drive your plow over the bones of the dead
tragedy as catharsis


4.0
excellent

Review

by artificialbox CONTRIBUTOR (34 Reviews)
November 8th, 2024 | 49 replies


Release Date: 11/05/2024 | Tracklist

Review Summary: dark and chaotic emoviolence

drive your plow over the bones of the dead is a three piece band from Vancouver, B.C. that plays raw and chaotic screamo with roots firmly planted in fast hardcore. It's emoviolence to a T—a maelstrom of octave chords, fretboard mashing and frantic yelps—and it's done exceptionally well. Their debut album tragedy as catharsis is a collection of claustrophobic gasps and linear structures forging pathways through a world enshrouded by darkness. One could easily get lost in the chaos if they don’t pay attention to the faint glimmers of melody or dissonant arpeggios that light the way, almost as if the band is extending an olive branch through a thicket of thorns after beating you senseless. My favourite example of this has to be the slow melodic build which follows a series of caustic blasts in "malediction", or the lingering sorrow which descends upon the closing track “baleful solitude” before the band self-immolates in a final attempt to shake themselves free of life’s cyclical violence. There are a plethora of little moments over the record’s brief 18 minute run-time which will make your ears perk up, and the live-off-the-floor production does a great job at delivering these moments with a sense of clarity that is highly impressive considering how fast these songs are. drive your plow over the bones of the dead have mastered the art of cramming as much action as possible into ninety seconds or less without losing any sense of meaningful progress (cuts like “suzerain” and "arrangement" exemplify this brilliantly, where each gnashing riff feels like a foothold in the crag), and the multi vocal approach is just the cherry on top to further compound the suffocation. tragedy as catharsis is bleak, no doubt, but it burns like a pyre fueled by our collective angst, and ignites into a beacon of hope for the alone. This record is about as true to its roots as you can get, so don’t pass this up if you’re a fan of bands like Orchid and Jeromes Dream, you will not be disappointed.



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artificialbox
Contributing Reviewer
November 8th 2024


2897 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

singe paragraph review to highlight this cool local release

listen:

https://driveyourplowoverthebonesofthedead.bandcamp.com/album/tragedy-as-catharsis

ashcrash9
Contributing Reviewer
November 8th 2024


3417 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

great shout arti, this rips hard

DadKungFu
Staff Reviewer
November 8th 2024


5510 Comments


Good novel

Jash
November 8th 2024


5232 Comments


Oh shit screamo from across the Georgia straight?!? Can’t wait to check this

Sniff
November 8th 2024


8229 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

You already knew what genre this was when you saw the band name

foxblood
November 8th 2024


11273 Comments


hm looks cool

Hawks
November 9th 2024


94968 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Will be jamming this in a bit.

Hawks
November 9th 2024


94968 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Man this is lofi and grimey and kinda bm esque and I am LOVING IT.

Confessed2005
November 9th 2024


6116 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Fucking sick album.

Wildcardbitchesss
November 9th 2024


14226 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

that band name is attention grabbing… def gonna check this. Nice rev

Wildcardbitchesss
November 9th 2024


14226 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Jesus h Christ this thing fucking *goes*



Been a great year for screamo

neekafat
Staff Reviewer
November 9th 2024


26766 Comments


"that band name is attention grabbing…" [2]...

zakalwe
November 9th 2024


40417 Comments


A please would be nice

Lasssie
November 9th 2024


2216 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"that band name is attention grabbing…" [3].

YoYoMancuso
Staff Reviewer
November 9th 2024


19402 Comments


drive your plow over the bones of these nuts!!!!

Pikazilla
November 9th 2024


31461 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I am so ready for some emoviolence

Wildcardbitchesss
November 9th 2024


14226 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

It’s some good shit pika

Lasssie
November 9th 2024


2216 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

DEEZ NUTZ

butt.
November 9th 2024


11152 Comments


I’m not gonna like the music but I love the band name lmfao

Hawks
November 9th 2024


94968 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Emoviolence rulessss.



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