Zulus – s/t 7” EP (Wizard Mountain)

This four-song EP of hardcore thrash looks to be the debut release from the latest project of Aleks Prechtl and Daniel Martens, also of PRSMS, and former Bay Area punk staple, Battleship, before the pair moved east to Brooklyn. Both sides feature deep and roaring vocals rendered unintelligible under a pound of sludge, skuzzy, distorted guitar, and drums that add up to a big, roiling sound that is genuinely frightening and exciting. Dark and doomy, gut-pummeling heaviness to set your heart racing and leave you winded. (http://neckandtongue.com)
(Ariella Stok)