The end of the year is
rich with good releases. Now we have a lot of great grind stuff also doom and
sludge albums, so now it's time for some Crust! For today’s review I picked up
a brand new LP from Greek Crusties Procrastinate. This album has a beautiful
design but, the main cover art can deceive you. First look at this picture made
me think that I'm holding in my hands, some sort of art rock album. It's hard
to guess that this band is playing crust, haha! Also inside of the paper case
you will find a huge poster with bird skulls and bones in it. Before starting
work on this review, I've listened all the previous releases of this band (in
order to make a bigger picture in my head). And now I can honestly say that
Procrastinate has changed (changed in a good way of course). It starts from the
material as a whole (now its become more interesting and melodic) and ends with
the sound.
I`m sure that guys
worked very hard, so that’s why this album is seriously good. This self titled
album is catchy and it has many memorable parts, mostly because of the melodic
riffs in almost every single song. Guys managed to create a good atmosphere
here, it`s pretty gloomy and dark (Greek bands love to do that sort of thing,
it`s like their own brand mark and it could be compared with Swedish style).
Also I can say that this album is pretty emotional, its rich with many negative
feelimgs such as aggression, melancholy, anger and doom. The songs contain each
and every element that would make up the perfect picture of a harsh future and
reality. I must notice that all these melodies in this album don’t make it
softer. The guitar and bass sounds sharp and retains a sense of brutality. The
same can be said about great drummer and singer work. So in the end I can only
say that this album is worth a listen.
Rating: 8.5/10 Procrastinate fb Procrastinate bc
You can buy this LP directly from the band...
