Showing posts with label Hemdale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hemdale. Show all posts

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Haemorrhage / Hemdale / Meat Spreader (Left Hand Patches)

I bet that gore community was jumping out of its pants when information about this split appeared. Well, I knew about this super release from the beginning (don't ask me about my channels); I waited a long time and it was worth it. This is the first release from young Polish label Left Hand Patches (ex Fat Ass rec) and this debut is very hot! It has not typical for goregrind art, you won't find any blood or human remains in the front image or inside... that maybe weird but I like this unusual art from Luisma. I guess there is no need to tell you about these bands, right? We all know these ancient heroes, that's why I just want to put this CD in my player and set the volume to the maximum!

This CD is opened with a nice and creepy into, in my opinion this is the best opening words for this ugly CD. Following this small snatch is two songs from Spanish veterans Haemorrhage. These guys are active nearly 30 years, this year they released a very punchy album We Are The Gore. Well I expected a lot from their side... well I'm a little disappointed.
These songs are not really close the their top notch material. I can't say that this is total disaster, but this material is definitely not the best.

Next are American legend Hemdale...and holy shit, the pressure from this sound just nailed me, haha! This shit is heavy as Hell! Sound is dirty and the noise wall of it just squeezed my head, haha! Sound of the bass guitar has incredibly crushing power. Distorted guitar is going after the bass, but it hard to hear it, mostly it creating creates a density in this mass. Roars and screams are so savage, they are loud and full of ferocity... And yeah, this evil noise reminds me LDOH a little bit.

Third and the last band is Meat Spreader, it's the united forces of Poland. Ex members of Dead Infection, Squash Bowels and Neuropathia. Guys recorded 3 songs for this split
and all of them have a brand new sound and energy. Jaros vocal is freaking strong, it still loud and disgusting. It's easy to recognize Tochas guitar sound and style. Arthurs bass is not so loud as it supposed to be, sometimes it hard to catch. The drums parts is the real thing here. Every cymbal, tom and bass drum is easily heard, the snare has old sound with is really lovely!

All 3 bands does their best to merge the world of gore, and they do it really damn well.


Rating:  Haemorrhage - 7.5/10   Hemdale - 8.5/10 Meat Spreader - 8/10

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Thursday, August 23, 2018

Fistula/Hemdale split 7” (Patac Records)



Both of these bands are veterans of the scene and need little to no introduction. Hemdale have been killing the Grind scene for the last 25 years, and Fistula have been hitting hard with filthy Sludge for 20 years. So you can definitely expect this 7” to pack a punch. Each band has a piece of art representing their side of the split so let’s talk about the filthy details. Fistula’s artwork depicts the rotting corpse of a man on a toilet. He clearly took his own life as you can see a goodbye note and a bottle of pills on the counter next to him. Now for the Hemdale side of the cover, it depicts a Skeleton or possibly the reaper caressing a heart shaped photo of Miley Cyrus. What an odd choice for a cover. But, enough of that, let’s get onto why we are all really here. The noise! First up is Fistula with Whore Cancer, and they waste no time. There’s a sample playing in the background with the instruments coming in full force. Once the sample closes we are immediately assaulted with some of the most Inhuman vocals I’ve personally ever heard. Dan Harrington is a master of his craft, his screams here can make the blood go cold and send a chill up your spine. Everything about this song reeks of the perfect Sludge sound. Big riffs, thundering drums, soul crushing bass lines and of course those nasty vocals. And now, we have Hemdale ready to slather things in blast laden Grinding goodness. They waste 0 time with this song as they come in ripping everything in sight to shreds. Blistering fast drums, a whirlwind bass and guitar riffs and vocals that sound like the Cookie Monster on steroids. There is a reason Hemdale are both revered and simultaneously feared by many. Sadly, this is a rather short 7”, I’d have enjoyed at least 1 more song from each band. But, all in all it is a perfect representation of Ohio’s Nastiest Noise makers.
Rating: 9/10      Fistula      Hemdale

review by Shawn Peck