I don`t know why but, the Grind scene in Bulgaria is very poor. There are just a small bunch of extreme squads and Razgruha is one of them. This band is not so new, they began their escapades in 2011 in Sofia (Bulgaria). 2017 was a big year for these boys, they finally release their debut album “Money Power Greed”. As far as I know Razgruha made everything on their own, I mean recording, mixing and even releasing… I must say that is true DIY spirit and I appreciate it. As for the music...
These guys used all the attributes of Grindcore. Harsh social commentary lyrics, short riffs, fast blasts, etc. But this album didn't touch me, I honestly tried to dig it, but I failed. The sound is sloppy and weak, and has an overall metal sound more so than a Punk/Grind one. Most of the songs were created with good middle tempos, it`s ok for Grindcore, but I can't feel the energy in these songs. Almost all songs are literary lifeless and dry… In general there is nothing new, all the riffs and structures are old and well known. That is not necessarily a bad thing, because many bands build their Noise around that moldy formula. I guess Razgruha worked hard on this album, but the results are frustrating. I`m sure that in live action this band rips, they just had bad luck with this recording and that is it…
Rating: 5.5 Razgruha bc Razgruha fb
One year ago, Bulgarian experimental trio Coprostatis had to released their 3rd album. This noise was released in digipac format, and I must say it is very pleasant
to hold in your hands. This edition has 3 panels with band photos, info, and all lyrics with nice and funny artwork with pirates, bloody sea,
desert, and camels. The visual side is cute, but let's put this CD in our player...
I came across the fact that this album is hard to decompose into genres. But the main thing here is thrash, I found a lot of riff structures and drums beats that are inherent to this genre. The is a drop of death metal here and there too, also I can sniff the smell of grindcore too (but it's too tiny). Fast pieces are switch to middle tempos, and that's how song structures on this album are built. The guitar sound is nice and clear with a good metal tone but without big dynamics. Unfortunately, I can't say the same about bass. It sounds too cheap and dry. The drums dry too (for my taste of course), mostly because of the triggered bass drum. But, I'm sure that this band is not so bad on the stage. This album consists of 13 songs - for me was hard to listen them all, because somewhere in the middle I realized that this noise is boring for me.
Rating: 6/10 Сoprostasis fb Coprostasis bc
