bitter Melody Records (US)

https://refuserecords.bandcamp.com/album/from-below-the-deeds-of-monsters-7ep