Mercy Ties

The cover of the new Mercy Ties record is a lie. It shows the solemn aftermath of the Mount St. Helens eruption, the placid, soot-strewn roads and abandoned vehicles. It does nothing to prepare you for the savage, incendiary assault of Proper Corruption.

Recorded with Scott Evans (<a href="spotify:artist:5nWNvs5gvaHWsai19HTFh9" data-name="Kowloon Walled City">Kowloon Walled City</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6bcmybk2KcUKndW1Hv3dWp" data-name="Puig Destroyer">Puig Destroyer</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4KoZpKiPeX4jIi7Euwcfuo" data-name="Thou">Thou</a>) and mastered by Brad Boatright (<a href="spotify:artist:69a2GzMCkrrTrN9iVmP8Ys" data-name="Nails">Nails</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1hiIe6hmDchjc246cpoAOM" data-name="YOB">YOB</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1Rc7L8nr2gvXKlqDL4tVKj" data-name="Old Man Gloom">Old Man Gloom</a>)
the punk fuckedness of the Seattle band&#39;s debut EP, A Dim Lit Place, has been sharpened and grown more ugly. Now as a five-piece, they&#39;ve channeled the venom of their live shows into these ten tracks.

In a little over 20 minutes the band uses d-beat, grindcore, sludge and vertigo-inducing mathrock to create something oppressive and relentless with only moments of relief, brief passages of unnerving quiet before another convulsion.

Featuring ex-members of <a href="spotify:artist:09txbzPXrJxJ5FWUF05qha" data-name="Tigon">Tigon</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:77A61pFONYR2j0fHLikNy5" data-name="The Abominable Iron Sloth">The Abominable Iron Sloth</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:55N2qfXD8lNQCGt2MmPC4b" data-name="Beau Navire">Beau Navire</a>, Mercy Ties is now operating at the height of their abilities, crafting music that effortlessly tears through genres to create something unique and venomous. So maybe the album cover isn&#39;t a lie, but a warning of what to expect after Proper Corruption&#39;s final note. - Shane Mehling