Metal Hammer UK

SCHAMMASCH

RORCAL/BORGNE/S S S S

SOMMERCASINO, BASEL

Swiss psychonauts blast off in their hometown

grandeur of an old theatre and the communal austerity of a squat, Basel’s Sommercasino is tonight the host for a showcase of Swiss extremity, headlined by a feels like some style alien summoning. The intimidating atmospheres are shot through with squalls of noise, incidental effects and reverberating industrial beats, all a descent into a subconscious realm of mortifying squalor.

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