IRON FIST OF THE SUN

"Behavioural Decline"

Cold Spring - 2009

CD

New sonic extremisms from Birmingham, England. An aseptic and minimal package frames eight tracks of interesting and articulated power-electronics. Following the steps of veteran neighbours Grey Wolves and Con-Dom, noise is utilized in the form of a brutal assault coupled with barbaric vocals ("Bluetack"), but more often to conjure sick and disquieting atmospheres ("Didn't Stope Me Trying"), based on the obsessive and stunning repetition of distortions and digital sputtering ("The Power Of New Septembers", "Smile Like Sword", "God's New Gravity"). The will to evoke disturbing feelings and frames of mind prevails over slapping the listeners in the face (or, like it often happens with this kind of productions, to simply disgust them). The approach doesn't change in the over 15 minutes of live improvisation, emblematically titled "Concert For Evening Battle", in which Iron Fist Of The Sun, with a certain ability, sutures filters, feedbacks and hissings directly on stage. In the overcrowded power-electronics environment, there's finally a new name worth of attention.

- Simon V.

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