No God Only Teeth's New Crust and Sludge Infused Debut Album "Placenta" out this Week!

"Is this Post-Metal or Blackened Hardcore? Crust or Japanese Screamo? The answer is simple – not “or” but “and”! It’s really hard to categorize Placenta the debut record by Northern German outfit No God Only Teeth, and maybe that’s what makes this record so much fun. Not in the literal sense, because that is not what they are looking for." - Veil of Sound

No God Only Teeth are a sludgy post-metal quintet from Hamburg, Germany with many influences in their abrasive sound. Placenta is their full-length debut album on Vinyl and CD, released via Narshardaa Records this friday, December 10th.

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With their roots in different types of extreme and emotional music, they combine all their sounds to compose their distinctive voice. Between heavy guitar riffs, some gentle sounds accompany their quick-tempered melodies. Reflection of loss in uneasy and unsettling songs.

What would you expect from a band that consists of people who actually all come different corners, from the same punk or metal scene? A cooperation, or working against each other, or perhaps in the best case a few conflicts of interest that lead to exciting results. Here you have the luck to get the latter.

The path that the band has already hinted at with the first demo only gets stronger with the new album. Quite angry and desperate sound the female vocals, reminiscent of the good old Japanese emo scene. The German-language lyrics emphasize this very well. Around the vocals revolve the two guitars, bass and drums in a pseudo-ritual like dance. Sometimes fast, almost crossing over into the dirty more modern crust. But then suddenly, following the best post-rock motifs, it unfolds into something heartbreakingly beautiful and dramatic. And yet the mix remains balanced in the sludgy middle, reminiscent of the Neurosis Times of Grace album in terms of variety and atmosphere.