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Absolut Metal

Hackman's new album starts you off with a 4+ minute stomping, grooving, heavy-as-fuck instrumental, dominating all, and setting the tone for the entire album. Crushing, miserable, mostly instrumental, doom. Mmmmmmmmmm. Can I get some Karma To Burn with a side order of Neurosis? It's hard to face, but this newest offering from Hackman just may be even better than their debut. This time around they had producer Andrew Schneider at the helm, and it's a surprisingly thick and heavy sound for the trio. This album is perfect for a cold, dark, winter in the Northeast. Hackman, yet another local band to watch out for... holy shit, does New England have a doom scene? Ooohhhh, it just might.

 - Wolfie
 

StonerRock.com

Sometimes I hear a record that coincides perfectly with everything that’s happening in my life (at a particular time.) The songs are engraved in my head and play as a driving force that keeps me moving forward. Difficult situations are handled more easily with these mental soundtracks. With that being said, the new Hackman record “Enterprises” is my current power source.

“Panama” starts the record off right with heavy riffs and rock solid pummeling. This song could have fit nicely on their debut “The New Normal” with its KTB feel and consistency. The song fades out into the monster doom of “Monoceros.” This slow driver reminds me of Godflesh for some reason. Darryl’s vocals are pissed and shouted and they compliment the heavy main riff perfectly. “March Into Victory” is a 10 1⁄2 minute mother that starts with a heavy freight train of driving riffs and crashes into slower clean guitars with some spoken words and heavy accented bass. The song shifts into a bizarre transcendental ending.

The recording courtesy of Andrew Schneider is perfect. Darryl’s guitar sound is dirty and gritty and clean where it needs to be. Jase’s bass has the right blend of distortion while maintaining the heart pounding low end. The new drummer Owen seems to be the perfect fit with his s t y l e of syncopated beats and heavy drumming. Hackman have conquered the “almighty riff” with precision on every damn song. Some other notable mentions are “Bludge” , “Tragedian”, and the closer “War Gong.” The devastating and nasty “Not Anymore & Never Again” brings the fury of hardcore (real hardcore!) to the table.

If the Hackman’s first release “The New Normal” was a taste of what this band was all about, then “Enterprises” would be the rest of the meal. This is one killer release! For fans of heavy RIFF rock and doom, this is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

 - Mark Richard (Backer)
 

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1. Panama
2. Monoceros
3. March Into Victory
4. End of Men
5. Number Eight, No Bullet
6. Bludge
7. Tragedian
8. Not Anymore and Never Again
9. C’est la Mort
10. War Gong