Countdown To Armageddon’s full length features fewer nods to the metal world, barring the requisite Motorhead buzzsaw attack behind every d-beat band. Eater of Worlds (Aborted Society Records) is definitely a part of the Profane Existence/Skuld lineage of black-clad crust punks dropping bleak, bare-bones riffs over even bleaker lyrical motifs of government control and the dehumanizing nature of industrialized society. Of course, this stuff dates back to Discharge and careens through nearly three decades worth of similarly nihilistic, driving hardcore. But CTA balance out their more traditional crust attributes—alternating shrieking and bellowing vocals, 16th note power chord riffs, blazing tempos—with less conventional musical choices—extended instrumental passages, chorus-effected bass and guitar, and more elaborate song structures. While Eater of Worlds is bound to appeal to fans of bands like Misery, State of Fear, and Tragedy, their more idiosyncratic moments help place them alongside more adventurous punks like Rudimentary Peni and Dead And Gone.
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