MP3: Eskatol - Dype spor
Leave it to the folks at Tiger// to unearth the best raging hardcore Norway has to offer. Eskatol isn't an actual FF release, but it fits in just fine alongside their catalogue as a fine addition to 's list of offerings. However, whereas bands such as the superb Obliteration are content to wallow fabulously in old-school, bottom-dweller filth, Eskatol mixes it up to the extreme, tossing "new school" hardcore-style technical runs, bits of Swedish-style melodic metal leads, His Hero Is Gone-style crust and various other influences in with their ripping d-beat attack. Sounds sketchy, but it works because they don't let those flourishes overpower the 'core. Kinda in the same way that Converge pulls it off; those attributes are the appetizers, not the main course. Check out "Blodørn"'s opening cut "Dype spor" and I think you'll hear what I mean. I actually listened to this record straight through twice in a row when I first got it, that's how much it impressed me.
Eskatol - Dype spor