Dropdead / Totalitär - Split 7″
Band Name: Doing a split release brings an added level of complexity. Let’s take it one-by-one. Dropdead is an obvious reference to Siege, which immediately makes them awesome. Totalitär is from some Scandinavian country and has an umlaut in their name, which also immediately makes them awesome. The Verdict: Siege + Scandinavia = immediate excellence.
Album Art: Now that is a pile of skulls! Hellnation needs to take a long, hard look at that depiction of utmost brutality. The Verdict: I’m completely speechless.
The Music: Dropdead’s side is fast and mean, in the vein of Siege (we’d hope so). These dudes not only thrash with utmost fury, they also have sick mosh breakdowns. Unfortunately, three of their songs top the 1-minute mark, so I’m going to have to dock them thrash points. My room mate Tim suggests listening to the Totalitär side the same way one listens to Motörhead. I think they’re kind of boring, but they do sing entirely in Swedish. The Verdict: Dropdead will blow your brains out. Totalitär would be good for making a skate video.