Valtatyhjiö - Kuristusleikki EP

Sorry State Records (2024) 1. Kuristusleikki 00:00 2. Petoksen Messias 01:26 3. Viilto Kerrallaan 04:16 4. Riite 06:55 ►Vinyl 7" EP: https://www.sorrystaterecords.com https://sorrystaterecords.bandcamp.co... Valtatyhjiö Hardcore Punk From Joensuu, Finland. Bandcamp: https://valtatyhjio.bandcamp.com Instagram:   / valtatyhjio   Contact: valtatyhjio@gmail.com Recorded By One Sir Bob Quirk On The South Side Of Richmond, VA In The Year 2020. Released March 25, 2024 Following up their Lukko cassette from 2021    • Valtatyhjiö - Lukko EP   , Sorry State presents the debut vinyl from Joensuu, Finland’s Valtatyhjiö. While Valtatyhjiö takes inspiration from furious 80s Finnish hardcore punk, they don’t allow reverence for the classics to box in their sound, crafting a unique and instantly identifiable blend of hardcore, punk, metal, and rock and roll. The title track leads off Kuristusleikki by going straight for the jugular, but by the second song, “Petoksen Messias,” the scope widens, bringing in black metal touches and double bass drumming, the creative and tasteful deployment of which is a hallmark of Valtatyhjiö’s sound. On the b-side, “Viilto Kerrallaan” has a big riff and a rock-and-roll swing, while “Riite” closes the EP on an ominous note, sounding like a more hateful version of label-mates Zorn. Like Zorn, Valtatyhjiö’s music floats between hardcore, punk, and metal seamlessly and organically. While those genres can feel like they’ve been done to death, Valtatyhjiö finds their voice in the spaces between and across them, their originality granting them direct access to the intensity at this music’s core.