This offering from the princes of Halifax’s metal scene may have
come out on an indie label, but it’s major in every other way. From the
pummeling opening of “Whore” through to the guitar heroics that close
out “What We Say is Real,” Hellacaust sound like a four-man hell demon.
The production on Disgust is tight, with plenty of low-end to
balance the shrieking vocals and guitars. My personal highlight is the
seven-minute epic “Millennial Regression,” a song full of build-ups
before climaxing with some inspired gang vocals. As the preachers
sampled in the ferocious religion-mocking “Jesus Camp” exclaim, “Amen!
Hallelujah!”
This article appears in Feb 5-11, 2009.