As Swedish crust icons WOLFBRIGADE set
their savage debut Southern Lord LP, Damned, loose on the public
this week, today BrooklynVegan are streaming the entire 12-track album RIGHT HERE.
Recorded at renowned Gothenburg-based Studio Fredman (At The
Gates, Amon Amarth, Opeth), Damned is the album is a stark
reminder of exactly why WOLFBRIGADE are considered pioneers of
the Swedish d-beat/crust movement and is undoubtedly one of the strongest
releases in the band's history.
Initially known as Wolfpack, WOLFBRIGADE have
been storming the scene since 1995. The outfit unleashed three LPs and as many
EPs of their potent crust-inspired punk in less than five years, instantly
making a massively influential impact worldwide and helping fuel an entire new
wave of "d-beat" bands and scenes internationally. With some
personnel changes at the turn of the century the band kicked off the new
millennium under the revamped moniker WOLFBRIGADE. Since then the
band's already powerful attack became even more sinister and morose, yet more
aggressive and pummeling. Following four LPs and several splits and
mini-releases under the WOLFBRIGADE banner since 2001, the
outfit have remained at the top of their game and continue to release
invigorating and demoralizing socially-aimed antagonism on a regular basis.
"...the band's most unified and engaging statement
thus far.... Here, the songs are altogether longer and more involving whilst
the bulldozing aggression's there in full force - and more electric than ever
due to being hotwired to such a shit-hot set of songs. 5/6" - Zero
Tolerance
"This stuff is uplifting as much as it is
antagonizing. The power of d-beat rhythmic punk and death metal guitar sound
has been reconfirmed. Album of the month" - Metal Reviews
"...nothing short of a magnum opus! The evolution of
this band is incredible, the aggressive passion of early years is here but with
the mastery of veteran rockers... 5/5" - Thrash Head
"It’s brilliant from start to finish, one of the
best albums I’ve heard in 2012, and I can’t get un-stuck from it." - No
Clean Singing
"...like Motörhead on steroids... you should
definitely check out Wolfbrigade's high octane, hardboiled, hardcore energy
bomb Damned." - Sea of Tranquility
"Wolfbrigade prove with this album that you don't
need to radically change your sound to remain relevant, and I believe now is as
good a time as any to proclaim them the Bolt Thrower of crust, simply because I
doubt they'll ever disappoint with their music." - Skull Fracturing Metal
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