How To Deal With Life And Fail - ERNIA (Review)


With two members of the notoriously technical band Wormed in their lineup, Spanish grindcore band ERNIA has managed to perfect the sound, which is both refreshing and riveting. Their sophomore album “How To Deal With Life And Fail” is a culmination of elements of obscurity and unpredictability.


ERNIA offers a technical album with bits of everything, accounting for a fascinating listening experience. The opening track “Farewell, Sputnik” has meaty riffs with a dominating groove beneath it, aided by unpredictable passages of grind. “Q” is a speedster in itself, maintaining its momentum throughout the running minutes. “Room Full of Paper Cranes” is mainly rooted in hardcore punk influence, while layered with blast beats almost to a point of being brutal death metal. Tracks like “Frustration Theory”, “Helium - 3” and “A Mute Florist” dives deep into the dissonance realm with choppy passages and start-stop progression. “The O’Neill Cylinder” can be best described as a vortex of madness - an insane track with insane ferocity. The only contrasting track off the album can be stated as “Ikigai”. Almost six minutes in length, a sense of melody almost guides the track. Slowly progressing with great buildup, this one has moments of clean passages with additional clean vocals too. Make sure to stick to the end to be smashed in the face with the grind elements for one last time!

The music is just as colorful as their artwork, full of intricate bits, and every song offers something different without abandoning the core sound. Even through all the unpredictable twists & turns, ERNIA manages to keep the album groovy and catchy. Certainly, ERNIA stands out as the agents of chaos, and the album is a living-breathing example of it!

Rating: 3.5/5.0
Genre: Grindcore
Worldwide Release: June 22nd, 2022.

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