Showing posts with label raw grind. Show all posts
Showing posts with label raw grind. Show all posts

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Meth Leppard ​/​ Deterioration

What could you expect from two grind bands which are located at diferentes continents? Of course you will be expecting some powerful noise and that is only logical. But, what if these bands know each other? With no doubt they will do a split 😉 Todays heroes are Meth Leppard from Australian and Deterioration from the USA. I bet you all know these guys, and many of you have shared a beer with them during their tours… Awesome guys and bands, let's find out what have they recorded in their basements.

So according to marks on this vinyl, we should play the Deterioration side first. Wtf was that? It`s pure insanity… without any warning, it's just a fast killing punch into the face. I must say it was painful, haha! As usual, Deterioration has a bit of a muddy sound but a crazy load of power. The blast beats parts sound like machine gun fire, guitar is heavy and the riffs are short. That what I wanted to heard from these fuckers, I'm glad that they managed to record such mad noise like that.

Side B. My old Australian friends came up with 5 robust tracks. I must say that they coped well with this grindcore deal. You won't hear anything radically new, but you also won't hear any weak material. They are sticking to their own style (and that is good thing). Bloody dangerous speed, recognizable guitar sound and tons of blast beats. Twisting moments between blast parts making this noise  spicier and more diverse. Meth Leppard is a pure drilling machine and they will make a hole in your skull with their grindcore!


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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Camphora Monobromata - Suffering Amongst The Hostile Walls (No Bread rec)


Are you on the hunt for some Punk fueled Grind in the vein of Agathocles and Rot? Well then, Camphora Monobromata is the band that you are looking for! Today I will cover the latest full length from this Russian band. This piece of putrid noise was released by No Bread Records in wonderful digi-pack format. The gloomy art is a projection of the whole album… somehow this image looks scary, Jon (the artist) did a great job. 
Song by song, these guys are proving that they are one of the finest Grind band’s in Russia. The riffs are primitive, tempos are groovy and the vocals are loud. These are the perfect ingredients, but with chainsaw guitar that mess sounds even better. Can`t say that Camphora Monobromata found a good sound; it’s solid, but a bit dry for my taste. There is one weird thing that I noted from the very beginning. Why does the drummer use triggers? That sounds very strange in this mincing-grinding music... Suffering Amongst The Hostile Walls is not a groundbreaking album, or something new that has to be heard, but it can stand on its own as a quality Mincecore creation that is not afraid of throwing its sound out there among the thousands of other grind bands. This is a Mincecore release, don't forget that, if you don't like raw and fast Grind at all, don't buy this, you won't like it, but if you’re into this kind of noise, go ahead and check out this album!
Rating: 7.5/10  Camphora Monobromata fb 
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Monday, October 1, 2018

Cruel Face / Matka Teresa (Extreme Terror Prod)

I never liked live recordings, because most of them sounds very dirty... Same thing with this split. But that is not the point, the point is a friendship. Both bands used their old material to do a split in the name of friendship and mutual respect. But, I got this tape for review, so that`s what I'm gonna do right now.  


The recording of Matka Teresa was made at Bloodchet Fest, back in 2013. Like most live records, this one is raw and dirty, but somehow it doesn't sound like total garbage. I can clearly hear vocals, drums and guitar... which is the positive side of this material. Unfortunately, everything is messed up, so it's hard to hear the riffs, cymbals and snare drum sometime. BUT, this record perfectly conveys the atmosphere and energy of the festival. I especially like screams of the fans here, with them you realize that this is really live tape.


Brazilian veterans from Cruel Face recorded this material just few years ago (2015, 74 Club / Sao Pailo). Hmm, here is the same thing as with MT side. The sound is messy and dirty, it's hard to clearly understand the image, but I catch a lot of good heavy energy. This band produces a really low and heavy sound, and I can feel it even though interference. There are some moment when you can clearly hear the bass guitar and cymbals, so I can recognize some of their songs, but mostly this recording is a mess too.

Rating:  6.5/10 Matka Teresa bc Cruel Face fb

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Controlled Existence / Headless Death (Dead Heroes rec)


Be careful boys and girls, this split is very spicy. This is the place where Czech fastness meets with Australian primitivism. This release sounds like a weird kind of yin and yang, on one side we have ferocious evil and on the other side we have same evil but more angry and barbaric. As you already understand, this is a very strong release, with which you need to be more careful. So let's taste this piece of noise! 
Czech fellas from Controlled Existence recorded some very “unpleasant” (for someone of course) material. This noise is fast like a rocket and toxic like snake venom. Fast catchy riffs slowly poison your mind; thunderous drumming continuously nails you down. Wild screaming like an abrasive piece of sandpaper, it erases the eardrums and causes terrible pain. The last song on this 7” is a cover of Warsore, and I must say it sounds impressive. It's really a pity that this side is so damn short... 
Headless Death is a horde Proto-Neanderthal guys from Australia. Their noise is so savage and the riffs are so heavy, that it often sounds messy and raw, but that is the point. The drum work crashes with a terrific rage, playing into the song’s overall ferocity in tempo and tone. The same could be said about the vocals: it`s really dreadful and primitive (in a good way). Sometimes drums and vocals are too loud and they get cluttered among everything else, but I believe it is a necessary element of conception. And, for the last song the guys chose to cover Voorhees.


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