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The Best Grindcore Album
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A brilliantly successful follow up to 2011's lauded Force Fed Enlightenment. Rarely has grind ever been so fun, and A Million Dead Birds Laughing's experimental proclivities consistently hold them heads and tails above the grind pack; a genre typically devoid of creativity. These guys have enough artistic muster to cater for them all.
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Anaal Nathrakh, or how to release one of the most violent albums of the year, and make it supremely catchy and enjoyable. Make no mistake, Vanitas is anything but a gentle ride; it's insanely aggressive, with black metal infused riffs to complement the all-out chaotic grind assault. What's not to love? So, blast this as loud as you can and go destroy something!
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It doesn't get more grind and gore than as with Monolith Of Inhumanity; period. Cattle Decapitation - no strangers to the "shock-and-awe" approach of delivering some of the most unique and chaotic sounding tunes in the genre, proved once again that they are at the top of their game with this release. You got it all; brutal riffing, blast beats up the ass and the 'calming' screech of Ryan Travis's vocals, all nicely packaged into an insanely fast - and did I mention chaotic - album. Chaos done right - well done Cattle Decapitation!
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It's always wonderful to see grindcore bands adding extra spices to their music. Enter Gaza: A crushing act that isn't afraid of using outside influences. It can go from slow and sludgy to intense and noisy hardcore or even surprisingly beautiful melodies yet the core remains an unshakeable beast made out of intense vocals, impressive drumming and dynamic riffs.
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General Surgery perform their grinding, buzz-saw to the gut surgeries with fuck-all knowledge of health and safety regulations. They probably kill 99+ percent more people than they fix. Like An Ever Flying Limb is another EP musical interpretation of their practice and, fittingly, it sounds like it's trying to murder you.
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Relentlessly marching grindcore, combined with fairly unusual instruments, like trumpet, banjo and mandolin. Yeah, it sounds insane indeed. Limitless variations inside the patterns of guitar riffs and drums, contribution of the unexpected sounds of many atypical instruments (for anykind of metal genre). Better To Die Than Live On Your Knees is uniquely and deviant produced grindcore, with ferocious execution by experienced multi-instrumentalist Matthew Widener, the man behind this project.
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For Results, some the most eminent genre veterans got together to deliver one of the most intense, pummeling and filthy deathgrind records of all time. Everything here is played at lightning speed and with exquisite raw brutality, but without sacrificing hooks and memorable songwriting. Additionally, Travis Ryan's tour de force vocal performance and slight black metal influences contribute to making this a bona-fide modern classic.
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Since The Code Is Red..., it seems Napalm Death just can't fail to deliver excellent albums. Utilitarian of course is full of the trademark death/grind aggression and Barney Greenway's violent rants, but there's once again a little more spice. Napalm Death ain't afraid to slow the tempo down for better effect, or to add small - but cleverly used - bits of ambient and industrial; or, better yet, to make a nod to Painkiller with some crazy sax solos by John Zorn...
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"No bullshit" is probably one of the better ways of describing this album. In fact, it's likely one of the better ways to describe what Phobia do in general. They play no-nonsense, visceral-first, hardcore-inspired grind, and they play it better than most. Remnants Of Filth consists of twenty minutes of masterfully executed, pure pissed-offery.
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In the relentless blackened storm of all this, there are little glimmers of riffs that could be considered "friendly." They want you hooked then strapped quickly in for the dark, fucked up, spinning ride. Just so happens that the ride isn't for your enjoyment and entertainment, it's for your punishment. There do seem to be plenty of extreme metal fans who welcome that kind of stuff, though, and if you're one of them, this album will promptly pay off. Tightly-played chaos of the grindy upper echelon, for sure.
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