So after 3 years of silence, our English croquet players are back to us with a brand new album. Hooray! I guess the main reason why I'm so interested in these guys is their uniqueness. In some unimaginable way Atomçk were able to curb their own insanity and turn it into music. Also (of course in my own opinion) this album stands out not only with the sound side, just take a look at this cover art. Luke Oram created something really interesting… I guess it's his own view on expression of “our mind is our prison”. Well I must admit that this character and these buildings has pretty dismal atmosphere…
The album starts off with a distorted very short noisy and strange intro. The tracks that follow it are full of thrashy grindcore structures, sound, riffs and they are charged with the high energy of fast blasting hardcore. These noises sewed the seeds of madness in me, haha! As always these guys make their focus on demonic tempos and dynamic riffs (believe me, this album is rich with these things). The guitar sounds really well, its sound is not super low, but it has good crashing power. The vocals that Linus delivers sound aggressive and evil. Except for the usual “grind roaring” he uses some pretty unique kind of vocal. These short and super high screams sound so strange, haha! And of course I must note a good drummers job, he didn’t fail on any of the fast parts (I don’t know how many times he re-recorded his beats but result is really great). Every minute of “Every Room In Britain” is worth listening to.
Rating: 8/10 Atomck fb
You can buy this LP thru Rip Roaring Shit Storm Records!
I've already lost count of how many times I said that the British people are extremely mad and resourceful in musical matters. British bands are very special and therefore they don't usually have lots of fans. That Atomçk, for example, is definitely not for everyone. The guys from South Wales play very specific music. I do not know what lives in their heads, but it's just very sick and evil. Guys break all possible limits, and they successfully mix sludge, grind, stoner, black metal and, of course, noise in their tracks. The theme of their songs is very social. Cover art is appropriate, these riots and protests, fucking redneck cops and more, but all this shit, according to the name of the album, never work(s). The power of the human passion for freedom can not be stopped.
It all starts with a nice melodic stoner rock, somehow you do not suspect what kind of fucked up shit is waiting for you. Somewhere only in the middle of the first song it becomes clear what to expect next. By the way, rather strange, but most of the songs on this album last no more than a minute. After the first track, the guys are already on full speed and do not stop until the end. They kick your ass with fast and aggressive deathgrind with a bunch of stylish inserts. It's nice that the guys use a lot of different vocals. Ultra-high hysterical, sometimes raucous scream, a bit of growl. Those bits of hysterical vocals add some crazy atmosphere. Incidentally, after the main part, there is a nice bonus in the form of Live records.
Rating: 7.5 / 10 Atomck fb You can buy this CD here
