MEINHOF (London, UK) - The Dying Light (new LP copy; not sealed) (2018) Released by Nikt Nic Nie Wie / Deviance Records on Traditional Black vinyl. 
Recorded back in 2017, this is the 6th full-length studio album from MEINHOF, which shows a slightly different face for the trio. Anthemic D-beat sound with powerful female vocals supported by a more metallic sound this time around. 
Terrifying D-beat Anarcho/Crust Punk with a formidable low end and a clear soft spot for thick Hardcore. That they aren’t scared of an open E and a prolonged chug is not what makes MEINHOF so good; it’s that they avoid all of the trappings associated with heavy Hardcore by making everything sound Punk. 
The instrumental “The Anarchist” that opens the B-side is a perfect example—massive ringing stadium Crust that sounds filthy and dark, and leads right into “No Hope No Change,” a relentless fist-in-the-air Motorkängbanger. 
Vocals are biting and desperate, with an urgency that defies the decade plus that MEINHOF have been in the game. Colossal production gives them an even bigger boot print, and makes this a “stand up and pay attention” release from start to finish.
Nikt Nic Nie Wie – NNNW 188, Deviance – Dev#103