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Two Five Thrashcore)
Review: Us/Japan
Grindcore compilation! A great idea and some mighty excellent bands
here...
He who Corrupts: Spasmodic grindcore, razor-sharp drumming attacks,
assaultive grind riffs, screaming vocals, slightly raw but clear sound.
Great overall intensity, occasionally some sludgy parts. Very nice band
overall.
Brob: Blasting, heavy grind, down-tuned and rather basic grinding
riffs, killer bass sound, very tight and fast drumming. Dual growls
and manic shrieks. Some thrashing parts and rather clear-cut and straightforward
song structures, this highly enjoyable, catchy and driving grind of
the best kind! Full and heavy sound production make this sound really
great.
Cathether (Us): Fast intense grind, nice chaotic grind riffs,
blasting fast drumming, alot of shouting and screaming vocals. A slight
hardcore influence.
Unholy Grave: Japanese grindcore masters... fast and thrashing
grindcore with a punk touch. Wacky delirious screaming, shrieking and
growling vocals, incisive guitar riffs, wild drumming... Grind at its
wildest and rawest state; Unholy Grave is always a fun ride.
More Noise for Life: Schizo grind with songs going in every direction,
insane drumming, basic noisy riffs, mostly shouted vocals. This is classic
grind with a touch of hardcore in the old school Siege/Lärm vein.
Kalibas: The most technical band so far, insanely fast drumming,
and quite intricate/complicated guitar riffs, screamy vocals... This
is quite death metal-oriented but still extremely intense, blasting
and totally speed-crazed.
The Index: Heavy stuff, thrashing but also very bass-driven,
with fast, pounding drumming, pretty unusual and twisted vocals, some
sludgy parts and also a bit of groove. Maybe also slightly metal influenced,
but it's catchy and often blasts hard and fast.
Renegade: Straightforward raw grind with a touch of crust between
the assaultive blasting grindcore attack. It's pretty damn intense,
with effective and bad-ass grind riffs, vocals are aggressive shouts
and shrieks. This band strikes a chord with me, they obviously have
some genuine grindcore power! One of my faves so far.
Vulgar Pigeons: Rather chaotic grind-death, thrashing riffs,
fast, intense rythms, aggressive shrieks, guttural growls... Nice stuff,
but a bit chaotic, reminds me of Dismembered Fetus slightly.
Insane'n the Brain: Wild grindcore, a bit unconventional, really
driving and fast, but with an odd and personal touch, the vocals are
angry shrieking but a special touch, guitar riffs are very grindcore-oriented
but structured in a most bizarre fashion, the drumming is fast and chaotic
and again with a special touch to it, slightly disordered and weird.
Overall, a very effective and original band, they manage to inject a
very disorienting feel to their stuff. Definitely one of my favorite
on this compilation.
Pretty Little Flower: Some more very chaotic, trenchant grind
performed quite tightly, quite short songs with a pretty hurried feel
to them. Effective and catchy stuff.
Bathtub Shitter: Japanese grindcore! One of the heaviest band
on this compilation, dirty and raw grind riffs, prominent bass sound,
tight and nervous drumming, dual vocals (weird, wacked out and piercing
shrieking versus filthy guttural growls). There's always a nasty feel
through their stuff. The sound is always crackling and raw. One of the
tracks is a Sore Throat cover version, NOT one of the shortest Sore
Throat songs though... This is killer material as usual.
Reform Control: Perhaps the rawest sound production on this compilation.
Intense old school speed/grindcore, fast, blazing fast, screaming vocals,
ripping riffs, extreme drumming... Some pleasant stuff.
Parade of the Lifeless: Some weird directionless grindcore here
with some kind of free-jazz type song structures, obviously inspired
by Naked City. Non-sensical guitar riffs, chaotic drumming, absurd shrieking
vocals... That type of unpredictable jazz/grind is always a breath of
fresh air to me.
Rise Above: Starts with a pure harsh noise intro and turns into
classic type of grindcore, down-tuned and thrashy riffs, nervous drumming,
furious dual vocals and a pretty damn raw sound production... This is
reminiscent of Unholy Grave... Overall nice and fresh grindcore.
Phobia: That's the well-known Us band. Fast Grindcore. This are
live songs.
Godstomper: Raw, noisy and chaotic grind with only drum and bass, slapdash
and expeditious kind of stuff.
Overall
a very very nice compilation... I only knew a handful of these bands
so some nice discoveries here!
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