What can we tell you about Ultra Death Cult? Well the truth is not really a lot as their social media presence is at best sketchy, the bands Bandcamp page is not much better with their page header photo showing three members but their liner notes only mentioning two, Chris Taylor (vocals/guitar/bass) and Chad Huntington (drums). What we can tell you though is that whether consisting of two or three members Ultra Death Cult make a seriously impressive noise, as you will no doubt find out for yourselves when giving their debut EP "End Times Are Good Times " a spin
The bad news is that "End Times Are Good Times" consists of just three songs, the good news is that those three tracks are better than some bands full albums. Opening track "All Eyes On Our Blight" is a prime example of why in some cases less can actually equate to more, this is a song that evolves from drone like origins then shifts up a gear into a thrumming proto-doom groove replete with all the thundering rhythms and dark refrains necessary to turn the heads of even the most discerning of underground rock fans. Vocals here are delivered clean and powerful and are edged with a world weary gravitas that, despite the doomic nature of the music supporting them, borders on grungy at times, which is never a bad thing in our book. "Long Time" follows its coming of age like lyrical content supported by a deliciously dank but not quite doomic groove that at its centre briefly dips its toes into ambient and psychedelic waters. Last song "Not For Nothing" finds Ultra Death Cult getting a sludge/hardcore groove on with stuttering, slurring Down- like riffage and tumultuous percussion framing an angry ranting vocal that at times almost wanders into rap-like territories.
Down tuned dank, dark and delicious is the best way to describe the music Ultra Death Cult bring to the party with their debut EP "End Times Are Good Times", the EP may contain just three songs but oh man you are not going to forget these three songs in a hurry.
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