NAZI DUST-ST 7 INCH

Artist: Nazi Dust
Album: Self Titled 7"
Release: 2009
Label: Youth Attack!

Tracklist:

1. Hatred Side
2. Invest And Sacrifice
3. Fervor
4. Impulse Control
5. Bad Blood
6. Exhaustion
7. Ego Victim

It's been months since all of the unnecessary hype surrounded Nazi Dust and their debut 7", and, after all the dust (I RULE!) has finally settled, we can reexamine this release. No, this is not the best hardcore record of the year, nor is it, on the other, contrarian pole, utter garbage. Instead, the 7" is a solid offering of straight edge hardcore which is juxtaposed with a M********* aesthetic that is to be expected nowadays. Still, in sound, the band doesn't really fit that well with the Youth Attack! roster in that it's way musically straightforward.

The one thing that sets this apart from being (and I use this word with no negative connotations) standard hardcore is the vocals, which is the strongest part of the band. The weird bark of their ethnically-confusing singer (is he Black? Latino?? Blatino??? Sicilian with a tan????) is pretty insane and keeps me on edge, enhancing the music around him and keeping things exciting. Also, props to the killer guitar tone and leads.

Perhaps I'm in the minority here, but I prefer this to their demo, even if there's no DYS cover. The two best tracks from that, "Bad Blood" and "Fervor," make their definitive appearances here along with five other moshable songs that prove that the band is definitely capable of producing some great hardcore. The new material is definitely up to part with the old material. "Hatred Side" is an excellent opener, "Exhaustion" is particular furious, and the intro to "Ego Victim" sounds frighteningly similar to Primus' "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" and that is just AWESOME.

This 7" definitely capitalizes on a lot of the promise of the demo, which, truth be told, piqued my interest, but didn't do much more for me otherwise. I feel like the band still needs to be a bit tighter and more dynamic, but this is still eight minutes of excellent music. Get into it.

Let it be known that this is not that shitty rip of the 7" that was leaked on a bunch of blogs, but straight from the computer from which it was recorded. 320kbps, baby!

Also, does anyone know why Monteclair High School in New Jersey loves this band so much?

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