AHNA - "CRIMSON DAWN" LP

A veritable institution in the ever-thriving Canadian crust community, AHNA have been in existence since 2008 and have unleashed a slew of savage short-length recordings – to date, 15 total – as well as their self-titled debut album in 2010. Alas, it’s been five years since even an EP recording, but AHNA return with renewed vigor with their most undeniably crushing work yet: Crimson Dawn. Now expanded to a quartet, the band’s sound has become even more world-eating; from drawing out Bolt Thrower’s latent Sacrilege UK influence to the hammering throb of mid ’80s Discharge, from bestial burl to wild crossover thrash and even strange-yet-subtle hints of gothy post-punk, AHNA cover many bases here, but do so with enviably effortless aplomb. Simply, this searing intensity and seamless sound-design comes natural to them, and there’s just as simply no need to place genre tags on it: again, simply put, Crimson Dawn CRUSHES. Which should be no surprise considering members concurrently do time in Grave Infestation, Ceremonial Bloodbath, and Encoffinat