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| NASUM "Human
2.0" (Relapse Records) Release date: 2000   |
 Review: This album clearly works on a
'take everybody out of breath' mode. Songs chain up, and
pauses between songs are so hard to notice it sounds like
the whole set is been executed at one stroke, without any
second take. Still, they also do have one of the
cleanest, most elaborated and powerful sound production
ever in the genre. Their infuriating grindcore style is
always so progressive, like on "Inhale/Exhale".
Out of the obvious violent/blasting priority, song-writing
is also meant to be inventive and clever. It's as close
to early Napalm Death intensity than to Entombed-"Clandestine"-era
churning ingenious metal or to old Mob 47 fresh crusty-hardcore
energy. Is it worth describing the kind of music they
play? Well, it's perfectionist grind-hardcore with
awesome metal sound quality, crushing-heavy anvil-guitar
grind riffs, brutal tight drums, mostly screamy vocals
with some backing low hardcore growls. Everything
performed with unbelievable fastness, ease and fluidity.
The lyrics are very pretty but the problem is that I do
not always get their meaning, I'm not sure they all make
sense. Anyway, freaks of past Nasum masterpieces will
surely love it. Freaks of big sound metal/hardcore/grind
can go for it blindfold too. This album can't disappoint.
With a possible 'except' if you have a problem with 'too
clean' sound productions, stylised cover artwork and well-spirited
lyrics. Fuck it, Nasum rules! I bet you know where to
find this record already, Relapse worldwide distribution
is the best, you can't miss it! |
| Tracks: 1)Mass hypnosis 2)A welcome breeze of stinking air 3)Fatal search 4)Shadows 5)Corrosion 6)Multinational murderes network 7)Parting is such sweet sorrow 8)The black swarm 9)Sixteen 10)Alarm 11)Detonator 12)Gargoyles and grotesques 13)När dagarna... 14)Resistance 15)The idiot parade 16)Den scarta fanan 17)We're nothing pawns 18)Defragmentation 19)Sick system 20)The professional league 21)Old and tired? 22)Words to die for 23)Riot 24)The meaningless trial 25)Sometimes dead is better |
| NASUM "Inhale/Exhale"
(Relapse Records) Release date: 1998 |
 Review: Hell! This album is a real
violent blasting slap in the face! I was expecting
something more crusty, without the powerful grind style
of the previous releases! But "Inhale/Exhale"
is one of the most grinding and catchy records ever made.
The lyrics are socially aware, very hateful... The music
is not pure grindcore; sort of grinding powerviolent
hardcore, with ultrafast tempos and only tracks with real
short running time... As well, two extreme types of
vocals: high pitched screams and lower shoutings, but
something less growling than in "Industriaslaven"(it's
the same guy on the vocals)... Anyway, the shit is
recorded with a goddamn top notch metal sound... There's
also something quite rare these times: it contains 38
compositions, but 38 compositions worked to perfection!
Nothing written in a hurry... Nasum always manage to
write quality grindcore, and record it with crystal clear
sound! You noticed it was released by Relapse Records...
so it comes with perfect packaging and artwork as always!
High quality and straightforward brutality assured! A
grindcore milestone! |
| Tracks: 1)This is... 2)The masked face 3)Digging in 4)Time to act 5)Disdain and contempt 6)I see lies 7)Inhale/exhale 8)Too naked to distort 9)There's no escape 10)The rest is over 11)Disappointed 12)Lägg om ! 13)You're obsolete 14)Tested 15)Shapeshifter 16)Feed them, kill them, skin them 17)When science fails 18)Closing in 19)The world that you made 20)The system has failed again 21)For what cause? 22)Fullmated 23)Screwed 24)Shaping the end 25)The new firing-squad 26)No sign of improvement 27)My philosophy 28)I'm not silent 29)The breathing furnace 30)Information is free 31)Burning inside 32)A request for guidance 33)Grey 34)Worldcraft 35)It's never too late 36)Du är bevakad 37)Blinded 38)Can de lach |
| Sounds: "Too naked to distort" mp3 |
| Lyrics |
| NASUM "Industrislaven"
(Poserslaughter Records) Release date: 1995  |
 Review: Although this cd contains 18
tracks, the running time is only 16 minutes! Nasum
proposes pure Grindcore here. Rumbling rythmic blasts,
fast, heavy guitar riffs and brutal vocals(low growls +
backing screams) are the specialities of this disc. All
the songs are quite short and straightforward... without
any boring parts! Except the slow instrumental song
"Skithus" which bring some diversity to the
whole album. Nasum reach the level of best grindcore
bands ever like early NAPALM DEATH and TERRORIZER, this
is a must-have for all the grind bastards! |
| Tracks: 1)Löpande-bands principen 2)Cut to fit 3)Fantasibilder 4)Distortion & disinformation 5)Brinn 6)Krigets skörd 7)Ditt öde 8)Ingenting att ha! 9)Revolution 10)Den mörka tiden 11)Forcefed opinion 12)Domedagen 13)Dold under ytan 14)I helvetet 15)Skithus 16)Söndermald |
| Lyrics |
NECRONY "Pathological performances" |
 Review: Yes, debut from swedish death/grind
masters... NECRONY.It starts with an interesting intro
and continues with hyper blasting death/grind tracks
during 45 minutes.Great brutal vocals...so rawer then
"Carcass-Necroticism".May be a few death metal
parts...But must for all CARCASS FANS. Reviewed by Grinder Goran |
| Tracks: 1)Rigor mortis sets in 2)Dexterous embryectomy 3)Submassive necrosis disgargement 4)Gynopathological excoulater 5)Accumuolation of exudate 6)Ocular obliteration 7)Pro-rectal carnage 8)Excovated eviscerated and emociated 9)Effervescing discharge of putrescent corpulence 10)The squirming warms 11)Acute pyencephalus and cerebral decomposure 12)Funeral ferocity |
NECRONY "Necronycism: distorting the
originals" |
 Review: This is Necrony's cover mini-album:
first the cover and the title is Carcass "Necroticism:
descanting the insalubrious" album... Always played
with Necrony's own style (brutal grinding technical death
metal with melody and heavy sound...) they cover; in
order: 4 early Carcass songs, Impetigo "Dis-organ-ized",
2 Repulsion tracks, one Bolt Thrower, 3 Napalm Death and
1 Carnage songs... Sound production is powerful and heavy...
Covers are perfectly played with brutality and technicity...
Interesting! |
| Tracks: 1)Fermenting innards 2)Swarming vulgat mass of infected virulency 3)Die in pain 4)Mucopurulence excretor 5)Dis-organ-ozed 6)Bodily dismemberment 7)Festering boils 8)Cenotaph 9)Lucid fairytale 10)The kill 11)Deceiver 12)The day man lost |
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