Well, Gatherers are a brutally in-
tense, beautifully morbid band.
On “We Are Alive Beyond Re-
pair,” their fourth studio col-
lection, third LP and second
full-length for hard-core legend
Ray Cappo’s Equal Vision label
following 2015’s “Quiet World,”
the Bayonne-based five-piece
are super tight and technically
superb. This especially true of
bassist Matt Popowski, whose fat
fluidness adds greatly to many
of the 11 tracks. I also love the
way guitarists Rob Talalai and
Anthony Gesa battle each other,
like two opposing war planes
crashing into the sea at the same
time, while drummer Adam
Cic