Showing posts with label Fuck Your Life rec. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fuck Your Life rec. Show all posts

Sunday, June 25, 2017

Archagathus / Haggus (Fuck Your Life rec)

This split is like one big mince bombs with gore filling. You all know these bands, both of them have so many releases, but over the years they've changed for the better. On this tape you will find 7 harsh songs from Canadian maniacs and 4 nasty punk songs from US bastards. We can see the first side is belongs to Archagathus so let’s start with them. If I remember right this material was recorded for another split but, for some reason that release collapsed so the boys just used these songs for this split tape. Hm… Id really like to dig into this cover art. There is a strong and powerful reminder of animal rights. Shit these human and animal corpses look so cruel and painful (the idea of comparisons is rad 100%). So let’s move to the next stop, let`s take a big sip of beer and play this tape, hehe. Oh boy this isn’t old punk Archagathus… this monster transformed into something more dreadful. The sound is now a little bit lower and Dan used pitchshifter a lot... So this mince now has more of a gore taste. Fast buzzing riffs and hellish drum beats simply grind you into stuffing… and like I said previously there is a lot of vomit roars and yelling screams. Sometimes this terrible mass sounds violently fast, sometimes it has swing middle tempo… and the ending of this record is very funny, there are some piece from old film with jazz music, unexpected and good ending! Annnd side B, here we will find noises from Haggus. Very cute stuff, it feels like these guys started to write/create and record their songs more seriously. Song structures remain simple and uncomplicated but, tempos and riffs are a little bit different. But, like always Haggus attack us with barbaric primitive Mincegore. Swing tempos, blast beats, “tupa tupa” beats, buzzing noise and horrible vocals with some distortion effects… All the things you've been waiting for, are here. And let`s take a look on the visual side of this tape. On the cover of Haggus part it flaunts strange old picture from China. It shows some very brutal public execution (interesting, for what action was this punishment issued?). Rating: 8/10 Haggus Archagathus

You can buy this tape at FYLR

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Haggus / Recalcitrant (Fuck Your Life Records)

Behind the huge Mexicans’ disgusting rotten carcass there’s one of the best tape releases of 2016. This tape is rather short but very stimulating and good – one of things you rewind again and again until the tape is rubbed off from listening. The first ones to rape our ears are the guys from Oakland… So, there’re only 3 short songs, but I can tell you with certainty that it’s one of the best pieces Haggus ever produced. The leading track Psychotic Mechanic surprised me in a nice way – some nice hearty punk-gore… memorable and energetic. Merry rhythms make you wanna dance. Gore Machine is memorable for its dark and intense intro – the result is disturbing and atmospheric… Mutilated for Amusement is fast, aggressive and full of blastbeats. This song reminded me of the guys’ early material. Next, Recalcitrant’s noise bites our ears. I remember that these LA guys’ demo was really cool... The guys tried to create something new and succeeded in it. In general, stuff got a bit more primitive, with a focus on blastbeats and anger. I’d like to attract your attention to Self Demise song – it reminded me of the famous Regurgitate a bit. Also you’ll find deformed vocals there… All in all, very few things there remind of the debut work… and I think it’s good the guys decided not to stick to rigid boundaries.
Rating: 8.5/10 Haggus Recalcitrant

You can buy this tape HERE!

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Monday, February 13, 2017

Haggus / Girth (Fuck Your Life rec)

Short but very dirty split of two fraternal teams Haggus and Girth. Take a look on this exploded head and this crazy sight... It seems like a head of that guy has blown up after listening to this split. Well we`ll dare and we`ll listen to it too. So at first there are 3 short songs from Michigan boys Girth. Hm… a very steep, primitive grindcore breaks through this noisy and dirty record. These guys know how to make your ears bleeding and your brain blowing up. But make no mistake, except for fast blasting pieces we'll find here some mid tempo, good dancing rhythms. The guitar pours into your ears with pleasant mud and a little bit of riffs and drums make this record more sincere. This time my old friend Haggus has disappointed me a little. These two songs are pretty boring... this material hasn’t hook me on (although it seems that everything is in its place, I mean blast bits and distorted vocals but there’s a lack of cheerfulness). Unless only "Addicted To Gore" that I like, good slow entry... raw sound, but still something is not right...

Rating: Girth: 7,5/10 Haggus: 6.5/10

You can buy this tape HERE!

Thursday, March 17, 2016