As a human uncovered to politics by means of a Black Panther-adjacent mom, my thoughts was once open at an overly early age. As a tender POC punk from the 80s, a part of my political worldview was once formed via via Crass and the bands that rotated their orbit right through the 80s. My stance on fact and rights hasn’t ever wavered, and if anything else, I transform much more steadfast in my ideals as I age. Peace Punk within the 80s felt protected as a result of its Anti-Racist stance that made me really feel noticed as a Black Punk. So after I listen in poor health Stenchcore in 2024, I nonetheless get hyped identical to in 1984. One band this is killing it at this time is Seattle’s AXEFEAR and their new album PROPHETIC END which is out now by means of Archaic Data is all that after which some! The hole monitor begins with this haunting typhoon of empathy that turns into this passionate wall of sonic dirge — it virtually seems like Apocalyptic Blues! A track like “EMBRACED IN GENOCIDE” is a vicious audio weapon geared toward those that need to uphold this fucked up shitstem that we’re all dwelling thru. AXEFEAR has no worry in lacing their anthems of grime with cryptic melodic dirges that may have you ever headbanging needless to say. PROPHETIC END reminds us that Punk remains to be a protected house for me and different POC. AXEFEAR, if y’all learn this, simply know that y’all killed it with this album — most Appreciate DUE!
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