EP Review: Crime Scene – Dark Tidings (American Leather Records / Reality Records)

Carl Fisher 1 min read

A new project from Jerry A.Lang (Poison Idea) and Pieter Coolen (Toxic Shock), thrash metal/crossover punk band, Crime Scene will release their debut EP ‘Dark Tidings’ on March 1st, 2023, via American Leather Records (NA) and Reality Records (EU).

 

 

One word to describe Crime Scene’s debut EP is lively. Dark Tidings’ blend of thrashy groove and punk energy is music to get up and move to. Where gripping instrumentals and snarky vocals work to give the music a raw, but refined, feel.

Featuring five animated tracks, it’s a statement making release and a bombastic reveal to what Crime Scene has to offer the heavy world. The crossover appeal and genre-blending has familiarity but is not without fresh appeal, thanks to the gnarly style of the band.

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It’s that garish and snarling approach that helps Dark Tidings stand out, with tracks like Sleep with Gun having a hardcore-tinged smack and smash approach. Whereas a track like Camello is rooted in the thrash genre and liable to give heart palpations.

Overall though, it’s a memorable listen and as an introduction to Crime Scene certainly increases the appetite to see how they develop as they go forward.

Crime Scene – Dark Tidings Track Listing:

1. Crime Scene
2. Sleep with Gun
3. Camello
4. Black Cat
5. Never Stop




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Crime Scene - Dark Tidings (American Leather Records / Reality Records)
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