After releasing an EP in 2003, Sulaco is back with their full-length debut. The Rochester, NY trio blends technical metal and metalcore. Many of their songs are complex with unusual time signatures and multiple tempo changes. They also include the typical metalcore blast beats and breakdowns. The strongest parts of the album are the stand alone guitar riffs. They are groovy and catchy, and...Read More

Do you like your technical death metal trashier than Christina Aguilera? If so, NY's Sulaco will suit your tastes just fine. There's no denying that frontman Erik Burke's resume speaks volumes - mainly due to his experience with Lethargy and former Willowtip dwellers Kalibas - and the legacy evidently continues in the form of a strong, grind-influenced debut album. The fact that...Read More

I really hate giving a history lesson at the start of my reviews, but in this case, it's more than warranted. Sulaco is a Rochester 3-piece decimation unit consisting of drummer Chris Golding, bassist/backing vocalist Lon Hackett, and vocalist/guitarist Erik Burke. Burke was part of the groundbreaking band Lethargy with Bill Kelliher & Brann Dailor before they joined Steve Austin's Today...Read More

Though formed by ex-Kalibas and Lethargy (whose other members went on to join Today is The Day and then form Mastodon) member Erik Burke, Sulaco is not quite as tech death metal or grind core based as their lineage would suggest, instead a more discordant take on convoluted, abrasive, and angular modern 'pseudo grind/math metal', that sounds more like a far more aggressive and...Read More

Making its full-length debut, Sulaco brings back some of the emotion left upon the battlefield by mighty acts such as Meshuggah and Dillinger Escape Plan. Yep, the same shifting time signatures (apparent right away on the opener "Middle Man"), the schizoid rhythms, and the weird trappings that come with this type of breakneck playing are all here, but Sulaco never forgets that it plays...Read More

Has it been too long or what!? Three years after their four-song debut, Sulaco's finally back with their first full-length for the mighty Willowtip. For those unaware, Sulaco features former Lethargy and Kalibas member (and Blatant Crap Taste mastermind) Erik Burke on guitar and vocals, so "Tearing Through the Roots" is of course chock full of meaty picking patterns and mangled, oddball...Read More

Yes, bring on the quirky fucking death metal. Those familiar with Human Remains, Lethargy and the like know what Sulaco sounds like, and if anything the band proves that death metal can be really goodamned fun if the artist in question isn't afraid to shed convention in favor of something truly extreme. Unashamedly angular riffs decorate the 11 tracks and provide a cocky sense of identity...Read More

Sulaco's "Tearing Through the Roots" could quite possibly one of the most intense albums of the year. This technical metal threesome has been in the New York metal scene for roughly 10 years each. Built up of fast paced blasts, low tempo lounge parts, speedy double bass and wandering guitar riffs, Sulaco is a force to be reckoned with. This album may be hard to stomache for any weak...Read More