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Crow Noise – Flowers of Genocide EP
Kuantan, Malaysia, is the stomping ground of the four-piece Crow Noise, who have risen from the shadows at the dawn of the dystopian 2020. Leading the flock is Rizal Ahmad, known in the Southeast Asian DIY punk circles as Wölfskin, shredding strings for Appäratus, Malaysia’s most internationally renowned crusters, and hammering skins in bands like […]
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Kuantan, Malaysia, is the stomping ground of the four-piece Crow Noise, who have risen from the shadows at the dawn of the dystopian 2020. Leading the flock is Rizal Ahmad, known in the Southeast Asian DIY punk circles as Wölfskin, shredding strings for Appäratus, Malaysia’s most internationally renowned crusters, and hammering skins in bands like Cave Crust Genocide and Hellsister.
This band’s lineup is reinforced with singer Scarecrow’s caustic vocals, Sludgehead’s guttural bass rumbles, and Paih Klavvar tearing up the drums. Besides Crow Noise, Klavvar is also crashing the cymbals like lightning strikes in Influënzia (crasher crust band) and splattering his creative ink across the artwork and layout of other local bands.
Crow Noise’s debut five-track EP, Flowers of Genocide, digitally released in late February 2024, wears its Deviated Instinct influences on its sleeve, yet dives beak-first into a territory heavily shadowed by the classic ’90s crust and crustcore. Essentially, Crow Noise takes the iconic dual vocal style of Nausea, blends it with the razor-sharp guitar tone and skin-crawling momentum of Disrupt, and wraps it in the stench and dark metallic rhythms of Deviated Instinct, Antisect, and Hiatus. Through their lyrics, Crow Noise peck at the carrion of society—human suffering, hypocrisy, genocide, environmental decay, and the consequences of humanity’s actions. “Crowman Screaming” was originally released as a single in 2021, while the title track, “Flowers of Genocide,” hits particularly hard, directly referencing the ongoing horrors in Gaza.
As the winds shift toward cleaner production and a certain level of professionalism even within the crust punk realm, bands like Crow Noise continue to release full-on DIY recordings with a maximum level of filth and abrasiveness, which is also their greatest strength. In short, Flowers of Genocide delivers a hefty dose of raw-fi production and extreme noise for those die-hard crusties who treasure the authenticity of self-released demos from various corners of the world, such as the Southeast Asian underground. Proper crust release here.
Source: diyconspiracy.net
