Unsane - Visqueen

Finally! I get a chance to write something about Unsane on here. I had been holding out for their new album Visqueen before bringing up the legendary noise-rockers on the blog. They are without a doubt one of my favorite bands. Their latest album Visqueen, which is due out on March 13th through Ipecac, is some seriously crushing material. I was a bit let down with their last album Blood Run; something about the production on it never quite sat right with me. However, like practically all of Unsane’s albums, it was yet another solid addition to the bands catalog in the end.

Now reaching their sixth album, one would think that something like this would grow old after awhile. However, Unsane’s sound is one that I could listen to almost everyday if I had to. To me they are a band that really defines what noise-rock is all about. It’s filthy sounding in every way imaginable, insanely intense, and even a bit menacing. It’s maybe even a bit more menacing for a band that has practically graced every album cover with gruesome images likening to that of a crime scene.

After listening to Visqueen on repeat many times through now, I am already a firm believer that this is the best album they’ve put out since Scattered, Smothered, and Covered. I would initially chalk that up to all the anticipation I’ve had waiting for this album, but I am still here listening and I have yet to find a song that doesn’t completely knock me on my ass. Visqueen reminds me what it felt like to listen to them for the first time and just being completely floored by their ungodly amount of power. While everything here is trademark Unsane, it’s definitely the band at their very best. That combined with Andrew Schneider sitting behind the boards makes Visqueen an absolute fucking mammoth sounding record. The 13th just can’t come fast enough for fans, because Visqueen is going to make them all very very happy.

Unsane – This Stops at the River [MP3]

Go ahead and pre-order Visqueen from Amazon. I can’t stress enough as to just how bad ass this album is.