Crust is one of my favorite forms of metallic punk, as it connects with a primal darkness. This has put the British band Yersin on my list of bands to check out for some time, so glad I am catching on to bands like this I just never got around to checking out. The lyrics are delivered with an anguished yell that bares an honest anger. An atmosphere haunts the album giving it an even darker tone than expected. Sometimes they drop down into more of a death metal growl. The second song has both black metal blasting interjected as an accent here and there as well as riffs that pound like a hard-core band, so they really throw many of the best genres at you in their sound.
This is overall more metallic than it is punk, when it does lean in the punk direction it is still more hard-core. On the title track the vocals continue to be used very intentionally. There is a descending riff that serves as one of the song's melodic themes that feels more like death metal to me., "Lust for Crust" is a more stomping groove that continues to find the band on the more hardcore side of the fence. Their drummer is highly skilled as he lays down a steady current of double bass. "Red Mist" moves with a moodier chug. Effective but the initial sting of their sounds begins to wear off.
There is more of a thrashing crossover sound to "To The Masses". It reminds me more of the mid-90s hardcore scene. The vocals switch into a death metal roar in the chorus. Most of the song is chugged out at an urgent gallop. The last song has more of a shadow hovering over its pulse. As the song unfolds it leans more in a hard-core direction. I will give this album a 9.5, as it excels at setting an angry apocalyptic mood.
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