Good Guys Go Grind: Powerxchuck

Thursday, July 13, 2017

PowerXchuck / XabruptX

Fresh split, fresh review and one more noise attack for my neighbor, haha! This time it`s interesting fruit of friendship between PowerXchuck and XabruptX. Shit I'm almost sure that the author of this rad art is a big fan of the Alien movie and also he likes to smoke too. The mix of these two things you can see on the cover of this split. Noise creature from space, that is funny, weird and also looks cool

First in line are PowerXchuck from sunny Australia. I know these guys wanted to make something ridiculous for this split.. For example stupid applause after every song. Guys did not invent anything new, the songs are short, yelling is loud... as for guitar, the riffs are nice (but they are not a good as the ones on their first release, for me this one is the worse their stuff), and the whole sound is a little bit dry. Unfortunately this time these guys are not my favorites for today...
Second in line are the duo from Chicago. If I understood correctly then this is a married couple (if not, I apologize) and this lovely pair plays something raw and harsh. This type of grindcore is so brutal, the noise is rich with barbaric power, low sound. Okay maybe this record is raw but it sounds really badass, it`s hard to believe how only two humans can play something like that. This dirty blend of guitar sound and blasting drums is a product of love of these two freaks.

Rating: PowerXchuck - 6.5 XabruptX – 8

You can buy this record at Mono Canibal rec!

Monday, July 10, 2017

ANF/PowerXchuck

At first this split attracts attention with its own design. It was a great idea to use ancient an Australian predator for the cover art. Trash on the bottom looks great too, the surfboard and skateboard with all those band stickers… man thats a really nice view. But let’s end with all these visual things and lets listen the noise

Always Never Fun
The first side of this split is populated by loud crashing tunes from Global ANF. This young band has big ambitions and also these guys have a fire. Their music is mostly extreme hardcore (But it does not cross the line of powerviolence, in my opinion of course). The songs carry a groove that is catchy, which for songs less than a minute long is very commendable. Also these short songs are full of simple (in good meaning) riff structures… i particularly memorized the sound of the bass guitar and crazy screams (this sonorous noise and hysterical yelling is very pleasant).
PowerXchuck
The Australian barbarian punks bring up the rear end of this split with full power fury. I honestly can’t say that this stuff is their best work. It's great, but it is weaker than their debut full ep. Anyway these bastards prove that they cannot be underestimated. They show much more pure aggression (than ANF) and their sound is definitely more juicy. Songs are short too and the tracks have a tendency of staying with the listener in spite of their short life span. The humming guitar noises add a sharp edge to the whole picture. Slow, fast, slow and then fast again these music tempos will drive you crazy!
Rating: ANF: 7.5/10 PowerXchuck: 8/10