Usman's Staff Pick: September 4, 2023

Hello and thanks for reading. I wrote about K.O.S. briefly in January, and I am writing about them briefly again today. I had initially written about their debut cassette that had already sold out from us. Recently, they put that debut on 7" format alongside a follow-up EP entitled The True Disaster. Again, as I write the debut 7" is sold out but The True Disaster is still available (for now). Since these were heavily talked about in the newsletter already, I'm sure I am not telling anyone anything new. I still wanted to write because I saw this band recently and I think they might be my new favorite band. Like DESTRUCT, this band puts on an insane live show. Their set was so intense and locked-in it was almost too much handle. I wasn't sure if they were actually this good, or if I was just blinded by the beautiful, glowing aura of Chris Ulsh. When Daniel and I saw each other some days later, he confirmed there was something very insane and special about K.O.S. live. It seems they have spent a lot of time dialing in the perfect tone for each instrument. It's not just the tone of each instrument though, but how they all bring each other together - resulting in an insane pummeling wall of noise. I don't mean incoherent noise, but that raw hardcore perfection that had been marinating in a formula of DISCHARGE, CRUDE SS, and of course, FRAMTID. What fucked me up was they basically plugged in and played. (ENZYME spent like 45 minutes to get set up, haha. Their sound was excellent though I will say.) When I was watching K.O.S. I wondered to myself, "Is this was it is like to see FRAMTID?" They were just so locked tight, pummeling fast, like a bomb ready to explode. I can't wait to catch them again, and I really look forward to hearing what they release next. Alright, this one was brief like I said. If you haven't checked out K.O.S. for some reason, I would stop sleeping and grab the 7" while you can! Thanks to everyone for the support, and thanks for reading. Cheers!


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