We don’t know if they were inspired by the recent “Revivalcore” nostalgia for early ’00s metalcore, but the, ahem, core—guitarists Dave Buschemeyer and Trevor Dykstra—of Canadian blackened metalcore outfit Spread the Disease have reunited on a new full-length, The Darkness, the Dread, the Suffering. The pair brought in current Fistula vocalist Shane Post and enlisted the services of Ryan McInturff (ex-Killwhitneydead) to play bass on their first record in 27 years. Buschemeyer and Dykstra, who have both been in many other acts in the intervening years, haven’t forgotten the metalcore methodology on their blistering new effort and Post’s rage-filled rasps provide the essential hardcore foil to the black metal-inspired riffing.
The Darkness, the Dread, the Suffering was recorded and mixed at Bravo Studios by Buschemeyer and mastered by Greg Dawson at BWC Studios. It’s set for release on vinyl, CD and digitally via Hypaethral Records on July 10. Place your preorder here (Hypaethral web shop) or here (Bandcamp).
Buschemeyer had this to say about the new album:
“Since Trev and I had remained friends after all these years and had both been a part of the short-lived New Day Rising reunion, where we recorded a bunch of new songs, the idea was floated around to potentially do a new Spread the Disease recording. As the two main songwriters, we knew that we could revisit the blackened hardcore style material with some fresh vigor. I had been keeping my chops up with that style of music with Die In The Light and Trev had been playing in multiple projects on his own as well.
“The songs came together relatively easily, but it took a long time to come to fruition. This is the reality of being older, with families, careers, etc. You put in the time when you can. In the end, we’re stoked on how they turned out and we’re excited to play them live!”
The Darkness. The Dread. The Suffering. By Spread the Disease
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