Lurking within the depths of the Everfree, we find an inspiring amount of promise in the grit of NLD’s new thrasher of a track. Though it’s certainly not for everyone, this composition boldly pursues a dark and aggressive direction that even few of the community’s established hardcore artists have dared to explore. Derp does a fantastic job in presenting a brutally industrial kick that anchors the supporting atmospheric distortions while the track smartly paces itself and manages to shake things up with a series of syncopated riffs. I do think the addition of some ethnic drums and just more auxiliary percussion would help ratchet up the energy of the tune, but this is a brilliant initial stab into a foreign genre from a very new artist. You can download it for free as part of a two track EP on NLD’s bandcamp, and if you’re excited to hear more, be sure to subscribe to his newly formed YouTube and Soundcloud.