EP Review: Every Man For Himself – Te Pae Mahutonga The Southern Cross

The Auckland quintet has been around since 2003 (in various forms and under different names) and this is their third EP release. This is disc 1 in a two disc series, the second set to be released mid-2009.

From the moment I placed this album into my player, I loved it. It was grunt at its best and in no time, my head was banging and the volume was full.

Aaron’s vocals are full of power and rage, the solid drum set explodes through the speakers and the riffs are spine tingling. My favourite track would have to be ‘Until the lions learn to record their own history, the tales of hunting will always glorify the hunter’ (what a great name for a song!).

This is trash metal/grind at its best and I thoroughly enjoyed this EP. I can’t wait for the next installment.

EMFH are due to play a couple of gigs starting from 19 Feb 2009, so if you are in the Auckland area, I would strongly recommend going and checking these guys out.