Vilipend is a Hardcore/Noise band that mixes some Metal into their style that hails from Toronto, Canada. The group formed back in 2007, and now, in 2010, finally issue their first release, which happens to be this vinyl 7" EP/digital download. Plague Bearer makes for an impressive debut by this band, but winds up just falling short of being anything all too jaw droppingly spectacular.
This EP is composed of three songs, and the first track, the title track "Plague Bearer", really doesn't get the ball rolling on a strong note. The first thing you will notice about this release is that the vocals are much louder then the actual music is, as well as can be rather annoying thanks to being so much higher. Once the music actually does kick in though, thing start to get better and the traditional Hardcore vocals utilized do work with the music. This is by far the worst track off here, as it actually just feels like it never actually started, even when it did. "Plague Bearer" seems to take forever to kick in, much like the closing track "Dulling Silver" does, and when it does just feels like it's still building up from the introduction that is given with only period that really go into real music.
The only song on here that actually acts as a real song is the track "Magnificent Desolation" which really shows off the band's Hardcore influence. It's not that bad a song really, and had the band focused on writing more material like this one the EP would have been something completely different. The music seems to change up a lot on here, taking a lot of Math aspects into the music, but not being as technical. It's worth a listen, and really winds up being the only worthwhile track off this release.
Plague Bearer does show a band with potential, though. If you give this EP a spin, you'll see that the band does seem to have an idea as to what direction they want to go, and with "Magnificent Desolation", there's enough talent shown for you to realize that this is just the start. Hopefully the group will concentrate on writing more songs with structure, and not tracks that sounds like a repetitive introduction to a song that never actually kicks in. It's one thing to build on a song from the start, but it's another to never reach the end of that building phase.
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