Cursed - "I"

Its been awhile since I gave Cursed a spin! However, I was at a party tonight where there third album was thrown on the record player and I got inspired to post my favorite album by this amazing, intense band.
Featuring members of various Canadian DIY punk bands, Cursed played a really unique blend of abrasive hardcore punk with the addition of chord bends, metal riffing, and the ability to actually slow down the tempo of there songs. One thing I've always noticed as a musician is that the music I find to be heaviest and most memorable is neither completely fast nor droningly slow; it ably mixes the two, drawing out chord progressions and imbuing them with emotion before bashing you over the head with intense blasts of noise. Almost like a rollercoaster, taking you up and bringing you crashing down. The value of melody can never be forgotten either! Sure, a punk band can go ahead and hit me with a 30 second blast of aggression and noise... but if I can't hum along to it, hard as it may be, its not going to stick around in my head. What I love so much about Cursed is the fact that they value all these elements without compromising one bit of aggression or emotion in there music. Cursed is a weapon, attacking your ears and leaving no room for quarter, but its every bit as musically relevant as it is hard and fast. These guys are real musicians with an ear for the melody of there music, even when it seems like nothing more then a crunching wall of noise. Blending in almost metal-core style break downs, sound clips, ambient vibes, enough blast beats to shake a mountain, and INTENSELY personal lyrics...
Big word-y analysis aside, Cursed fucking RULES!
Aggresive, abrasive, emotional, varied, unique... what more could you want?! Put this on and thrash hard, my friends!

01. Polygraph
02. God And Country
03. Promised Land
04. Bloody Mary
05. How Great THings Happen When You Give
06. 1974
07. Negative Two Point Five
08. Guilt Parade
09. Another Day
10. Opposable Thumbs
11. Pariah

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