Cleveland’s Delayed Gratification Information is beginning off 2023 with a pair of pulverizing tracks from their hometown. The Cleveland metalcore band Captive debuted a few 12 months in the past with a gnarly, flamable self-titled EP, and at this time they’ve returned with a two-song promo single that hits simply as arduous if not tougher. “Finish Of A Rope” begins with pounding, tumbling, destabilizing chaos then cuts unfastened with rip-roaring d-beat, a crushing half-time lurch, and pummeling hardcore chord riff. The observe suits a whole lot of totally different types of sonic violence into two and a half minutes. B-side “Rubberneck” is half as lengthy however maybe much more ruthlessly intense, matching blast beats and insane double-kick motion with burly vocals and unhinged pinch harmonics. Hear each songs beneath.