Obviously, I can't refuse him. So, after some short research, I found out that The Grindful Dead is a Brazilian grindcore band with deep old school roots. This tape is a re-issue of their demo, but besides the old material, I found a lot of bonus materials. This fresh tape is limited to 50 pieces and has refreshed artwork. The strange thing is, both A and B sides are almost the same; the difference is only in the last tracks. It's a weird decision, what we have have here.
Black Goat Barbecue Bash Edition is done in the Brazilian way; it's heavy and primitive (best formula in my opinion). This noise is not unique; I found a massive/monstrous influence from Napalm Death in this music. Tempos, structure even guitar sound, everything has a taste of 90's grind. The bass is either turned way down, or buzzing guitars clutter it. The death growls are alright, nothing real special. The drums are loud, but there is only one problem with the drums. The snare and cymbals are not nearly juicy enough, perhaps that's because these Brazilian grinders wanted to copy old style in full 100%... Must say it was hard to listen this album to the end, somewhere in the middle of side A it started to be boring to me.
I bet that guys tried to create something close to their idols...well this album may be able to compete with Terrorizer and Napalm Death’s hooky grind, but with less of power, atmosphere and anger.
Rating: 6.5/10 The Grindful Dead fb
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