“Nibiru play hardcore bone-crunching mayhem psychedelic sex-funk from heaven, and we’re here to perpetrate the funk into your anal cavity. So pay attention.”

Not my words, the words of Nibiru themselves, when they were interviewed by SWNK, at the back end of 2011. Strong words from a band featuring members of some of Ireland’s finest hardcore mobs (Frustration, Bang Bros and Famine) who play some equally strong music

This is a witch’s brew of epic proportions. Take the attitude of NYHC, the swagger of early grunge and crunch of 90s metal, and you’re someway to embracing the majesty of Nibiru. If you can’t process that, and need it be pigeon-holed, then think Life Of Agony or Twitching Tongues. You know, big fuck off RIFFS™, a massive chorus, thumping rhythms, breakdowns, there’s something for everyone to get their teeth into. Moshers and headbangers unite!

Nostalgia is selling well at the moment, with bands like the aforementioned Twitching Tongues, Daylight, Title Fight and the sorely-missed Basement tapping into that golden era of music, that’s causing dudes in their mid-30s to lose their shit when they hear it. People reminisce about their carefree younger days and how great it was, but I think it misses the point. It’s not about the times, it’s more about that feeling you had when you first heard these seminal bands. Remember the first time you listened to the Revelation Records: In-Flight Program sampler, hearing bands like Quicksand making the leap and crossing over, the sheer joy of those staccato riffs and emotional vocals? Well, that’s what I get with Nibiru. It doesn’t make me think about being at school (which was shit), it connects in a way like when I first heard Tool or Helmet.

Don’t think Nibiru are a worship and tribute act though, not at all, they’ve got a strong game, and enough hooks in their locker to keep it fresh and exciting. They pay respect to the Allfathers, but forge ahead with their own chapter. So, do yourself a favour and pick up their new 7″ on Carry The Weight from our man Pat, or the demo 7″ on Holy Roar

 Planet earth is a dying whore. Embrace Nibiru.

http://planetnibiru.bandcamp.com/
http://www.ctwrecords.com/

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