Here now, I hold in my hands white, as walls in the morgue, vinyl split of two European grind bands - SpermBloodShit & Pulmonary Fibrosis. It is worth to mention the harmony between green and white in the design (and the color of the vinyl), it all looks very decent.
French part provided only two tracks, this is not enough of course, but what can you do about it now. The first track "Bronchial Cavities Fill The Acidulous Pus" is very interesting because: A) it has some punk flavor. B) guest vocals done by charming Makiko Suda of Flagitious Idiosyncrasy in the Dilapidation. Track is very fast and sounds cool, perfectly audible severe sound of stringed instruments, and, yes, there are distorted vocals there;) But the second track "Retched & Disgorged" is implemented in the usual manner of Pulmonary Fibrosis. Bulldozer sound, hellish vocals, everything that we love these French guys for.
And here it goes - Italian fuckers SpermBloodShit. These three songs were recorded quite some time ago - back in 2013. There is some subtle common feature that all Italian bands share, something elusive and very hard to catch and describe. But when you listen to Italian grindcore (not knowing that it comes from Italy), it is almost always the case that you get lamp blinking above your head, labeled "made in Italy" :) Guys start pumping shit with the very first riff. "Dies Irae" is even a bit rock'n'roll and at the same time is very fast. All tracks are very cheerful, I especially liked the vocals and groovy ending track "L'Occhio Della". There are some voice samples in their tracks, but those are all in Italian, I did not understand shit! :) As for the sound, it is of course a bit lighter and easier than in Pulmonary Fibrosis part, but sounds very good for its genre
In conclusion, we have a lovely split, even disregard difference in style and sound.
Rating: Pulmonary Fibrosis: 8/10 SpermBloodShit: 7.5 / 10
Labels which released this split: Don Carlos Productions, Eclectic Productions, Anarchotic Records, Crit De Fastic Records, Aima Records, Grindhead Records, Straineyes Productions, Splatter Zombie Records, WOOAAARGH, Grind Block
The Italian trio SpermBloodShit don't tired to conquer new stages and in between from tours, going to the studio. Just two months ago, this vinyl was left the gloomy walls of factory and went to all of those who have been waiting for this release. Grinding Under The Influence completely justifies its name. In this record, guys give the respect to : Haemorrhage, Rotten Sound, Venomous Concept, and even Judas Priest! Covers were very good, and was made in their insane Italian style. Most of all, I liked the cover on the Spanish pathologists Haemorrhage. A cover on the legendary Judas Priest was laugh and surprised and very interesting performance of Breaking The Law, I recommend to listen everything. And in the end all was finished with rock and roll, They made a cover on punk band, called Venomous Concept, that was very good ending of the of "The Influence"! part. In the second side (where was declared some bonuses) guys trown three old tracks, recorded 6 years ago. And to be honest, It did not surprise me, just liked the sound of the snare ...
Grinding Under The Influence got great artwork (thanks to Mattia Sferrella for this). Also there is a very nice bonus, fans have to evaluate accurately, cover on this seven-inch expanded into a great poster! By the way on this seven-inch, you can check out the new logo, as for me it is much better than old one.
Rating: 7.5/10
SpermBloodShit You can order this vinyl at Wooaaargh!
