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Battletorn formed in February of 2004. We played our first show after only one practice. Lasting 5 minutes, some likened the experience to premature ejaculation. After raging around Brooklyn and touring the states, the trio lineup was no longer as of November 2005. A two piece Battletorn (William: drums , Omid: guitar/vox) thrashed on into the night. The tour of the UK in spring of 2006 with KAMIKAZEE was a ripping good time! Then we toured down south with TRIAC, it was a blast. We went into the cave for four months and wrote a new album, to be recorded at end of November and titled "Terminal Dawn".... it will be the last chapter in Tungar's travels... for now. There is always the return for/from the dead. Thanks for your support. |
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"Blindsided" from Terminal Dawn LP
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Battletorn interview in Mass Movement Magazine (online version). Burn Fast makes Forged and Molten column in Dusted Magazine's 2006 top 10 list! Link here! Battletorn is another post-punk anomaly that would rather completely fucking destroy than spend time deciding if it's more Metal or Punk. Omid and William make music as it should be made with relentless verve and power. Whereas most duo bands are either cleansed by technique's bland loofah or heavy by way of studio tinkering, Battletorn works wonders with what it has at its disposal. A basic drum kit, electric guitar, Marshall stack, and a lot of lungpower gives standard thrash-punk structures new life. Songs are brief blasts; vocals, guitar, drum and cymbal collide like Karp covering Black Flag's Thirsty and Miserable¯ over and over again at twice the speed. Omid shreds chords under William's trucker speed stomp. Hi-hat and snare shatter around implorations: Remember! Let It Ride! Let Go! This is the tenor of early D.R.I., Aggression, and SSD filtered through the unruly sensibility of thrash metal, a sound often mimicked but rarely proffered so convincingly and so devastatingly well. The candle that burns brightest burns quickest: Burn Fast. --From Stylus Magazine One final piece of vinyl came my way recently in the form of BATTLETORN's Burn Fast EP on Mad at the World Records (www.matwrecords.com). This was the first I've heard from this New York duo, as my fear of them being an indie irony-metal band (a fear aggravated by their previous connection with Troubleman Records) steered me clear of earlier releases. But then, half the band- singer/guitarist Omid- was in ENEMY SOIL and that goes a long way in my book, plus this just rocks- it's noisy and fast as hell, heavy and ridiculously blown-out, like a lo-fi black metal KARP. And at six songs in four minutes, there's no time for pretense, satire or anything short of pounding destruction. A nice surprise. ---From Zombie Picnic column; August 2006 issue of Maximum Rocknroll
BATTLETORN - BURN FAST (MAD AT THE WORLD RECORDS) Battletorn are a New York duo producing a no-hold barred full on hardcore meets metal sound. Burn Fast, their debut vinyl single, featuring six short cuts, never stops for a breath. Instead their manic assault charges around with all the subtlety of a bull in a china shop. Imagine Chaos UK getting drunk with Slayer! 3 out of 5 Review by Sean McGhee (July 06) From www.punkoiuk.co.uk
Attention everyone who likes thrashcore but thinks Municipal Waste isn't underground enough anymore: Battletorn is your band. These two guys from NYC have a very minimalistic approach to their music. It's only guitars, drums and vocals for Battletorn, but it's nothing like The White Stripes, in case you might think so. They recorded six songs for this 7" and they only last 4 minutes all together, just so you know that this is fast stuff. Battletorn is here to make some noise with their riot-music. I can't help but wonder what this would sound like if it had a decent production and maybe some more band members! From www.asice.net
BATTLETORN Burn Fast 7" (Mad At the World) When I listened to this the first time I can't say I realized that they were only two people in the band, doing drums, guitar, and vocals, no bass. Even with this minimalist line-up they make a good amount of noise - thrashy punk rock noise. Or maybe I should say trashy punk rock noise? It's not very fast, but they are pretty loud and rough. These guys certainly don't want to overdo things, this 45 has six tracks and were recorded in two days earlier this year. And while I'm sure that not too much time has been put into the recording, they make it work perfectly and present the band in the way they should be presented. It's messy and chaotic, but good sounding and structured. It's not like I'm incredibly excited about the music, but they do what they do good. If lo-fi, not too lo-fi though, thrashy punk is something that sounds about right for you, Battletorn is a band to check out. [Krogh, May 2006]
This past week i received the new Battletorn 'burn fast' 7" released by Mad at the World. Oddly enough i found that an old friend from the New Brunswick that i used to hang with and go to shows with is one of two people behind the label. on a side note, if you haven't checked out the label yet, they're responsible for Urban Waste, Major Conflict and Nihilistics re-issues as well as releases by Out Cold and 9 Shocks Terror to name a few. All quality releases. Anyway, their third 7", this is Battletorn's first release as a two piece as their previous singer, Beverly, has left the band. Vocal duties now rest in the hands of Omid, who also plays guitar. To be quite honest, this six song outing is probably my favorite release of theirs thus far. I wasn't sure how'd they'd fair with Beverly's departure because despite the fact i'm not fond of female vocals, her vox added a different texture and dimension to their style. That dimension is gone but i don't miss it. Beverly's vocals were a little more prominent in the mix in past releases and Omid's are pretty low which give's it a straining- like feel to them. Overall the music just fucking pummels (think a mix of old Napalm Death, Seige, Celtic Frost, etc) and is probably their most hateful sounding release to date. extra bonus points are awarded for the Celtic Frost like riff for 'remember...'. Now if i have to gripe, it's the fact that the EP is way too short but if anything it's completely whetted my appetite for more. Mail order gets this gem on limited white wax and for $4ppd in the US it's a friggin' steal. chris a From A Blaze in the NJ Sky blog
BATTLETORN Extrem trashig ist an der "Burn Fast"-6-Song-7" von BATTLETORN (matwrecords.com) schon das Cover: Baser Damon zuendet Sachen an, eine Bleistiftzeichnung von naiver Genialitaet. Passend dazu die Musik der New Yorker: Nihilistischer Bulldozer-Thrashcore, den man auch schon mittels CD-EP auf Troubleman Unlimited kennen lernen konnte. Dazu passt dann auch der Name des 7"-Labels: Mad At The World. (7) (Joachim Hiller) From: Ox Fanzine #66
Battletorn- Burn Fast A collection of tracks from two different Battle-sources, this quickie features the sound of the band's new lineup, which simply has been paired down to a two piece as the singer was unceremoniously bounced and the guitarist took over the damn vocals. It's a lot more raw and unforgiving than the release above. Again, a must have. From: Disposable Underground
Ah, a good old fashioned 45rpm 7" single on lovely, lovely black vinyl. Makes me go all tingly. Unlike the music which, frankly, scared the bejesus out of me. I should have realised when 6 tracks were squeezed on to one single that I was going to be in for some intense, short, sharp, shocks. And so it proved to be as New York City's Battletorn storm through some serious hardcore sounds without a thought for my eardrums. Gits. If hardcore is your thing, you may have witnessed them careering through the UK earlier this year with Kamikazee, and I'm sure it would have been an intense listening experience. Considering they are a bass free two man band, they manage to conjure up a rampaging punk thrash hardcore melee with the six songs rattling by in about the same number of minutes. If you think Napalm Death sold out, then this may be just what you're looking for. From metal4life webzine
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