Krömosom

Live Forever (Southern Lord)

From Melbourne with rancor, Krömosom’s blurry hardcore stains the walls with layers of grime and filth. This artifact collection wastes no time on subtlety, exploding with ferocity and getting more teeth-gnashing from there. “Paranoid,” “Are You Free?,” and “Hysteria” grind out thick crust that would wither a redwood. The title cut slows down just enough to crush every boulder in its path. Such relentless fury has its cost: Even at 23 minutes, the disc gets old before its time. Yet musical appeal ain’t the point. Nailing an unfiltered expression of rage to your forehead is. (Sat., 8:45pm, 1100 Warehouse)

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This article appears in May 31 • 2013.

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Michael Toland started writing about music in 1988 on the Gulf Coast, moved to Austin in early 1991, and has inflicted bylines upon the corporeal and digital pages of Pop Culture Press, The Big Takeover, Blurt, Amplifier, Austin.citysearch, the Austin American Statesman, Goldmine, Sleazegrinder, Rock & Roll Globe, High Bias, FHT Music Notes, and, since 2011, The Austin Chronicle.