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Reviews:
No Way:
Fucking ripping hardcore from Finland. Has everything you like
about MELAKKA, BASTARDS, KAAOS and bands like that from the
80's, but steps it up a notch with an in your face, powerful
recording that really gets the point across. This is one of
the best records from Finland in a while, watch out for these
fuckers.....
Maximumrock'n'roll #303:
"This is the first non-comp-track release by this band
that boasts members from both Austria and Finland. SOTATILA
had some of the standouts on the Propaganda Is Hippies compilation
LP, and the songs on this EP are every bit as intense. The music
has a distinct mid-'80s Finnish hardcore sound that makes its
cues from the classics, mostly notably MELLAKKA. Sung in the
Finnish tongue, the urgent vocals push this over the top with
the right amount of distortion and tactfully placed echo. This
one pummels. (SE)
Razorcake #46:
I swear, the universe must bestow the consistently finest hardcore bands upon places like Sweden and Finland as som sorta payback for all the snow. This is yet another release destined to be deemed a classic in the fjordcore hall of fame that's already stuffed to the rafters with simply amazing bands. This one falls squarely between more recent fare by region-mates like Rajoitus and older stuff by bands like Kaaos and oddly, Brazil's Olho Seco. I don't care if you gotta trade an appendage or sell your soul to Soupy Sales, trust me when I say this needs to be up towards the top of your "must have" list. (Jimmy Alvarado)
Equalizing Distort:
“Eepee” is SOTATILA’s debut release. They have a demo out and some comp tracks on the “Propaganda is Hippies” comp, but “Eepee” is really the band’s first official release. And I imagine it is hard for a band that features members from Finland and Austria make it difficult for them to get together. But they haven’t broken up yet and this 8-song 45 is testament to their existence. SOTATILA are like 9 SHOCKS in their worship for LIP CREAM, but the singing effects has echo effects that remind me of G.I.S.M. If you are a fan of Russian Roulette slap the needle down anywhere. You’ll blow your brains out with raging rust belt inspired Japa-core via Scandinavia. The cultural dialogue doesn’t get better than this.
Profane Existence:
Wow, a new SOTATILA 7”. This is just an awesome band. Having released great songs since their demo in 2005, this 7” is their best material to date…Raging Finnish inspired hardcore the way it was meant to be. Great lyrics, great production. Be sure to pick this one up. Members from Finland and Austria.(Paul)
Suburban Voice:
Scandinavian perfection - Sotatila are a Finnish band favoring blistering tempos, dead-on instrumentation and harsh vocals with the accent on the last syllable (lots of “ahrrrs”). Once again, I could spend all day analyzing the various nuances, micro-influences but it's hard to analyze anything when being hammered with Sotatila's tumult. Honoring the tradition but it's also a modern sound, particularly production-wise. In other words, no “distort” but it fucking blazes. Yep, there's an aura of familiarity here with no surprises... just everything falling perfectly into sync.
Short Fast & Lous #20:
A fucking total arse-kicker here from Finland. This band manages to mix classic Finnish hardcore with a modern beefy sound, kind of like more recent Riistetyt stuf. Fast, somewhat dark hardcore bombraids fronted by straight up old style punk vocals. A usually winning combo in my book. Cramming 8 songs onto this ep, this band has the sound of a band reaching their pinnacle. Every song crushes!!
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