Country: USA
Genre: Post Metal, Industrial, Experimental
Label: Sacred Bones
Tracks: 9
Length: 37.50'
On the heels of their monolithic collaborative LP Mental Wounds Not
Healing, the collaboration between industrial-noise post-everything
bands Uniform & The Body returns with a second entry, Everything
That Dies Someday Comes Back. Comprised of an amalgam of abrasive
influence that spans Swans-y dirge and purge, Whitehouse’s clenched-jaw
noise, middle-period Ministry’s penchant for metallic post-industrial
everything, New Order’s nose for melodic emotionality, and Juicy
J-inspired beats, Uniform & The Body’s approach delves deeper down
the rabbit hole than before, igniting a sonic world of terror and bliss
poised to grip the throats of fans yet again. Prepare for a record that
the band self-describes as "the middle ground between Robyn and
Corrupted, but weirder.”
The collaboration between the two bands was built upon mutual admiration
for each other’s work, which led to bonds of friendship. After the
release of the debut collaborative effort, Uniform released the
critically praised The Long Walk and embarked on a smash tour with
Deafheaven and Drab Majesty, while The Body released the widely
acclaimed I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer and took to
the road for their own successful and
extensive North American tour. The demand for the collaboration
eventually necessitated a U.S. jaunt, pairing the collective for rare
dates with Author & Punisher and Street Sects on both coasts. It was
on those dates that the bands started to plant the seeds for what would
become Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back.
Much like the collective’s bombastic debut, Everything was built over a
series of collaborative sessions with Seth Manchester at Machines with
Magnets in Rhode Island, mixing industrial-influenced synths, squalls of
harsh noise, manipulated guitar, oodles of samples along with hard
rock-inspired riffs, saccharine pop, and the alternately antagonistic
and harrowing vocals of Michael Berdan and Chip King. The result is nine
tracks of ear-bleeding and confrontational fury with defined moments of
beauty that bring to mind equal parts No Trend, Merzbow, and
Information Society while forging a path that is distinctly their own.
Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back is specifically culled from the
immortal Bruce Springsteen effort Nebraska, joining a long line of
literary and cinematic references that pepper the album. And while the
title is specific to that lyric, the sentiment also ties into author
James Elroy and his notion that closure is an illusion, a conclusion
found in his 1996 effort My Dark Places. Dealing with tragic loss is
never a closed book, and the details, circumstances, and inherent
emotions that surround coping never end, they just morph into something
else, only to rear their ugly head again later in life.
(Press Note)
*Wow, this is an amazing collaboration between two of the most interesting bands in modern independent music. As opposed to their previous collaborative effort Mental Wounds Not Healing, Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back takes a decidedly more of an industrial leaning take on experimental metal calling to mind bands such as Skinny Puppy and Youth Code at times. Overall, Everything That Dies Someday comes back makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy! Everything That Dies Someday Comes Back was released via Sacred Bones records on August 16th, 2019.
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