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Chain Cult come from Athens — Greece, not Georgia — and they play postpunk with a chilly, ferocious urgency; they make sure the punk part of their genre name never gets lost. Chain Cult’s records are relatively lo-fi, but it’s the kind of lo-fi that actually serves the songs. There’s a tiny bit of black metal in the trebly attack of the guitars, and there’s a lot of hardcore in the way they hit their big, shouty choruses. But they also keep their urgency under control, and there’s a dark majesty to their songs.
Back in 2016, Chain Cult put out a hugely promising demo and a single called “Isolated.” Next month, they’ll come out with a new EP called Shallow Grave. They’ve shared two new songs, the EP’s title track and “Under The Gun.” Both of them rip. Listen to the below.