This 3-song self-titled 7" comes with a silkscreened cardboard sleeve, photocopied insert and polylined dust sleeve.
Pressing info:
500 black
100 yellow
"Hailing from the frigid, bitter metropolis that is Helsinki, Finland, Killing Frost are finally back in 2023 after releasing a highly touted demo tape a few years back. Featuring members of modern Crossover Thrash legends Foreseen, Killing Frost takes a similarly metallic approach to their Hardcore, but in a completely different way. While the material on the Self-Titled 7" is still rooted in Killing Frost's signature concoction of bands like Celtic Frost, Sheer Terror, Discharge, and Carnivore, there's a little more of an experimental feel to the 3 songs on this EP. I mean, when was the last time you heard a Hardcore record with keyboards on it? Bands in Killing Frost's lane are generally afraid to take risks and break the mold, but these Finnish boys clearly don't give a fuck about being generic or playing it safe. The centerpiece and closer "Wilkman's War II" clocks in at almost 5 minutes, and there isn't a single second where your skull isn't being pounded in by absolutely barbaric riffing and blood curdled screams. There's some very apparent Rock N Roll swagger mixed into the brutality of Killing Frost's music, making each song more memorable than the last. It would also be a crime to not mention frontman Niko Wilkman's absolutely ferocious vocal performance. He's swinging for the fences and hitting it out of the park just as Paul Bearer, John Brannon, and Jack "Choke" Kelly did before him. Absolutely top notch stuff across the board - can't recommend it highly enough!" - Connor Donegan
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lyrics
You promised to carry me home
but you left us with no remorse
Yesterdays sorrow, tomorrow's lies
Breaking our hearts and your place in mine
Inherited violence
Memories evoke the hatred
I’m crucified
By my inherent misery
There's no time to run or hide
So I just close my eyes
Now a coward lies there where you used to be
Inherent misery
Still part of me
We are still unhealed
Take cover hit the dirt
Give me anything to forget the hurt
I’m mortified by this name
I’m tired of carrying the legacy of pain
Inner peace never achieved
Abandoned life is the price to pay
When hatred leads the way
supported by 10 fans who also own “Wilkman's War II”
This is one of those albums where I have a different favourite track every week, and it's been like that since the release that is now a year ago. What a massive album, starting out with fist pumping chants and gradually getting more electro but always with that punk grit attitude. Top 3 of 2023. Gijs van Soest