Necessary Extinction

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of Noia before, but with a promo bearing the Plague Island logo I imagined it to be something utterly filthy, raw and obscure. I looked the band up and on Metal Archives they were described as black metal with punk/hardcore influences, which surprised me a little considering the label’s previous releases. And when I originally gave the album a listen I was even more surprised, since I’d say this is old school metal inspired hardcorepunk, not black metal.

I suppose one could detect some black metal influences, but that’d have to be the oldest and punkiest kind. The riffing consists of almost solely metal, but that of a thrash metal variant. Venom feels like a strong contester for inspiration, and the rocking aspects of it (like displayed in Rot in hell) has Motörhead written all over it. On occasion I even get some Metallica vibes, but they’re kind of small nudges towards their earliest material and no way near the crap they’ve produced the last fifteen years. It feels weird, ‘cause I could almost say Kiss and AC/DC, but as I say it my throat slams shut and objects. But I still have to mention the fact that there are some minor resemblances to older heavy metal as well. But with that said there’s tons of hardcorepunk too of course, and I’m getting strong British vibes. Extinction to Mankind is a strong contender, just as I’m feeling some The Varukers, mid Discharge and Extreme Noise Terror to have flavoured Noia’s sound.

The riffing is for the most part extremely thrashing, but with a dead-on crust approach to drumming. Vocal-wise it winds up somewhere in between thrash screams, punk drunkenness and Lemmy shouts, which I suppose fits the bill perfectly. I’ve never been a big fan of Extinction to Mankind, nor am I a big fan of thrash metal, so this is basically doomed to fail. I can’t however deny the fact that they do their thing extremely well with hard-hitting riffs, the bulk of it catchy and rock-infused, a pummeling bass utilized very well, powerful vocals and an overall killer delivery. I’d be a fool not to love a track like People to erase, which sends Disclose shivers down my spine (but with way better sound). The production is dirty and raw but still quite clean so as to not deter any listeners. If this just finds its way to the right crowd I’m sure Necessary extinction will spread like wildfire in the hardcorepunk scene. Imagine a jam session by members of Misery, Discharge, Venom and Motörhead.

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