"Await Rescission"

Ulcerate call Auckland, New Zealand, home, but their knotty, heady death metal stands right alongside their fellow Australian maniacs in Portal, Sadistik Exekution, and Impetuous Ritual. “Await Rescission” closes off Vermis, their fourth album and Relapse debut set for release on September 17. The song matches Vermis' visual aesthetic: modern, but not sleek, obstinately metal without misguided reverence. There's little space, but it's not lawless-- there's a tight grip at work here. Jamie Saint Merat has been heralded for his drumming in the past, and listening to “Rescission”, you can tell his limbs are Ulcerate's driving force. It's true that many bands live or die by their drummer, but for Ulcerate's flights of tar-drenched fancy, only Saint Merat has the skill and the feel.