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A Scanner Darkly - A Scanner Darkly [EP]



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Release date: 2006
Style: Drone doom metal, Grindcore

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01. Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
02. Valis
03. Pay For The Printer
04. Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said
05. The Man In The High Castle
06. Four Years, False Memories

Additional info
Genre: Hardcore/Grindcore
Country: USA
Length: 23:49
Label: Gilead Media

A Scanner Darkly is:
Vocals: Travis Gasper
Guitars: Adam Tucker
Drums: Matt Masurka
Keyboards: William Leighton

Staff review by
Herzebeth
Rating:
8.0
A Scanner Darkly is a fairly new act from Milwaukee, heavily influenced by Philip K. Dick's books (for both their lyrics and music) this band creates a bizarre kind of Hardcore/Grindcore with pummeling patterns and a lot of experimental and Doomish overtones.

The music is intensity as its sickening best; the record itself wraps the listener with a violent atmosphere with enough variations to keep you interested to the very end. What I love the most about this sci-fi band is their ability to produce balance in their music; there are songs so brutal and fast that put any straight Grinder to shame (f.e. "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?" and "The Man In The High Castle") there are also melodic songs showing their songwriting capabilities featuring complex structures, intricate scales and intense yet catchy breakdowns (f.e. "Valis" and "Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said" ) and finally you will also find the surprising element in the end, a droning Doom metal track with ambient approaches ala Kayno Yesno Slonce , October Falls and such artists.

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published 20.07.2006 | Comments (4)

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