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The track doesn’t so much begin but appears– as cyclical and frequent as the daily news headlines– with fuzzy guitar mimicking the approaching doppler of an emergency signal. The grating sets the apocalyptic tone of the track, urgent and warning. The skin-tight, hollow taut of the drum portrays how thinly stretched our days are becoming. Gilbert’s angered vocals rise up above the ambush of gnashing strain, bringing to mind the screeching, sci-fi of Black Francis in the Pixies’ 1991 album, Trompe le Monde (French for Fool the World). The guitar fishtails violently into the outro, an anxious carousel of frantic terms as the emergency siren’s frequency and Gilbert’s screaming cries reach their climactic destination.
- GRIFFITH S. /// CLTURE.ORG /// MAY 2020 [CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE]
"Muck feels more visceral and raw than than most of the metal albums we get pitched"
- MetALSUCKS.NET /// JUNE 2018 [CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE]
"Hectorina has been a leading force in the Charlotte rock scene for a while now, and Muck exemplifies exactly why they deserve to hold that position. The band is powerful on this album..."
- FRANKLIN M. /// CLTURE.ORG /// JUNE 2018 [Click here for full article]
"...a beautifully trippy multi colored art piece."
- DONKER R. /// AMERICANPANCAKE.COM /// APRIL 2018 [CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE]
“Local legends (like, actual legends) Hectorina took the stage next and, once again, proved to be the best thing about the scene.”
- Walsh S. /// Shutter 16 Magazine /// May 2017
"One of Charlotte's best bands ... These are the guys you should be paying attention to."
- Hahne J. /// Creative Loafing Magazine /// Mar. 2016
"... a master's course in scorching, advanced post-punk"
- Hill, C. /// CharlotteViewPoint.org /// Dec 2015 [CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE]
"The album is creeping and mysterious at times, spiraling out of control in a frenzied plunge before it’s reeled back in with David Lynchesque artfully cunning control."
- Griffith, S. /// CLTure.org /// Sept 2015 [CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE]
"If you're into theatrical, artsy, off-kilter, I-have-no-idea- what's-coming-next music, Hectorina should be your jam."
- Independent Clauses /// Jun. 2014
"So to summarize, class, Hectorina is rad as fuck, go check them out.
Yes it will be on the test. Are you taking notes?"
- Millwood, C. /// Shutter 16 Magazine /// Nov. 2014
"... these guys are fucking super human."
- Don't Sweat It Fest Zine /// Jun. 2014
"Records like this are few and far between."
- Wake Magazine /// Feb. 2014
"Hectorina is a deft weapon."
- Earle, M. K. /// My City Magazine /// Jan. 2014
"...the sort of chemistry that can't be manufactured."
- Devours, C. /// The Charlotte Observer /// 23. May 2013
"Collywobble is beautifully written, insanely quirky & beyond entertaining from start to finish."
- Crowd Surfer Magazine /// May 2013
"Holy shit what a deranged racket, damn well nearly laughed our kidneys off when this fried joker reared into ear shot... Will melt heads."
- Barton, M. /// God Is In The TV Zine /// Mar. 2013
- GRIFFITH S. /// CLTURE.ORG /// MAY 2020 [CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE]
"Muck feels more visceral and raw than than most of the metal albums we get pitched"
- MetALSUCKS.NET /// JUNE 2018 [CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE]
"Hectorina has been a leading force in the Charlotte rock scene for a while now, and Muck exemplifies exactly why they deserve to hold that position. The band is powerful on this album..."
- FRANKLIN M. /// CLTURE.ORG /// JUNE 2018 [Click here for full article]
"...a beautifully trippy multi colored art piece."
- DONKER R. /// AMERICANPANCAKE.COM /// APRIL 2018 [CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE]
“Local legends (like, actual legends) Hectorina took the stage next and, once again, proved to be the best thing about the scene.”
- Walsh S. /// Shutter 16 Magazine /// May 2017
"One of Charlotte's best bands ... These are the guys you should be paying attention to."
- Hahne J. /// Creative Loafing Magazine /// Mar. 2016
"... a master's course in scorching, advanced post-punk"
- Hill, C. /// CharlotteViewPoint.org /// Dec 2015 [CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE]
"The album is creeping and mysterious at times, spiraling out of control in a frenzied plunge before it’s reeled back in with David Lynchesque artfully cunning control."
- Griffith, S. /// CLTure.org /// Sept 2015 [CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE]
"If you're into theatrical, artsy, off-kilter, I-have-no-idea- what's-coming-next music, Hectorina should be your jam."
- Independent Clauses /// Jun. 2014
"So to summarize, class, Hectorina is rad as fuck, go check them out.
Yes it will be on the test. Are you taking notes?"
- Millwood, C. /// Shutter 16 Magazine /// Nov. 2014
"... these guys are fucking super human."
- Don't Sweat It Fest Zine /// Jun. 2014
"Records like this are few and far between."
- Wake Magazine /// Feb. 2014
"Hectorina is a deft weapon."
- Earle, M. K. /// My City Magazine /// Jan. 2014
"...the sort of chemistry that can't be manufactured."
- Devours, C. /// The Charlotte Observer /// 23. May 2013
"Collywobble is beautifully written, insanely quirky & beyond entertaining from start to finish."
- Crowd Surfer Magazine /// May 2013
"Holy shit what a deranged racket, damn well nearly laughed our kidneys off when this fried joker reared into ear shot... Will melt heads."
- Barton, M. /// God Is In The TV Zine /// Mar. 2013