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Philadelphia-based hardcore punk demonstrators, COP PROBLEM, this week release their latest audio assault in the form of the Buried Beneath White Noise EP. Recorded in early September with renowned engineer/producer Will Yip (Paint It Black, Circa Survive, Balance & Composure) at Studio 4 in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, Buried Beneath White Noise is out now digitally through music.copproblem.com, and a vinyl pressing is set to be issued in late 2013 via Earsplit’s new division, The Compound, in North America, and through Prejudice Me Records in Europe.
Buried Beneath White Noise is the follow-up to COP PROBLEM’s critically acclaimed, self-titled debut EP in 2012 (War Torn/Prejudice Me), also recorded by Yip at Studio 4. The EP saw rave reviews from leading online outlets such as BrooklynVegan, MetalSucks, American Aftermath, Cvlt Nation, Exclaim!, and many more while the band broke off scathing regional performances with the likes of Converge, Trap Them, Dropdead, Code Orange Kids, Comadre, Enabler, Heartless, Centuries, Burning Love, Resistant Culture, Coke Bust, Leftover Crack, Meek Is Murder, and many others. A series of tours would also be punctuated by appearances at Fest in Gainesville 2012 and Punk Island NYC 2013.
These newest songs see a definite evolution from the quartet who combines the most ferocious elements of crust punk, metal, grind, and hardcore in a high octane, hybrid blend of unrelenting assaults. Frontwoman Deb Cohen’s powerful vocal approach of hair-raising intensity reaches a zenith of emotion with these latest political themes on Buried Beneath White Noise. Track lyrics touch on a wide array of current events from the now infamous massacre of civilians by US Marines in Haditha, Iraq to Ag-gag laws that punish whistleblowers instead of real criminals in the US and abroad. This time around at Studio 4, the band abandoned use of a metronome and completed the EP in just two short days. The cover art for BBWN was designed by Philadelphia artist and musician, Tim Shaw who also crafted the cover for CP’s 2011 digital-only single of “Endless War.”
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