Christdriver “Everything Burns” CD

Here's another old repost, by request. Every time I throw this CD in I'm immediately floored by opener "Mediate" and remember just how awesome these guys were—and more listeners (still) need to be aware of it. The band formed in Seattle from the ashes of Subvert sometime in 1991, but rather than the hardcore/punk stylings that Subvert explored, Christdriver was much more of a cold, industrial metal act: Think bleak dissonance, pulsing slow to midpaced tempos, plenty of samples, hypnotic repetition, and long songs that average around seven minutes each. They made their recorded debut in 1995 with the "Your Vision Leaves Me Blind" 7", which I've actually never heard, and followed that up in 1996 with the 70+ minute "Everything Burns". 10 years of existence and I think that was all they released, which is a damn shame, but hey... at least their mastery was documented, a mere two releases or not! Both of their records were released on the Profane Existence label, but trust me, they're only hardcore/punk in spirit... the music is far more sinister and atmospheric. So if you've got any preconceived biases, check that shit at the door. Admittedly there are points on the full-length that are blatant Godflesh worship (think "Streetcleaner", especially), but Godflesh is one of the greatest bands in the history of life, so that's fine by me.

Apparently this disc, too, has gotten much harder to come by over the years, so here's the entire album from an old Mediafire link I just found (thanks, Google blog search):

[DOWNLOAD] Christdriver "Everything Burns" (@ Mediafire)