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Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Demo Review: Ramifications "Demo 2024" (Independent) by Devin J. Meaney

Band: Ramifications
Location: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Genre: Thrash metal
Demo: Demo 2024
Format: Digital, cassette
Label: Independent
Release date: May 26, 2024
In a bizarre turn of events I found a demo on YouTube with absolutely no views, with the tracks uploaded individually by the band’s private YouTube account. “Demo 2024” by Ramifications is something that I stumbled upon without even looking—so I wasn’t expecting much…but…
This demo is actually pretty damn rad! The production is lo-fi and the musicianship is pretty friggin’ good! I don’t exactly know how to explain the sound but it is very “basement thrash” just with much shorter songs! The lead guitar work sounds very cool and is probably the highlight (for me) of the whole release. Again, ALL of the instruments and the vocals are both on par and this was a happy little find that kind of came out of nowhere. It’s not the best demo I’ve ever heard but it is far from the worst!
There isn’t much of a bio or anything on YouTube, but I imagine more could be found on these guys if one looked hard enough. To put it bluntly though—these guys are deserving of a lot more than 0 views! (I mean 0 views? Come on!)
Strut your fingers to your keyboard and bring yourself in front of the YouTube search bar to show this lot of winners some love! -Devin J. Meaney

Track list:
1. Rentakill
2. Big Hero
3. Hunt You Down

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