witching hour records. whr 007 / 3 tracks / 1998

650 on black vinyl in red sleeve, 150 on grey marbled vinyl in white sleeve. + lyric sheet and two different flyers for the Racebannon 7” on WHR.

STD from Canada play fast raging hardcore which is interrupted by calmer parts. Powerful and diverse, somewhere between spastic/screamo and the more metallic Hydrahead sound. The SOZ track has a very long intro, but the band finally bursts out into good complex hardcore with screamed vocals. [7]  

STD aus Kanada mit schnellem, aber trotzdem differenzierten Hardcore, ruhige und rasende Passagen wechseln sich ab. Irgendwo zwischen Screamo und dem metallischeren Hydrahead-Sound. Gut. SOZ kommen nach einem sehr langen Intro dann doch noch in die Gänge, guter komplexer Hardcore mit Schreistimme und kraftvoller Produktion. Ordentliche EP.

Tracks: Spread the Disease - cyst of the unborn / blackeyed // Song of Zarathustra - theme for bastard children