Deadeffect “s/t” CD

For those unaware (and that's probably most of you, unfortunately), Deadeffect formed from the ashes of upstate NY's mighty Cutthroat in 2001 (best known for their appearance on 1997's "East Coast Assault II" compilation—"Split Your Face" is still an utter fucking classic to this day), and it was that connection that led me to discover the band when I was searching around online trying to find out what had ever happened to Cutthroat. And now, I'd absolutely place Deadeffect amidst the long list of acts that should've done far more than they ever did. I didn't discover the band until 2004, at which time I did a big feature on this release (their only recordings) and even ran a contest to give away a few demos and t-shirts on the old version of the site, but I believe that was already a year or two after this material was recorded, and sadly it wasn't long before the band vanished into thin air. This stuff totally sounds like a logical progression from where Cutthroat was heading: Just fucking brutal metallic hardcore with completely massive production and a lot of hard as nails grooves that are leaning way in the metal direction. The songs are all pretty short (right around three minutes each), focused mainly on rhythm and fucking bitter vocal screams that are pissed as fuck and have a really unique sort of venom happening. The guitars are monolithic, the bass tone is suffocatingly huge and has enough presence to create its own space, and this shit still sounds better than the vast majority of material I hear coming from bigger hardcore/metal labels out there. "Driving" is an utterly perfect opener that sets it off right away with no bullshit (totally makes me want to smash faces). Absolutely awesome:

Deadeffect "Driving"

If you dig that shit (and I can't possibly imagine why you wouldn't), here's the whole demo:

[DOWNLOAD] Deadeffect "s/t" (@ Mediafire)

I still can't believe these cats never got signed off this material. A pathetic shame, indeed. I would've loved to have seen a full-length...