Dead Language was a one-off power violence project by members of Iron Lung, No Comment, Solutions, Walls and Pig Heart Transplant. This is the kind of no-nonsense power violence that bands like Iron Lung are known for. It's a style of hardcore blended with punk and discordant noise that's very loud, very fast, and very, very angry. It is unadulterated musical ruination in power violence form and it's all over within a mere 20 minutes. In it's respective genre, Dead Language is a very good album, and I'd recommend it to anyone who is a fan of power violence or is looking to get into the genre and see what it's all about. The last song in particular, Misanthropy is one of my favourite slow-moving power violence songs on the sludgier side of the genre. That being said, I'd also recommend listening to Iron Lung or No Comment just as strongly as Dead Language because as good as this album is, it doesn't explore any new sounds that the super-group lineup of band members haven't already explored with their previous PV bands.
Dead Language is a culmination of sounds that come from its various members and influences, and its also a damn good power violence album. But at the end of the day, it's also good because it sounds a lot like Iron Lung... and that's not a bad thing. It's not like Dead Language is just some uninspired band ripping off their sound. If you're in the mood for some destructive, angry and noisy anti-music, give this album a listen and you won't walk away disappointed.
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