Full Of Hell “Weeping Choir” Review

Full Of Hell
Weeping Choir
Relapse Records
Released: May 17, 2019

When it comes to grindcore, one name in particular continues to push the boundaries – Full Of Hell, who are about to unleash their newest work, Weeping Choir.

For the most part, grindcore is all about speed. Rapidly played power chords and blast beats – the faster the better. Yet, every once in a while, a band comes along that total redefines what a genre could, and should be. This is what Full Of Hell have been doing since their inception. Seemingly not content with the status quo, they’ve brought influences from other genres to the table. Power violence, death metal, hardcore – and a whole boatload of experimentation.

Following their collaborative releases with Merzbow, then with The Body, Full Of Hell released a stripped-down, more straight-forward Grindcore record with 2017’s Trumpeting Ecstasy album. The reason for that, was the band thought they had experimented enough with the harsh noise and power electronics on those three collaborative albums; but are now comfortable bringing those elements back to the mix. Thankfully. As good as Trumpeting Ecstasy was, the usage of the more experimental sounds was surely missed.

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On Thundering Hammers, Full Of Hell really lay down some groove-filled riffing, with some of the most insane vocals to ever be spat forth by vocalist Dylan Walker. Rainbow Coil is a straight-up noise track, presumably making up for the lack of such elements on Trumpeting Ecstasy, while Silmaril is more of a nasty, brutal slab of death metal. Full Of Hell find balance between noise and grindcore on tracks like Angels Gather Here  and  Armory of Obsidian Glass – with the latter being one of the better tracks on the record.

What separates Weeping Choir apart from the rest of the grindcore genre – and from the remainder of the Full Of Hell catalog, is its ability to create atmosphere. Listening to Weeping Choir at times feels like finding, and traveling through a porthole to hell itself. In part, due to the usage of the power electronics and noise components, but through the guitar work, and maniacal vocals, equally. Full Of Hell are a full package, and this is them at their pinnacle.

This is without a doubt Full Of Hell’s greatest accomplishment to date, only slightly nudging the amazing Merzbow collaboration aside. It feels as if the band have found the perfect harmony between all their aspirations, the perfect mix of all their ingredients. Pre-order’s for Weeping Choir can be had from Relapse Records.

For Fans Of: Anaal Nathrakh, Converge, No Rest For The Dead

Track Listing:

01. Burning Myrrh
02. Haunted Arches
03. Thundering Hammers
04. Rainbow Coil
05. Aria Of Jeweled Tears
06. Downward
07. Armory Of Obsidian Glass
08. Silmaril
09. Angels Gather Here
10. Ygramul The Many
11. Cellar Of Doors

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