Dispossession - Self-titled & 'Plagues' EP

Dispossession: Self-titled & 'Plagues' EP

Dispossession are from Norfolk, UK, although, to be specific, i'm pretty sure most of the guys are from Kings Lynn, a pretty shitty town in the South-east of the UK. They play a fairly inventive style of 90s Brutal Death Metal ala Dying Fetus, and Deathcore.

Fun fact: Norfolk has the largest concentration of Medieval churches, as well as inbreds, in the whole world. 

Their four track self-titled EP came out in 2013, and from what i can tell, had a bit of a buzz about them. Whats rad about this EP is the mid-paced riffing, which permeates through all of the main riffs... as well as the monster slams, bruh. Can't forget dem' slams. Its like they're on a mission to put as many catchy riffs into each song as possible.

Since Dispossession are a bit cryptic in terms of where they fall genre-wise, they stand out from the pack. The riffs and slams (dat slam in 'Strangulate', sheeet son) makes them much more interesting than standard deathcore, but the breakdowns, albeit infrequent, can seem a bit forced, and take away from the death metal brutality.With that said, breakdowns, at least how metal bands play them, have never been 'my thing', bruh.

Their latest EP, 'Plagues', was released during the summer of 2014 and carries on in the same style, however, they have stepped up their game...

In terms of production, its a huge step up from the self titled. Truly a claustrophobic atmosphere, fo' sho. Obviously the guitar players, James and Aaron, have improved a good deal, experimenting with different riff styles as well as adding some lead shizznit. Unfortunately, the mid-paced riffing isn't as predominant, but, the brutal slams are still there. In fact, breakdowns take a backseat to the slams.

Such brutal, wow

Reviewing either of their EPs track-by-track would be seriously uninteresting to you readers because i'd just be repeating how 'rad' each riff is. What I will say is that Dispossession are a band to watch out for, bruh. And if you can  catch them live, as I've yet to do as I progressively become more scouse by the minute, deffo do so.

Dispo's music is on their Bandcamp fo' free (or donation, if you're feeling generous) and they've still got some merch left which is pretty cheap, providing that you're from the UK. Also, check out dere Facebook while you're at it.

I thnk u shud get ur gran dis t-shrt, so she cn luk fashnuble and coo, bruh