Predator: Cortex

PREDATOR: SPIRAL UNFOLDS Total Punk is keeping things in Atlanta, following up GG KING s Remain Intact with PREDATOR s new album Spiral The two bands share members including Ryan Bell who masterfully recorded both albums. Atlanta has the the best punk scene going and Predator are one of its longest running practitioners. Despite the seven years since their last full length, and vocalist Brannon Greene splitting time between Predator and his other projects, Hospice and Nag (both of which just dropped new albums), Spiral Unfolds shows the band still rules the void. The wiry punk minimalism of their previous outings still intact but complemented with a bit more muscle courtesy of the interplay between the two buzzsaw guitars. Brannon s android tinged vocals occasionally giving off a Tubeway Army gone hardcore vibe. Spiral Unfolds is Predator at it s peak. Hypnotic, driving, and 100