Cursed - Three: Architects of Troubled Sleep CD"The bands sonic brutality hearkens back to classic hardcore and thrash like Napalm Death and Black Flag. Though the bands overall sound remains unchanged, IIIs clean, stripped down production amplifies their sound with a new sense of urgency, and the result is their most ferocious yet accessible release to date." Alarm Recorded in July 2007 and released in 2008, Three is the crushing final album from the Canadian hardcore heavies, fronted by vocalist

to name just a few

bluesy soul

and instantly gratifying hooks

gathering and expanding a fervently loyal fan base along the way

Chore "The Hitchhiker"

Opening with a nocturnal groover of a title track

The beaming “Let’s Make This Easy”

Holy Roller

with double-needle sleeves and bottom hem

and also their last to feature Jason Newsted (ex-Metallica) on bass (Newsted also mixed the album)

Guided By Voices and My Bloody Valentine

Bass Drum of Death’s new album Say I Won’t is the end result of a journey that took singer and bandleader John Barrett from a small town in Mississippi and sent him across the world and back home again