Recorded and mixed by Matt Perrin (ex-Bummer) and mastered by Will Killingsworth (Orchid, The Body), Salt Sermon is a 15-minute storm of Great Plains Hardcore, highly recommended for fans of Coalesce, Cursed, and The Locust.
Based in Kansas City, the band takes its name from a dark chapter of its state's history: an 1838 order from the state's governor, encouraging the banishment or extermination of all Mormons. Clad in the bike helmets and white shirts that commonly signify LDS evangelists, the four aliased members of MEO44 use the historical persecution of the Mormons as a central symbol as they rail against all forms of tyranny.
"Coining their name after the 1838 Missouri law of the same name that stated Mormons must be treated as enemies and must be exterminated or driven from the state, the Kansas City hardcore band Missouri Executive Order 44 use that historical moment to amplify a larger point on their second album Salt Sermon. Clocking in with a short run-time of fifteen minutes, Salt Sermon does not waste time and delivers their message of opposition to persecution loudly and clearly."
–Heavy Music HQ
"Missouri Executive Order 44 are a grindy hardcore band that serves as a reminder of a bigoted history in the Show Me State."
–Invisible Oranges
"A blistering onslaught that, over the course of less than twenty minutes, packs more punch than some bands' entire discographies... The love child of Chat Pile and Dillinger Escape Plan."
"Insane noisepowerviolencescreamo type stuff."
–Nine Circles
"FFO: The Locust, Daughters, Coalesce."
–No Echo
"Missouri Executive Order 44 bring in memories of the early days of screamo. Their debut record, Salt Sermon, is a rampage packed in 15 minutes, aiming for the same direct payoff that 'Chaos Is Me' and 'This Is Medicine' delivered a quarter century ago."
–PopMatters
"A heavy take on noise-rock, summarized as Great Plains hardcore."
–Scene Point Blank
"Poisonous grindcore-meets-noise... Let me tell you, this band is one of the most exciting things to come out of the Midwest since Chat Pile."
–Veil of Sound
Upcoming shows:
Aug 16 - Kansas City, MO @ Howdy
Aug 23 - Colorado Springs, CO @ What’s Left Records
Aug 24-25 - Denver, CO @ Ghost Canyon Fest
"Missouri Executive Order 44 is a righteous band with a unique mission... The world's first Mormon-powered blackened sasscore band."
–Getting It Out
"Missouri Executive Order 44 offer up quite the mathcore smorgasbord on 'Salt Sermon'... Nods to the grindier side of early Converge and a smattering of Every Time I Die-style Southern swagger and lyrical delivery in play as well, not to mention touches of fellow statesmen Coalesce's more chaotic approach as well."
–Heavy Blog Is Heavy
"Coining their name after the 1838 Missouri law of the same name that stated Mormons must be treated as enemies and must be exterminated or driven from the state, the Kansas City hardcore band Missouri Executive Order 44 use that historical moment to amplify a larger point on their second album Salt Sermon. Clocking in with a short run-time of fifteen minutes, Salt Sermon does not waste time and delivers their message of opposition to persecution loudly and clearly."
–Heavy Music HQ
"Missouri Executive Order 44 are a grindy hardcore band that serves as a reminder of a bigoted history in the Show Me State."
–Invisible Oranges
"A blistering onslaught that, over the course of less than twenty minutes, packs more punch than some bands' entire discographies... The love child of Chat Pile and Dillinger Escape Plan."
–Metal Epidemic
"The band dress up in bike helmets and white shirts that signify LDS evangelists... While this might seem like a big set-up, the band are earnest in their exploration of serious themes of anti-fascism and anti-colonialism. The delivery system is blistering, chaotic, hardcore punk."
–New Noise
"Insane noisepowerviolencescreamo type stuff."
–Nine Circles
"FFO: The Locust, Daughters, Coalesce."
–No Echo
"Missouri Executive Order 44 bring in memories of the early days of screamo. Their debut record, Salt Sermon, is a rampage packed in 15 minutes, aiming for the same direct payoff that 'Chaos Is Me' and 'This Is Medicine' delivered a quarter century ago."
–PopMatters
"A heavy take on noise-rock, summarized as Great Plains hardcore."
–Scene Point Blank
"Poisonous grindcore-meets-noise... Let me tell you, this band is one of the most exciting things to come out of the Midwest since Chat Pile."
–Veil of Sound
Photo by Raney Yelenich
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