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[INDIE] “If you fuck with me, you’re gonna burn,” growls A Place To Bury Strangers frontman Oliver Ackerman on the slow-grinding “Deeper” off Transfixation, released earlier this year. “Deeper, deeper, deeper still/ Deeper than the deepest well,” he continues, reinforcing the into-the-black motif that’s defined the Brooklyn noisemaking trio’s output from the start. APTBS is more about vibe than lyrics, however, and Transfixation continues that trend—the main difference being that the tracks were recorded quickly (mostly in 2013) and the band refrained from fussing with them the way they have on their three prior full lengths. Buried in the sonic rubble, a few hooks can even be discerned, but don’t let that fool you into thinking the APTBS has gone soft: Transfixation is an impenetrable wall of guitar-based skronk moving at a slug’s shoegazing pace in near-total darkness. It’s just what people look for from this band and will no doubt get two earfuls of on Friday, June 19 at Mohawk Place with Sannhet and Alpha Hooper.