heavy-metal-darkness: Rats Will Feast |An Evocation |Time To Kill Records

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Rats Will Feast |An Evocation |Time To Kill Records

Release Date 03.04.2026
Format LP/CD/MC/Digital
Genre Experimental Hardcore
Country Finland

Rats Will Feast is an experimental hardcore outfit from Jyväskylä, Finland, crafting a musical landscape of extreme aggression, unyielding emotion and hallucinatory chaos. Active in its current form since 2018, the band has built a reputation for intense live performances and innovative sound. The bands earlier releases “Scarcity” (LP, 2019), "Songs Of A Racehorse" (EP, 2020), and "Malady" (2021) move fluidly between crushing hardcore and noisy psychedelia, occasionally dwelling in more mellow post-rock atmospheres. Their 2024 album "Hellhole" pushed the band’s signature sound to its extremes, delving further into destructive chaos, aggression and desolation. Rats Will Feast’s forthcoming release, "An Evocation" EP continues their evolution, standing as their most focused and defined musical expression and proving that the band shows no signs of slowing down.

Rats Will Feast drops "An Evocation" into the pit, bringing ten years of noise into a short burst of hardcore violence. The Finnish crew merges harsh screaming with jarring melodic sections, creating an atmosphere of sheer hostility. The riffing on "Frail Bones" and "Smartless" attacks the listener head-on, delivering erratic speed and relentless distortion. The slower parts offer gloomy, quiet moments, immediately followed by total aural destruction. The execution is definitely savage, providing an abrasive listening experience for maniacs seeking chaotic noise.

The music works fine for a brief burst of aggression. The transitions between tranquil segments and chaotic breakdowns occasionally disjoint the overall listening experience. "First Snow" tricks the ear with quiet strumming before the storm hits, leading into the massive auditory beating of "Observer" and the title track, "An Evocation". The constant shifting between extreme noise and melodic downtime gives the release a split personality. Sometimes the collision of sounds delivers a satisfying punch. Other times the sudden changes derail the momentum. It amounts to an adequately vicious collection of raging tracks.

Lyrically, the words explore human struggles and the harsh realities of everyday survival. The themes examine resentment and acceptance, looking for a safe harbor away from modern society's constant turmoil. Pouring these frustrations into a screaming microphone serves as a coping mechanism, turning raw pain into a physical sonic assault. "An Evocation" supplies enough hostile energy to satisfy regular listeners of dissonant hardcore. The chaotic mixture gets the job done for a quick spin, resulting in an acceptable dose of audio violence.

Score: 6.5