BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY HAVEN’T DESTROYED MY FAITH YET

I’ve written several times before about By Any Means Necessary, who continue to be one my favorite unsigned bands in all of metaldom; luckily, being “unsigned” doesn’t mean what it used to in this day and age of home recording technology and the interwebs. And so almost two years after I heard this outfit’s self-titled, self-released three song EP, they’ve gone and recorded a new EP, label or no. It’s called Faith Destroyer, and it’s streaming in its entirety here.

And, hey, guess what? It doesn’t suck! The band hasn’t switched gears and started recording deathcore or whatever’s fashionable just ’cause it might hasten their journey in the spotlight; they’re still playing tasty, set-the-dog-on-fire deathrash in the vein of bands ranging from Dukes-era Exodus to Machine Head to Chimaira. If that sounds appealing — and it really ought to — head over to By Any Means Necessary’s MySpace page to stream the EP. You’ll only be disappointed if you’re a dick.

-AR