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The LP will be named “Dead End” and will be released very soon thru Sump Pump records.
I remember the first time I’ve heard T.D. I was listening to this particular EP(I checked out the full album long after that). I remember standing there, tapping my foot to the tempo of the tune while looking at the art on the cover. I liked these weirdos back then, but when they sent me the record, I was stunned. I know I should be as objective as possible, but the actual look of the record is absolutely mind-blowing! I’m a big fan of old school horror movies and the artist totally hit the point here. He managed to bring together different kinds of characters. Here we have Christine, Phantasm…all time classics such as Frankenstein and Werewolf, and many other characters from slasher movies, wow! But wait…there’s more! The vinyl itself is quite something as well. It’s half-transparent covered with a red splashes of paint. Perhaps this is what your windshield would look like if you hit a man with a car, hahaha!
T.D. would be great stuff for people suffering from depression. Their cheerful and kind of “I don’t give a fuck” tunes can cheer anybody up. When compared to the full format, guys seem to keep following their own path. Guys are still playing the same old punk-crossover-grind just as they did at the very beginning of their career. I can say that the last track on this short EP will render you speechless for sure. Their “Hit & Run” cover of the legendary Girlschool made my day.
Rating:8/10 T.D. bandcamp
Very funny band. Hmm ... I've been thinking how to describe it and that's what I came up with. Traffic Death is what happens if you put some grind, crust, crossover, and a bit of punk mold into a mixer. Turn it on. Then we put some skater shoes on this mixture, give it a skateboard and let it go for a walk around the city, yep, just like that)) Some Slayer and DRI attributes on the cover art can be confusing, it may seem for a moment that this album somehow looks like Municipal Waste but that's not fucking right. Damn, this album really cheers you up, if I knew how to ride a skateboard, I'd be rolling with this music in my ears.
Hysterical, black-ish vocals ties all these songs with some kind of barbed wire. Punk riffs mixed with crossover parts ... all full of different intros from the 60's films (which makes the songs more interesting). General style of these Americans vaguely reminded me of something that Birdflesh play.
PS: I made a tattoo with the homeless guy from the back of this record on my leg, he's really cutie ... "Will grind for Crust", now that's nice, hahaha!
Rating: 7.5/10 Traffic Death bc Traffic Death fb
