HERESIARCH Hammer of Intransigence CD

“If in Heresiarch you hope to find a band pushing the envelope of originality you may be left sorely disappointed. Innovation is clearly not aspired to, nor is novelty an aim, but what Heresiarch set out to do they undeniably excel at. This is an EP of post-apocalyptic war metal at its finest, reminiscent of Conqueror and animated not by progression but the spirit of regression, driven as much by a manifesto of return to man's most primal aggression as the pounding of its unrelenting drums. This is not music, this is an aural assault - guitars that grind, drums that pummel, guttural grunts and cries of war in place of vocals. The production found here is also worthy of praise, possessing a crisp but not over-polished sound - striking a balance between quality and the abrasive atmosphere this kind of music commands; one that many bands of a similar nature simply fail to achieve. Heresiarch have without a doubt proven with this EP to be both a band to be watched closely and a force to be reckoned with.