The artwork on this release for me is like a pleasant flashback. But unfortunately, not many people remember the character on this artwork, but those who remember will surely feel the might that Andre The Giant has! After all, this is a famous wrestler of the past century, and this split is awesome just like he is!
First band on this split is Gride, which is pretty famous (in underground scene, of course) because of their furiosity and weirdness. These guys can make really fast like hell songs, but at the same time they may do some experimental stuff, just like here. They didn't change their sound, sound just as fastcore/hardcorepunk as every time. And when I heard the fragments of circus music I was like "daaamn, these guys are crazy, haha". But these parts were totally in-place and added up to their performance. I am a big fan of these weirdos, and I wasn't left disappointed again with this split!
If Gride is all about crazy stuff, then Abortion is like a percussion hammer! You can see the difference between them right when you hear both of them. But, honestly, I can't say which band sounds better here. Pretty cool vocals by Anton surely adds up the spice to the guitar massacre, and I was jumping around and dancing while "Rovno Do Hlavy" sounded, hehe! Awesome tracks, Abortion keeps up the great work, wasn't boring at all and totally rocks.
Rating: 8/10 Abortion Gride Totalitarianism Still Continues
