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Unencumbered by Common Decency - Evil Villain release debut EP

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Just one 'ting' and you're pulled into chaos.  That is what awaits listeners as soon as they start the debut EP from Toronto's Evil Villain . One 'ting' then the blast beats and double kicks of opening track Tumer'd  start their assault without any mercy or regard for the listener's well-being. Building on the band's first release, a demo version of The Cycle , Evil Villain has not only layered and bulked up their sound - but have taken the time to craft an intricate and defined sound that doesn't take away from the raw and unencumbered rage the lyrics instill. Lyrically, Evil Villain does not hold back and takes the listener to the darkest recesses of decency. Addressing feelings of hatred we might feel for ourselves looking in the mirror, to the rage towards a society that seems content in its own crumbling, to the sadistic actions humans can perpetrate against one another - the band doesn't shy away from any of it.  It can be easy to fall