okay, this one is not out just now, to be more precise it was released 2 months ago, but as I'm still catching up with all the great releases that come out during this summer, this is still pretty fresh to me..
I've noticed the name Deadsky some two or so years ago while exploring bands which will play on this year's Skullfest when they still didn't had any release or nothing else published online so my curiosity tickles me for quite some time before I heard their first demo, or wait, actually I hear them first time from some live video on yt if I remember it well.. anyhow, from the beginning I had this feeling that they are interesting band and I was right, I mean, you can't go wrong with a band that has members from Appalachian Terror Unit, right!?.. after their demo recorded in the basement and published by the end of 2023 they are now here with a proper debut album "Reapers Call" which is released and available from legendary Profane Existence.. 9 songs of which even 6 already appeared on above mention demo but here are in new shape, although again recorded in their home studio, but nicely remastered and the whole thing now sounds stronger and even more convincing.. in short, deadly and crushing crust punk strongly influenced by classic UK anarcho-punk and crust sound, rounded with absolutely mighty, snotty vocals which on the first strongly reminds me of the one from Anaeroba, old Slovenian crust punk band.. song "Answer The Reapers Call" is instant hit, its lyrics and contagious rhythm will stay in your head for days after listening and will become crust punk hymn one day.. dark and mysterious cover art is in recognizable style and if you've seen any Subversive Rite cover it is easy to guess who made it..
it's funny how the time when some record is made is important, because if this was recorded in '90s it would eventually drown in the sea of similar classic Profane releases and in todays era full of post-something trends this record is surprisingly fresh and original..
below is nice review from Eric from Aus Rotten, so maybe you can get some picture about it more easily than from those my rumblings..
"DEADSKY that features members of APPALACHIAN TERROR UNIT, SUBMACHINE, MOWER, and INVALID.
DEADSKY have a heavy, mean and dark apocalyptic sound, a harken back to when the city of Pittsburgh also felt heavy, mean, dark and apocalyptic -an age when the sky was filled with so much smoke that noon seemed like dusk and the rivers were toxic with industrial waste. While I don’t necessarily think Pittsburgh ever had its “own sound” I do think every punk / metal band had an unavoidable grim, bleak, gritty, and sinister undertone that came naturally from our environment. “Reapers Call" contains 9 raw and straightforward crust rippers lyrically dealing with topics such as class warfare, genetic engineering, regressive politics, capitalist greed, and genocide. The tone is immediately set with a haunting sample of a cold war era list of American cities to be targeted for annihilation. While “Reapers Call" has that unmistakable Pittsburgh grim undertone it’s also heavily influenced from UK crust and anacho-punk and gives a tip of the hat towards NYC demigods NAUSEA. Definitely a must have record for every crusty hardcore head-banging D-beat punk!”
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