Dutch metallic hardcore bandVisceral Contemptgot together in 2023 but the seeds were planted much earlier, when members’ former band Human Demise broke up a decade earlier. Members of the older band reunited when guitarist Willem wrote what would become Visceral Contempt’s demo,The Raid, joined by members of Dark Intentions, Pigteeth and No Turning Back.
After having some success on the back ofThe Raid, Visceral Contempt cooked up a new batch of songs, inspired by Ringworm, Merauder and All Out War. Titled Sequester, there’s a distinctly metal outlook to the guitar tone and vocals, balanced out by the groovy-but-punky rhythm section. LikeThe Raid,Sequesterfocuses on themes of human and political violence.
“The EP talks about the gruesome actions and filthiness of humans and governments that provoke a visceral reaction—whether it’s the madness of religion (‘Dogma’), death by guillotine (‘Mouton’), imprisoning one’s own daughter (‘Sequester’) or torture involving rats (‘Rodents’),” Visceral Contempt tell Decibel. “The title track envisions the despair and anger around the true story of Blanche Monnier, who was locked up for 25 years by her own mother.”
Sequesteris out later this week, August 7, on WTF Records. You can hear the full EP now, though, viaDecibel, along with a reissue ofThe Raid.
