Today Is The Day
In the Eyes of God (Relapse)
by Tim Den
I don’t even know where to begin. I’ve finally been exposed to the most hyped band in the noisecore genre, and it’s made me its bitch. I’ve been hearing about Today Is The Day since my high school days (when the band was on Amphetamine Reptile and touring with Helmet), but God knows why I never took everyone’s advice and checked them out. Most of the new heavy music was just boring me, and who would’ve guessed Today Is The Day was any different? I’ve heard many other equally hyped bands, and most of them turned out to be full of hot air. So, to my misfortune, I kept putting them off for later. But now there’s no escape.
And the drumming. Oh my God, the drumming… Eat your heart out, Gene Hoglan. Go back home to mama, Pete Sandoval. I’m convinced this guy’s not a creation of nature. He’s gotta be scientifically-engineered or something. How can there be so much technicality and so much feel in one percussionist? This man is an absolute deity. I don’t know where main man/guitarist/vocalist, Steve Austin, finds his hired guns, but “I gots to get me one of those!”
As this disc finds its permanent home in my collection (spending most of its time in the “repeat” position), the only complaint I have is that I didn’t discover them earlier. Someone shoot me for that.
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