{"id":18357,"date":"2026-07-17T13:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T03:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.penguinpunk.net\/blog\/?p=18357"},"modified":"2026-04-19T14:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T04:40:13","slug":"sunday-afternoon-vinyl-the-mark-of-cain-songs-of-the-third-and-fifth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.penguinpunk.net\/blog\/sunday-afternoon-vinyl-the-mark-of-cain-songs-of-the-third-and-fifth\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Afternoon Vinyl – The Mark Of Cain – Songs Of The Third And Fifth"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

The Mark Of Cain<\/strong><\/p>\n

Songs Of The Third And Fifth<\/strong><\/p>\n

Discogs:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/4700315-The-Mark-Of-Cain-Songs-Of-The-Third-And-Fifth<\/p>\n

Year Of Release: <\/strong>2012<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been a fan of Adelaide-based The Mark Of Cain<\/a> since I was in high school. I knew about them (via skateboard magazines) when I was younger (and had a Battlesick<\/em> sticker on my wardrobe), but I didn\u2019t have access to any of their albums. When I enthuse about The Mark Of Cain to people unfamiliar with the band I say things like “imagine if Joy Division was crossed with Helmet”. It’s a somewhat unimaginative take, and I don\u2019t think it really covers the breadth of what this band plays, but it kind of gives you an inkling.<\/p>\n

It had been 11 years since the last album when this one was released, and I was stoked to hear that it was being released. It\u2019s a pounding, brutal piece of work, with heavy instruments and drill sergeant like vocals. But there are also fantastically musical bits on the album too, like the last 30 seconds of Separatist<\/em> \u2013 which is just a great moment that makes me stop whatever I\u2019m doing and listen, regardless of how many times I\u2019ve heard that track.<\/p>\n

The Mark Of Cain has been touring pretty regularly over the last few years, and I\u2019ve been fortunate to see them more than a handful of times (after first seeing them play at Livid in late 1995). Things are changing for the band<\/a> but as far as I\u2019m aware they\u2019ll continue to put out the kind of music that they have been renowned for for the last forty-something years. If you get a chance to see them live \u2013 don\u2019t hesitate.<\/p>\n

Standout tracks for me are the aforementioned Separatist<\/em>, Barkhammer<\/em>, Milosevic<\/em>, and Grey 11<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Rating:<\/strong> 8.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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