York, Pennsylvania based sludgy crust/grind group THE HUMAN RACE IS FILTH (THRIF) are releasing their new vicious EP, Echo Chambers, today, and we’re stoked to give you the early listen of the full behemoth below!
Throughout the songs, the group tackles political, social, religious, economic, and even personal subjects. THRIF opens the Echo Chambers with “Nations Pipe Bomb,” reflecting the dark truth of the foundation of America. As the EP moves forwards, they oppose the corporations’ dirty scheme of monetizing capital gain over political and social causes. And later, they bring up the Americans’ inability to understand the importance of separation of church and state. THRIF concludes the EP with “Shit States USA,” lambasting the US political system in general.
The band was conjured by longtime friends and bandmates Kasey and Paul, who have been playing and releasing tons of music together with their other bands: Bittered, Police State, Mans Plague, and Split/Cross.
THRIF’s debut EP, Human Exposed, which came in December 2017, already marked the duo’s seventh release together in a span of two years. Producing another EP, Liberate, in 2018, they played a slew of shows over the east coast of the USA and Canada.
THRIF profoundly offers lethal overdoses of traumatizing discordant riffs, rage-fueled harsh vocals, and disintegrating rapid drumming. Whether the tempo chooses the slow-moving, thick sludgy path or fast grinding route, the destructive atmosphere of their music keeps regurgitating. Their nihilistic pulverizing tones have received accolades from various heavy music outlets, including Decibel Magazine, Metal Injection, Invisible Oranges, and Toilet ov Hell.
The EP Echo Chambers is the first release of THRIF as a trio (the drummer Brett Rebman joined the rank as the third member). Throughout the songs, the three-piece tackles political, social, religious, economic, and even personal subjects. THRIF opens the Echo Chambers with “Nations Pipe Bomb,” reflecting the dark truth of the foundation of America. As the EP moves forwards, they oppose the corporations’ dirty scheme of monetizing capital gain over political and social causes. And later, they bring up the Americans’ inability to understand the importance of separation of church and state. THRIF concludes the EP with “Shit States USA,” lambasting the US political system in general.
THRIF is currently working on the debut full-length and will hit the studio this Fall 2022.
Check out this quick track by track rundown from the band below.
Opening track, “Nations Pipe Bomb,” reflects the dark truth of the foundation of America.
“Happiness From a Stressful Dysfunction” is about growing up in a world where you are told to be a good human is only one way to going about it.
“Justice for Profit” reveals the corporations’ dirty scheme of monetizing capital gain over political and social causes.
“Mindless Thoughts” portrays when you’re all talk and no action.
“Abuse of American Hands” talks about Americans not understanding the importance of separation of church and state.
The final track, “Shit States USA,” criticizes the US political system in general.
