Zoloft Evra – Wounds of No Return – October 2018 – CD – Italy
– Liquid Death Records – 013.
1. Hooks
Through Your Flesh.
2. Last
Injection Kiss.
3. Wrapped
and Killed.
4. Wounds
of No Return.
5. Life
Ending Razor.
6. Death
Trance Ritual.
I admit to not having heard Zoloft Evra before, I am listening
afresh to their work. They are linked to MMM whom I did review in a past Facebook
Group Review. There appear to be four members who as well as MMM are from other
Industrial projects such as Deathwalk Demonologists and Nocturnal Degrade.
Wounds of No Return is their 5th physical release and third full album.
From looking at the cover I thought I was going to be listening
to a typical Woman mutilation/torture themed Death Industrial type recording; but
this work has a very esoteric feel. There are some intense layered builds of differing
feedback and samples, these are slightly harsher than the subtle, distant ambient
sounds that form most of the album. The contrast adds diversity of sound. This does lead me to think about the
connection between the titles of the tracks and the sounds themselves. I question if the shock elements
that tie to traditional Industrial/PE themes really need to be here as they do
fade as the work develops? Sometimes the titles need not be there as the sound
of Wounds of No Return depart massively from the ugliness that cropped up in the
earlier Zoloft material - it eclipses its themes. There is a lot of beauty contained
within Wounds, is it torturous horror made to appear appealing? Wounds is a Negative Beauty, across the board this is a rich,
evocative and sonically powerful album.
Choppy Noodles 2018.
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