Seven inch vinyl pressing. Martyrdöd has always been one of the highlights of the Swedish d-beat pack, even before they blew the doors off the scene with the masterful Eldopp in 2014. Adding that Bathory-indebted sense of melody to the Anti-Cimex base that so many have used to such great effect, Martyrdöd stands taller than all but the best of d-beaters, and here, War Of Worlds is a fine example of how and why. Five minutes of catchy riffing, punk drumming, raw-throated screams, and melodic guitar leads - what's not to love? Maryland's Neolithic of this split, and their take on filthy death / sludge is well-done, if not hugely memorable in this instance. (Inner Adversary rides tar-caked guitar tones through a crusty death metal first half, before slowing down to an appropriately sludgy crawl for the back half. It's in that back half that Inner Adversary shines most, with a simple and yet very effective riff and some almost blackened croaks from vocalist Evan Harting. Composed of current and former members of Swarm Of The Lotus, Putrisect, Pulling Teeth, and Ruiner Matrydod, War of the Worlds, Neolithic, Inner Adversary
