PUPIL SLICER seem destined to be one of this year s success stories, if only because Mirrors is one of the most stupidly exciting records to be released in a long time. A sustained barrage of warped, dissonant grind, lurching, bug-eyed mathcore and muscular, death metal oomph, this trio s sound may not be unprecedented, but it s hard to recall anyone making such an instantly addictive and unerringly explosive racket out of those ingredients. Many will nod to
CONVERGE and
DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN as obvious reference points, but really
PUPIL SLICER are another few unsavory mutations along the path, leading a malicious, pick n mix riot of violence and, significantly, utterly authentic emotional intensity. Vocalist and guitarist