Drug Church - 'Pynch'
Albany's hardcore darlings release 'Pynch' via Pure Noise Records, their first single since their previous album alongside a tidal wave of worldwide tour announcements for your local antagonists to really sink their teeth into.
Sharp and laser focused is one of the first things that comes to mind when I think about Drug Churches catalogue of releases and their all new single 'Pynch' is no different. This emphatic and boisterous track kicks off immediately into a blister of power chords and tonal perfection, taking pieces of every album and continuing to define their very evident sound into concrete pillar of the current hardcore and punk scenes. Everything is so tightly packed together with excellence, now having mastered the art of a short track they manage to blend a gorgeous chord progression into an eruption of melodic chaos within seconds of the song starting, this dynamism and ability to play with both emotion and sheer velocity is something that makes this band so special and 'Pynch' proves that yet again.
This track could not have arrived at a better time for the band either, as fresh off of the back of a support tour around Europe and the UK with alternative icons Deftones, they have not only been able to grow their cult following past its previous numbers but they have been able to hone their skill continuously into this excellently blended formula that has been hammered away at for years. Everything is truly coming together and something about this recent release feels like an ascension past their current level of success, this is a band that have written some of the greatest songs in their respective genres history and loads of these tracks have despicably gone under the radar.
With the Deftones tour behind them and the wider alternative scene aware that they are present and constantly a driving force of creativity this song will mark a turning point for them and their upcoming shows, with both a co-headline tour with White Reaper and a mammoth UK and Europe tour with support from Liquid Mike and Downward starting in September of this year, Drug Church will undoubtedly explode and I cannot wait for the wider world to jump on the hype train as you would be hard pressed to find another band that is as dedicated to their craft and driven to be creatively brilliant as this Albany 5-piece powerhouse.
Words by Josh Pook
