Present Tense is exceptionally dark and well driven into the skull so you have no way to return. Classical clever rock music which makes it so pulsating,very punkish and abstract noise makes this album a real gem. Darknight
Hotlanta's dirge miners present heavy riff force, sure, but also hooks: drive-by melodies that stun and fade as the band, like Jaws, harkens toward blood and chomps folks. Snotty, smart vocals, occult trappings. Thankfully this is a punk (not "post-punk") affair, but I hear Gordons and Flesh Eaters as well as (Australian) X, The Eat or Filth.
Also, Melt On You > Cul De Sac is double-tough, Biff. Patrick Hayden