Before we get started with the review of this release, I think it's really important that we talk about Chepang as a group first. Chepang is definitely one of the more interesting (if not the most, if we're honest) grindcore bands out there at the moment. What really captures most people's attention is the fact that they use two drummers. It's pretty fucking insane to see two maniacs blasting at the same time and to do it perfectly; unfortunately, this
is where most people's understanding of the group stops. Yeah, it's goddamn impressive to have more drummers than guitar players in a band, but I find the most interesting part of Chepang to be that it's not really a band... it's really a collective of musicians that rotate in and out of playing. Because of this, Chepang has presented themselves in many ways - as a 3 piece, 4 piece, 5 piece; so on and so forth.
The collective whole of Chepang is what makes BARRIGA DE VERME really interesting; 12 different musicians are present on this recording. 3 guitar players, 1 WARR guitar, 2 people on noise, an organ, 3 drummers, and 2 vocalists (4 if you count the guys on double-duty). Even more interesting to me is the whole philosophy that went into this record - "Choosing an extreme path but without interfering with anyone. Absolute chaos but in harmony. This was the main idea we imagined when we decided to do this project. Challenge here was not to be technically proficient and create a masterpiece but to liberate your mind and be yourself."
And damn, did they stick to that. But we'll get to that in a sec - let's talk about the physical record itself. I was able to snag a copy of this limited run of 100, printed on 180 gram black vinyl. I love the art too - it's simple in the sense that it's just piles and piles of maggots and a face, but when you take a good look at it, there are hundreds of them on either side of the record, and it's a really cool piece to look at. There are no frills - no track lists, no credits - no nothing. Just...maggots. Inside there's a liner that has some additional artwork on it as well as the credits and the message and such.
So after the record stopped spinning, I had one thought - "What the fuck did I just listen to?". But, this is not a negative reaction. I was truly kind of confused, but also totally blown away. These guys really took their mission (that I note above) and went for it. The record starts out with a solid 5 mintues or so of noise until the drums kick in, and when they do, things start getting crazy. It becomes a chaotic mess of noise and drums, and once that picks up,
it doesn't stop until we're greeted with an acoustic guitar track that breaks everything up. It's a peaceful sounding track, which is definitely necessary for what happens next. Following this track, we get a nearly 20 minute long track of absolute fucking chaos. Once the blast kicks in, it's total mayhem until the end. There's ripping guitars, all kinds of crazy vocals, insane drumming - it's an absolute mindfuck.
Listen - I love this record. I find it to be really innovative and unique, as well as being a pinnacle of of what grindcore should be - true self expresssion without giving a fuck about music theory or other peoples expectations. They took a concept and ran with it, and they executed it flawlessly. Do yourself a favor and go listen to this. There's a reason Chepang exploded, and I truly hope they keep innovating.
Rating: 9/10 Chepang fb Chepang bc
Review by Nick Vecellio
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So it finally happened. One of the strangest, experimental and noisy bands of the present just released their first full album! They called their own music “immigrindcore” (I guess it`s because they are from Nepal). And I agree with that because these grind maniacs are growing and growing and their music has become more chaotic. Their noises can’t be tagged just like simple grindcore, this beautiful mess stands out from usual meaning of that genre. These guys don’t hesitate to use many elements of deferent extreme genres (which is really cool). For this album our Nepalese friends have recorded 14 songs thanks to Developing Nations Assistant Engineer Yave Rust. The Dadhelo was engineered and mixed by Kevin Bernsten; final mastering was made by Brad Boatright (From Ashes Rise). And this gorgeous art was drawn by Dib Gurung (badass artist from Nepal). Sir Dib depicted an ancient god of death - Kal Bhairaab. And that creature certainly looks very angry. Also I want to draw your attention to another artwork which is inside. This woman is from Chepang tribe, some of poorest people in Nepal (now we all know how they look).
During listening of this album I felt myself inside of big explosion… there were so many small and sharp audio pieces which were swarming around me. So like you already understand this album is a fun mix with lots of schizophrenic guitar riffs and blast beats. By the way these kinds of vocal (I`m refering to the high screams and low yelling) is perfectly fit in the whole picture of music destruction. A distinct feature of this band is the fact that they using two drummers at the same time and this trick makes their music sound much more aggressive and more intense. I really don’t know how that works in a live act but on this record that double drumming sounds so tight! Anybody who likes unusual, chaotic and intense will like this LP.
Rating: 8.5/10 Chepang bc Chepang fb
You can buy this album thru Holy Goat records (GER)
The "Dadhelo: A Tale Of Wildfire" is now available! "The first full length assault from Nepal’s “immigrindcore” battalion. Driven by breakneck dual drum blasting and the blazing fervor of their message delivered from the turmoil of their homeland. A twisted cacophony of riff carnage and the desperate howling frenzy of multiple singers. Impassioned Ghurka grindcore commandos igniting a cleansing fire.” You can buy this album thru Nerve Altar (USA) or Holy Goat Records (Europe)
This album will be released thru Nerve Altar and Holy Goat Records! You can check one fresh track HERE!
Greetings boys! Hope that all is well on your side. Can you introduce your band for our readers?
Cheers to you for having us. My name is Kshitiz Moktan AKA Captain Bhudey and I play guitars in a band called Chepang. We play a form of music called IMMIGRINDCORE, its basically grindcore but with the pain , love and intensity of the great Kublai Khan’s immigrant warriors worldwide. Its basically nothing but a loose form of freestyle music over double blast beats for double the love...
Did you start this band in your motherland or did you start it on the shores of the USA? Also can you give us a short story of Chepang?
Today our theme will be Nepal, or rather the people from this country (who happily moved to live in the US). Today we will listen to the last release of Chepang (by the way it is the name of the poorest tribe in Nepal). This small tape was released a few month ago and it's something like a raw prelude to their very first full album (which hopefully will be released at the end of this year).
What can I say? These guys really have crazy talent for creating mad noise. This 1Love demo is pretty short (only 5 minutes), if I understand it right then all the material was recorded the diy way (and it sounds correspondingly), also this tape has a pretty raw mix (hope that album will have another sound). On fast moments everything turns into a mash it`s hard to catch each instrument (but I guess it`s a usual problem for all live records). That fact upsets me a little because their first EP was like a chaotic bomb. But anyway it`s just a raw demo, just a small unhandled slice of the first album. There also are moments where the band decides to slow it down and at these parts, they sound almost like strange kind of sludge. Oh, almost forgot to mention the fact that these bastards love to use TWO drum sets (in videos that crazy stuff looks so badass)… unfortunately that is all that can I write about this dirty tape.
PS: can’t wait to hear their first album.
Rating: 7/10 Chepang fb
You can buy this tape HERE!
Here is the new tape from Chepang. Harsh fast grindcore band from Nepal. You can check "1 Love" HERE!
