RIPPING HARDCORE.

Our take: Very brief 3-song, 3-minute long demo from this new band from Athens, Georgia that (I believe) features members of Consec. Häxorna’s meaty US hardcore-influenced sound and hoarse, desperate-sounding vocals remind me of another great Georgia hardcore band, Bukkake Boys. The songs are lean and to the point, but the hooky riffs, dynamic arrangements, and tasteful vocal placement elevate these songs above mere inchoate bursts of thrash. While Häxorna sounds like the more straightforward cousin of their label-mates Joro Path, there’s a freaky little guitar overdub at the end of the last track, “Total Recall,” that hints they may have a few different moves up their sleeve. This one is compact, but hits hard.