Hailing from Bavaria, from the banks of the Inn, Salzach, and Danube rivers, SPIRITUAL LAW has forged a powerful 10-track debut. This is stomping HARDCORE that sounds like a punch to the gut, leaving not a single tooth still attached to your jaw. The musical aura is dark and claustrophobic, playing with fast sections and mid-tempo passages that draw from elements of European hardcore, hints of Foreseen's more punk-influenced, less thrashy sound, and the rapid, explosive D-beat rhythms of contemporary bands like Traumatizer. But this is pure HARDCORE that, as the album progresses, compresses and tightens you more and more, becoming an uncontrollable beast ready to unleash its fury and destroy everything in its path. The presentation is a DIY effort, featuring hand-assembled, three-color screen-printed folders, a double-sided printed inner sleeve, a double sided poster and lyric set, and a sticker. Possibly one of the best 20-minute sessions you'll hear this year.