Don't let the pretty floral design on Gouge Away's , Dies album cover fool you: these folks ain't fucking around.
The Fort Lauderdale four-piece writes and performs a violent strain of hardcore that usually gets to the point in under two minutes at a clip. "Dirt Nap" is a track from , Dies that starts off with a caveman riff and thumping drum beat before frontwoman Christina Stijy comes in with a screeching vocal that instantly gets your blood pressure cooking. The rest of the song features a devasting one-two punch of speed parts and a mosh section that the Melnick brothers would fully back.
, Dies was released earlier this year by Eighty-Sixed Records, and is available on vinyl and Bandcamp.
[Editor's note: Cover photo for this article by Nick Zimmer Photography.]
