HELLS HEADBANGERS is proud to reissue the cult-classic fourth album of Chicago’s CARDIAC ARREST, Vortex of Violence, on CD and vinyl LP formats.
Formed in 1997, CARDIAC ARREST are a veritable institution of American death metal: always dependable, never trendy, and never fucking selling out. There’s a reason why HELLS HEADBANGERS first reissued on vinyl the band’s second album, Cadaverous Presence, in 2023 and subsequently signed ‘em, resulting in their eighth album, The Stench of Eternity, the following year. And now the exhumation continues with the long-overdue reissue of Vortex of Violence.
Originally released in 2012 on John McEntee’s late / great Ibex Moon Records, Vortex of Violence was the sound of CARDIAC ARREST arguably at their most ripping. Granted, catchiness has always been a hallmark of the band – and to be sure, there’s plenty of memorability across Vortex of Violence – but the manner in which they gallop / blast / repeat, all while retaining a live-in-the-studio urgency, is taken up a couple notches here. Think classic Repulsion, Terrorizer, and even ‘80s Napalm Death drenched in the horror-laden filth of Autopsy, and you’ll have a good idea of what you’re up against: all guts, all glory! Or simply gaze into that cover art and know that this is indeed a Vortex of Violence…
Out of print for over a decade on CD and never before released on vinyl, Vortex of Violence finally rises from the grave. Because when it’s CARDIAC ARREST, you’re guaranteed ONLY DEATH METAL IS REAL!
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Importer/responsible:
Name: High Roller Records
Address: Bertolt-Brecht-Str. 1a, 08412 Werdau, Germany
E-Mail: info@hrrshop.de
