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Trieste, Italy’s crushing quartet The Secret are set to drop their upcoming Solve Et Coagula full-length via Southern Lord Recordings this September 28th.

The twelve hellish hymns embodied in Solve Et Coagula were captured by Kurt Ballou (Trap Them, Converge, Cursed) in his infamous Godcity Studios, resulting in cavernous, earthmoving tonal supremacy. Each song preaches of loss of faith in all forms of religion and politics and a vile outlook on humanity as a whole. The album runs rampant with dismantling breakdowns, gargantuan, swelling riffage and jackhammer blastbeats, all empowered by the most shredding vocal attack.

While surely reminiscent of Converge, Cursed and labelmates Black Breath, The Secret integrate as much influence from filthy politi-crust acts, as well as psychotic metalcore into Solve Et Coagula’s metallic surge. But no matter how you try to compare or categorize this highly lethal Italian export, the end result is certain; this is the sound of humanity’s failure and defeat, embodied as pure aural rage.

The Secret have previously unleashed two full-length releases on now defunct Goodfellow Records (2004’s Luce and 2008’s Disintoxication), and have undergone countless lineup changes and setbacks over the past few years. The current lineup is inarguably the most devastating and concise to date, making Solve Et Coagula their most lethal assault yet.

Tracklisting:
1. Cross Builder
2. Death Alive
3. Double Slaughter
4. Where It Ends
5. Antitalian
6. Weatherman
7. Pleasure In Self Destruction
8. Eve Of The Last Day
9. Pursuit Of Discomfort
10. Bell Of Urgency
11. War Desire
12. 1968

The Secret on MySpace.

Genre: Black Metal
Label: Independent

These guys play a crusty, doomy black metal in the vein of Celtic Frost, Amebix, and the like. So in other words, I like it. They also remind me a lot of earlier Darkthrone, like Under a Funeral Moon and Transilvanian Hunger era.
There isn’t much to say other than that. They kick ass. A lot of ass. Check them out if you’re into old school black metal with a slightly German crunch.
8 out of 10.

Genres: Crust, Hardcore, Speed Metal
Label: Southern Lord

A nice little EP here in Razor to Oblivion. It’s fast, hard, and heavy as fuck. In your face type of hardcore crossed with an almost Motörhead-meets-Bathory sound. It’s no wonder why crust punk scenesters are loving this band and the vinyl version sold out almost immediately.
Favourite track of the four is “Fatal Error”.
8 out of 10.

Black Breath on MySpace.

Genre: Black Metal
Label: Independent

USBM is such a strange beast. There’s a lot of permutations inside of the general genre, and Wolvhammer are purveyors of such a permutation. Blackened vocals over a somewhat punky, crusty music, with touches of death metal and a little bit of old school Scandinavian black metal are tossed together to form what these guys are doing. And it works.
The one thing I think I would have done is put a couple more songs on here. It’s good enough with only six, but it leaves me wanting more.
Fans of fellow USBM bands Blood Cult, Misanthropy, and possibly Bloodthrone should like this,
7.5 out of 10.

Wolvhammer on MySpace.

Salem, New Hampshire’s Trap Them have posted a new song on their MySpace page.
Entitled “Carnage Incarnate”, the 3 minute, 27 second long track is a taste of their upcoming 12″ EP Filth Rations. And it’s tasty, if you ask me. Southern Lord will be releasing the one-sided record. The other side will feature etched artwork by Justin Bartlett.
More info on the release will be made available by Trap Them “soon”.