lim. amber marbled vinyl<\/p>\n
Brutal metallic hardcore juggernauts WALKING WOUNDED emerge from Cleveland\u0092s notoriously gritty and aggressive underground music scene with a fresh take on the Rust Belt city\u0092s storied heritage.<\/p>\n
Guitarist Steve Perrino began writing and recording WALKING WOUNDED songs alone in his studio before recruiting vocalist Noah Hardesty. In the spring of 2022, the pair released their debut single, \u0093Birth,\u0094 a blistering slice of emotional powerviolence. That formative song showcases Perrino\u0092s songwriting skill and Hardesty\u0092s uncompromising voice but only hints at WALKING WOUNDED’s determined excursion into darker and more deathly sounds.<\/p>\n
The result was Bestial Condemnation, now available via Relapse Records, expanded with bonus material. The scathing record kicks off with the one-two punch of \u0093Battle Worn\u0094 and \u0093Unholy Bargain\u0094 – a relentless discourse between melodic thrashing speed and driving, chugging catharsis. Elsewhere, \u0093Depravity\u0094 executes a high-speed hardcore bombing raid in just over one blistering minute, while \u0093Anguished Solitude\u0094 slows things to a determined crawl that would make Obituary proud. The record shines with \u0093Food for the Crows,\u0094 possibly the quintessential WALKING WOUNDED song.<\/p>\n
Bestial Condemnation is based on a story written by Hardesty. \u0093It\u0092s a fantasy story about a man consumed by his greed,\u0094 Perrino says. \u0093Over time, he\u0092s cursed to walk the earth as a beast.\u0094 But WALKING WOUNDED aren\u0092t pure fantasists; the band funnels sociopolitical indignation into the aptly named \u0093Righteous Brutality\u0094 single in 2023. \u0093Righteous Brutality was the first song we wrote together collaboratively,\u0094 Perrino says. \u0093That\u0092s an angry song toward homophobic people. We’ve always been vocal about that, and that’s the value we stand on. In terms of a worldview, rights issues are things that we care about.\u0094<\/p>\n
While WALKING WOUNDED continues to write new material and expand its sound, the rebirth of Bestial Condemnation serves as a reminder that Cleveland\u0092s music scene remains as vital and aggressive as ever, and WALKING WOUNDED is ready to lead the charge into new territory. <\/p>\n
Tracks:<\/strong><\/p>\n Genres:<\/strong> Hardcore, Death Metal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" lim. amber marbled vinyl Brutal metallic hardcore juggernauts WALKING WOUNDED emerge from Cleveland\u0092s notoriously gritty and aggressive underground music scene with a fresh take on the Rust Belt city\u0092s storied heritage. Guitarist Steve Perrino began writing and recording WALKING WOUNDED songs alone in his studio before recruiting vocalist Noah Hardesty. In the spring of 2022, […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2251310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[443],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2251312","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-vinyl-u-z","7":"pa_band-walking-wounded","8":"pa_productgenre-death-metal","9":"pa_productgenre-hardcore","10":"pa_productlabel-relapse-records","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"taxable","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n\n