Autumn Lies Buried
Mob Mentality (EP)
Exitus Stratagem Records
Playing any type of crossover music can be a risky business, get that blend wrong and a band can end up in a musical vacuum, devoid of any appreciable audience. Mixing rap, deathcore and groove metal, Autumn Lies Buried have been far from risk adverse when formulating their sound, but in a case of fortune favouring the brave, it really works. Their latest release Mob Mentality immediately gets up close and personal, invading your personal space, so much so that you can feel the spittle flying and the drums punching your solar plexus. Featuring five tracks, Mob Mentality doesn’t hang around, it’s fast and furious (just like the band themselves) and places all the needles firmly in the red. Hopefully you’ll never be locked in a room with a depraved serial killer, but if you’d like to experience some of that terror by osmosis, look no further than opener ‘Strappado’. It’s the sudden sonic shifts that create a sense of unease, taking the listener way out of their comfort zone and holding them there over the course of fifteen frantic minutes. Autumn Lies Buried have been creating waves in the underground metal scene and Mob Mentality is sure to send them superterranean.
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Review by Peter Dennis