Album Details: "Unnatural Disasters" (1997) Format: A split album by Saké from California, USA, and Submission Hold from Vancouver, Canada. Released by Hopscotch Records. Saké Side: Hailing from Eureka, California. Featuring a female vocalist, they play crust-influenced hardcore at its core, incorporating violin and other elements to create a highly unsettling and dark art-punk sound. Submission Hold Side: They sometimes refer to themselves as "post-genre," and their sound is extremely original, mixing hardcore with free jazz, Eastern European folk music, and chamber music approaches. Highlights: Both bands have strong political and social messages (such as anarcha-feminism), and this "urgency" manifests as a sharp edge in their music. Recommended Artists for Fans: If you like the "experimental and politically charged hardcore/punk" of this album, you should definitely check out the following artists: Dog Faced Hermans Reason: A band said to have greatly influenced Submission Hold. Their avant-punk style incorporates trumpet and improvisation, and shares the presence of a female vocalist and intellectual chaos. The Ex Reason: A legendary Dutch anarcho-punk band. Their style of incorporating African music beats and jazz elements into punk resonates with Submission Hold's musical ambition. Spitboy Reason: A 90s Bay Area female hardcore band. They share Saké's serious and powerful message and a raw, tense hardcore sound. His Hero Is Gone Reason: If you like the neo-crust sound of the time, you can't miss them. One of the pinnacles of Saké's "heavy, unsettling, and constructed" hardcore. Saké (2) / Submission Hold – Unnatural Disasters