CD Digipak 2025 CD
Antiscoial Zine .."I must admit, I was surprised to hear that L.S.H.P. was returning with a new album. I thought the project had long since been buried, but as the old saying goes, you can bury a corpse, but you can't bury its soul. Around the same time, in 2012, Legion Twierdzy Wrocław also debuted, recording albums continuously until 2023, while in 2017 another band called Omerta was formed. Why do I mention this? Because what began in 2012 with L.S.H.P. is now boomeranging back on their second album, "Carpe Mortem," released by Strong Survive. This is probably the fourth release from the label that I've had the opportunity to review, and another release that has enriched the Polish identity scene this year. While the playing style from "Początek" (The Beginning) is retained, it is supported by elements heard in both L.T.W. and Omerta.
Let's start with the origins of the title itself, because if I'm not mistaken, we have a play on words from Carpe Diem and Memento Mori, which should be translated as "Seize Death." The post-apocalyptic atmosphere of the cover in a sense reflects the message contained on the album released in digipack format – the gradual degradation of the cultural legacy of white nations and the desire to return to the eternal laws of nature upon which our civilization was partially built. Listening from A to Z, "Carpe Mortem" sounds like an untamed element, but only superficially, as the violent barrage of metal riffs, accompanied by a rhythm section rushing forward like hordes of ancient legionnaires heading to war, intersects with ultra-hit melodies aspiring to be concert anthems. Every note is carefully crafted and possesses a distinctive groove that makes you want to sway to a melody like "Mannerbund," especially when you're talking about the verses, which are reminiscent of Sepultura's famous "Roots Bloody Roots." Lech's cover of "Kill Baby Kill," with Patyk on vocals and the bassline retained, also comes off flawlessly in "My Name Is Hate." It would be great if these guys did a tribute to The Gits. On the plus side, despite the atmosphere being so dense you could cut it with a cleaver, you don't suffocate in this pleasant mess of splattering red blood and flesh. The right balance is maintained. Peter, responsible for the mix, mastering, and guitars, made this "slaughterhouse" a true delight. I was a bit worried that the new L.S.H.P. would be a complete carbon copy of L.T.W., but fortunately—their sound, where the devil is in the details—is quite different from the aforementioned lineups, though there are some similarities.
What can I say? The Polish school of Hatecore with a capital "H," which blends various heavy genres, is still at a high level...."
