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| The final chapter, as this will be the last 7” EP by Personkrets 3:1. After this release, the band will split up. If you loved the epic album THE GLORIOUS DEAD CD/LP (HALVCD022/HALVLP022), this is for you! Three new songs recorded in May 2007. The release are more metal than ever before from the act; still you will recognize the sound of the gloomy crustcore from the cold north!
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Selling points
# Last record ever by Personkrets 3:1. After this release, the act will cease to exist.
# As epic as the previous fullength THE GLORIOUS DEAD (CD/LP)!
# More metal than ever before; still you will recognize the sound of the gloomy crustcore from the cold north!
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| Reviews |
| Ruiner written by The Abyss [Global domination, English] |
I had the great pleasure of reviewing Personkrets 3:1’s full-length The Glorious Dead and was very pleased with the northern Swedes take on metal-injected crust punk and was thus very disappointed when I heard that they broke up shortly after the release. What I have here is their epitaph; a 7” vinyl named “Ruiner” and all I can say is that if you liked “The Glorious Dead” you’ll like this. The style is the same and as is often the case, mixing d-beat, crust punk, metal riffs and an over-distorted bass is always a good idea!
“Melting ice” starts of the single and sounds like it could’ve come directly from the “The Glorious Burden”-session; slow, catchy intro with lots of d-beat and pissed off vocals once the verse kicks in. Second song is Swedish ditty about the horrors of war (or whale fishing or erect penises, I don’t fucking know) and has a sweet guitar-melody that hooks you straight away and forcible inserts itself into your head. Now I don’t know if the mp3-recording I have of the song got fucked up in the transfer from vinyl (I don’t have a vinyl-player, I’m less then 200 years old) but towards the end of the song everything sounds like it’s slowing down and the guitars come detuned. quite a weird effect and it sounds like Personkrets suddenly became the least tight band in the history of the world. Intentional or not (I’m guessing it’s the vinyl player), it sure is amusing. Last (ever) track for Personkrets 3:1 is “Ruiner” and guess what? It’s still crust, d-beat and pissed off vocals galore! No deviation from the form here, just short and to the point. Here I feel the band missed an golden opportunity to fuck with their fans, as the final song they should’ve made something totally weird and unfitting like a Eurovision Grand Prix cover or maybe “Krigssång” again, played with their armpits… or maybe not.
I need some more coffee.
(P.S. A couple of the band members went on and formed Misantropic, my guess is they will use a lot of d-beat, crust and pissed off vocals)
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| Ruiner written by Andreas [Doomsday Magazine, Swedish] |
| Personkrets har till sitt sista släpp, Ruiner, (som jag trodde var en engelsk titel) supit bort Acursed-patchen för gott och patchat om nitvästens ryggtavla med en Bolt Thrower. Det låter alltså mer metalinfluerat än tidigare med fett tuggande gitarrer. Inte mig emot för så här kompetent har Personkretsarna aldrig låtit, sen så gillar ja Hellshock och det där också, som ja antar dom sneglat en aning på. I och med tugg och sånt där låter det även mer Hardcore än tidigare, det är väl nån Umeå-hardcore bieffekt antar jag. Det här låter bra i alla fall, ohippt och gött och inte ett dugg tillgjort. 3 spår av god kvalitet innehåller Ruiner och det enda jag kan tänka på som inte tilltalar mig mig är att Räkans sång skulle kunna va lite bättre, den känns lite pratig faktiskt. ’Krigssång’ är en dikt av Dan Andersson (inte den blinda ljudteknikern från Kristinehamn tyvärr) som norrläningarna tonsatt med fet orchpunk. Detta är en värdig avslutning tycker jag. Några av medlemmarna har ett nytt band som heter ’Misantropic’ som förmodligen kör samma stuk (fast ännu mer metal), blir till att spana in. Det är träd i vinterskrud på omslaget förresten… |
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| Ruiner written by Avi Roig [It's a trap!, English] |
| This 3-track 7" serves as the band's swansong, but considering that I had never heard them until this record showed up, it hardly matters. A fitting epitaph? Eh, probably not. Anyhow, Personkrets 3:1 play(ed) crusty hardcore with a pronounced metal influence that creeps through in the various breakdowns and quick solo breaks that pepper each song. They put it off competently enough, but it's just not that interesting for the most part. The one exception however is "Krigssång", a track based on an old poem by Dan Andersson which is by far the most melodic and best composed tune on the record. It makes me feel like if they embraced their metal side a bit more, they'd be a better band, but I suppose that's a moot point considering their current inactive status. Perhaps the ex-members' new band Misanthropic will tip the scales further one way or another, wait and see. |
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| All titles with Personkrets 3:1 |
| Life is Beautiful (10" EP) |
| Life is beautiful (L) (T-shirt) |
| The Glorious Dead (CD) |
| The Glorious Dead (12" LP) |
| The glorious dead (Patch) |
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