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Tempter

by Tempter

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Sacricide 03:13
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3.
Night Terror 02:43
4.
La Lluvia 02:03
5.
Pestilence 03:55

about

Hurtling along at the speed of global rage, and merging the best of crossover metal and hardcore from ‘80s Japan, Sweden and UK, Tempter brings a new voice to a legendary sound. It should come as no surprise that the group is comprised of hardcore veterans whose collective pedigree includes bands such as Candy, Division of Mind, Nosebleed, Ekulu and more.

Standouts “Sacricide” and “Pestilence,” built on pulverizing riffs and apocalyptic solos, bookend the S/T EP while “Uniformed Madness” and “Night Terror” barrel toward impending doom with the speed of a buzzsaw. Mixed by Fucked Up’s Jonah Falco, the production distills crushing noise and acidic atmospheres and provides a fitting backdrop for vocalist Valentina Lopez’s showstopping and varied performance. “La Lluvia,” with its use of samples and layers of synths, dances around spoken word sections that read out a poem of the same name by Roberto Bolaño, one of Chile’s greatest writers:

“ahora puedes llorar y dejar que tu imagen se diluya
En los parabrisas de los coches estacionados a lo largo
Del paseo marítimo. Pero no puedes perderte.”

“Right now you can cry and let your image dissolve
on the windshields of cars parked along
the boardwalk. But you can’t lose yourself.”

Bolaño’s work fits perfectly with the biting satirical punk mood that Lopez exudes with every breath. He often questioned the privilege of making art while the junta would torture people in basements. Hardcore, punk and metal often presents itself as a political act more than music, whether in its DIY ethic or protest lyrics. However, perhaps we find it too easy to fall into its angry embrace and eat each other alive whilst the world outside continues to fall. This music makes hell on earth a little bit more bearable, but ultimately, Bolaño and Lopez call on counterculture music to have meaning and political action.

Check out the animated music video for Pestilence by Digital 3vil here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HMi2tyA3AU

QCHQ - 075

credits

released August 17, 2021

Valentina Lopez - Vocals
Michael Quick - Guitar
Andrew Huff - Guitar
David Jaycox - Bass
Sam Deyerle - Drums

Recorded at Studio F12
Mixed by Jonah Falco
Mastered by Will Killingsworth at Dead Air Studios

Lyrics in La Lluvia from 'La Lluvia' by Roberto Bolaño

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