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Picket Fence Cartel
Rock · 2009 · 11 tracks · 39m

Picket Fence Cartel

Project 86

Dense, noir-inflected alternative metal that balances rhythmic spoken-word tension with explosive, down-tuned releases. Gritty, nocturnal, and relentlessly heavy.

July 14, 2009 · Tooth & Nail Records

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A relentless, confrontational energy balanced by moments of cinematic, nocturnal tension.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 39m
01
Destroyer
4:49
02
The Butcher
3:02
03
The Spectacle of Fearsome Acts
3:12
04
Dark Angel Dragnet
3:23
05
Cold and Calculated
3:38
06
Cement Shoes
3:56
07
A John Hancock With the Safety Off
3:16
08
Two Glass Eyes
3:28
09
Cyclonus
3:46
10
The Black Brigade
2:54
11
To Sand We Return
4:35
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition in 'Destroyer' where the rhythmic spoken verses collide with a wall of down-tuned distortion.
The eerie piano motif that provides a fragile counterpoint to the heavy percussion in 'To Sand We Return'.
The relentless, driving drum pattern in 'The Butcher' that feels like a mechanical heart beating too fast.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Picket Fence Cartel sound next to the rest of Project 86's catalogue?

Social Commentary+1.0σ

The writing leans notably further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

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