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Thursday, November 9, 2017

SIDETRACKED - “Impendiment”

Ever tried to put 15 tracks into 1:30 minutes? Well SIDETRACKED does it all the time and this release (also available on tape through “To live a lie records”) is no different. The two-piece usually plays this fast hardcore style when they’re almost bordering on grindcore. Great simple but effective riffs, lots of quick fills and breaks and typical hardcore shouting vocals. The only problem with this release is that’s it’s over so quick. I wouldn’t mind if there were 30-40 tracks on it and it still would be under the 5 minutes mark easily. But anyway, the guys still put more effort into those tracks than many contemporary grind bands who just puke out release after release without any style or identity. Even if it’s sometimes hard to distinguish one SIDETRACK song from another, I really appreciate it like each release still sounds little different than the others.

Bandcamp:
https://sidetracked.bandcamp.com/album/impediment

SULSA - “World of sewage”

Excuse my ignorance but I never heard a goregrind band from South Korea before. Here’s one and it’s a fuckin’ bulldozer! SULSA are already around for at least 3 years and in the meantime put out a couple releases. I just discovered them recently and in a perfect timing they promptly released a new tape on Craniophagus Parasiticus Records (CAN). With more tracks than minutes we already know that shit ain’t terribly wrong! No matter if there’s some primitive crust/punk riffs or some mad shredding, it always hits hard and the mix sits just right with me, with a great dirty guitar tone on top!! Vocals are mostly pitch shifted yells but also some screams in between for a change. Drums sound fuckin’ tight and make sure your useless head is blasted into dust properly! I love the raw and crushing sound of the recording, it’s just perfect for this style! Excellent release!!

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ONIKU / FAECES ERUPTION - split

Here’s the final ONIKU release for now and the maniac slashes through 9 tracks in 9 minutes in typical ONIKU style… drum machine goregrind very much in the (newer) Regurgitate vein. For my taste some of the riffs could be less in a Florida Death metal style. Generally the concept of straight forward goregrind riffs with some more “sophisticated” riffs sounds fresh here, but it’s all done so precisely and polished up and therefore takes away some of the fascination from me.

FAECES ERUPTION from the land of red light, drugs and gore is back after almost a decade and luckily delivers in a rawer filthier style on the flip side. While the quality of some of the older material has been a bit varied, this revived version of F.E. sounds really fresh and re-inspired! You hear a good range of different influences brought into the new tunes, without making it sound too fancy! The gore elements are removed in the meantime but it still sounds like a band of this style. For me this is definitely the winner on this split! Curious on how this project is further evolving!

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HORRIBLE GELATINOUS BLOB - “Mucopus”

Here’s a short-lived project by a member of Acid Feast from a few years back. Really fast paced, noisy, and aggressive drum machine goregrind with a nice punk/crustcore vibe. Almost sounds like a filthier version of Dysmenorrheic Hemorrhage. You probably missed out on the limited on 25 tape but at least here’s a digital version still available.

Bandcamp: https://hgbnoise.bandcamp.com/album/mucopus-demo

CADAVER PUTREFACTO - “Demo 2013”


This is a great one-man project by the drummer of R.A.S. from Spain! It looks like the only release he ever done so far - please ignore that faggot Death metal band from Argentina with the same name! On this demo you hear mostly cover songs (only 3 out of 14 songs being own tracks) but everything is laid down perfectly with covers from Dead Infection, Mortician, Regurgitate, Dahmer and tons more. The production quality is great and still raw enough, and almost sounds like it was recorded in the late 90th... I barely hear anyone talking about this one so do yourself a favor and give it a chance! I promise it’s better than a lot of today’s bands even though it’s mostly consisting of covers.

Bandcamp:
https://cadaverputrefacto.bandcamp.com/releases

LAST DAYS OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS - “We’re sorry”

Quick project by members of Couple Skate, Flesh Salad and Agonizing Sepsis.

Expect nothing but fast blasting noisecore with pitch shifted vocals. There’s a guitar player in the line-up too but he’s unfortunately buried in the mix and almost inaudible, I wish those guitars were a bit louder. 

Nevertheless, if you ignore (or love) the stupid imaginery then this shit works really great for me when in the mood!

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GROTESQUE ORGAN DEFILEMENT - “Decade Of Defilement (Lost 08' Session)”


In 2008 G.O.D. re-recorded most of their “Neurofibromatosis” demo (+ 3 new tracks) in a studio. Supposedly this recording session was meant for future split 7” releases but unfortunately they didn’t want to use it after being dissatisfied with the result and a “plethora of logistical problems”. So the band started to re-record the songs once more in the years to come, for example in 2009 for splits with Archagathus and Hyperemesis (partially). This time they recorded the material all on their own again which ultimately resulted in a better sound that fit the band’s vision.

Due to their 10th anniversary G.O.D. decided to pull out the 2008 session again and finally release it. Despite the drum triggers that were used here the result still sounds pretty natural to me. I guess you really need a “drummer’s hearing” to really tell the difference between an unlucky mix or whether the drums are really triggered. The guitars sound great and sharp like on most G.O.D. releases, with influences ranging from Repulsion to Dead infection and Napalm Death. In comparison to their other recordings it still feels like it’s hold back a bit though. The vocals are delivered by all band members again ranging from pitch shifted growls to yelling and screams.

“Decade of defilement” is available on tape from Campaign For Musical Destruction (CAN) and Cadaveric Dissolution Records (RUS).

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Friday, September 22, 2017

Interview with CARNAL TRASH

When I heard CARNAL TRASH for the first time I was immediately hooked! You know there are many (more or less) good bands out there, but it's hard to find a really special one! So for me there was no doubt if I would do this fuckin zine then the first interview of course has to be done with Christian Badia of CARNAL TRASH! So here we go...

⍰ You are already active with various projects for a few years now. Can you quickly sum up the projects/releases you worked on so far? Was there any particular reason that made you want to start playing? Did you ever made any attempts in forming a full band line-up?

➤ In 2014 i came up with the idea of doing a fast goregrind/gorenoise project that was called Abomination Against Humanity, this name was later changed to Human Atrocity. Then i did various "test" projects, such as Facial Mutilation, Intoxicated and Dysmenorrhea.

Carnal Trash started in mid 2015; I wanted to create some goregrind in the veins of Autophagia, Regurgitate or Active Stenosis. It started with the demo "Obliteration", a friend named Leo was on drums; Then he leaved and i changed the style to something like Regurgitate... then again in 2017 i went back to the original style once and for all.

My reason to start this was because i love this genre, i want to bring back the Old school goregrind that is lost by now. I dont have any ideas in forming a band, always liked to do my stuff alone, without other people´s opinions; unless someday i do a live show, then yes, a band is needed.


⍰ When looking at the development of grindcore from the mid 80ths up to now… what do you like about that? And what do you absolutely hate?

➤ The old school grindcore and every form of music was the best in the 80´s. There are so many great bands that moved this genre. I can say that my favourite grindcore release is From Enslavement To Obliteration by Napalm Death. What can i say about what i hate? the faggots who are creating nonsense shit with the genre, such as "Loligrind, Slam Goregrind, Cybergrind..." so many crap around lately that drives me mad, seriously, thanks to them the genre is failing to a joke... Even modern grindcore today is total useless crap (See modern Napalm Death for example). I also think that grindcore back then was made with such energy.. like it should be!

⍰ Generally speaking, what do you think is closer to the truth: “Grindcore is protest” or “Grindcore is fashion”? What does grind mean to you?

➤ Cant relate to any of them really... if i had to choose, i select "protest" but i dont care about that either; Grindcore to me is a way to express yourself against everything; its not about how cool you can play guitar, not about how heavy you are, its more like a personal thing... the "fashion" is for the posers of Black Metal for example.

⍰ You make many of your new demos and releases available on YouTube. What do you think about digital media? Do you collect tapes, vinyl, CDs?

➤ Yes i upload my noise to youtube often. I am absolutely ok with digital media, i would like to buy CD´s and everything from my favourite bands, but here in Argentina is really hard to buy or make negociations with other countries and Goregrind/Grindcore is NON existent here too;

⍰ What does D.I.Y. mean to you?

➤ The only definition i have for D.I.Y is Do It Yourself... like my friend Ioannis (Active Stenosis) told me... "goregrind is D.I.Y" and he is absolutely right at that.


⍰ Name five releases you recently discovered and what do you think about them?

➤ To be honest i havent discovered too much, but i can name a few.
Flatulence; that is a new Goregrind project of Vanya of Inopexia; btw really cool stuff!
Incinerated, one of the best worships to Mortician with Warsore-like style playing.
And your project Corpse Eater too, that i liked a lot.
and that it is... i am not listening or searching too much for new bands.


⍰ Thanks for taking the time for this interview! Maybe you want to drop a hint what we can expect from you in the future?

➤ Thanks to you Ron for this interview and the cool questions. I need to say thanks to those who made my logos. 

Thanks to:
Graham Page for the Human Atrocity logo.
Leland Lawrence for the Carnal Trash logo and
Jay Beger for the Dysmenorrhea logo...

I´m working on a new Human Atrocity EP, and a split with Gruesome Bodyparts Autopsy for Carnal Trash; Stay brutal and long live to the good Goregrind/Grindcore!!!





Discography


  • Obliteration (Demo tape 2015)
  • Cut the head off (Demo CD-R 2017)
  • split CD-R with SYMPTOMATIC EXHUMED (2017)
  • Gore Torment (EP 2017)
  • split tape with ENDOTOXAEMIA (2017)


Info/Contact




RUBUFASO MUKUFO - "Violent Show 2017"

RUBUFASO MUKUFO was originally started by members of Cerebral Turbulency. They put out a few releases and I think split up around 2011. Earlier this year they reappeared with a new line-up. There’s not much information available but If I’m not mistaken then drummer Michal Cichý is the only remaining constant from the original line-up. One of the new members is no other than Bilos from Malignant Tumour on vocals who seemed to have regained some interest in the genre, which probably was due to their “goregrind gig” at Obscene Extreme festival that coincidentally happened around the same time. Let’s see if that interest is only a short-lived fashion... or not!?

I’m overall no big fan of the Czech bands style but this one is a heavy hitter! Great catchy riffs, no fuckin around with experimental genre breaking bullshit, just straightforward and fast paced shredding! The drumming is immediately recognizable and that’s one point when they sound little superior than your usual band. Bilos delivers some unique vocals here ranging from low grunts and yelling to pitch shifted pukes and distorted screams! For such kind of bands the production could always be a little more nasty for my taste but it’s still raw enough to enjoy!

RUBUFASO MUKUFO so far released this EP in digital form exclusively and I respect them for trying that route! Unfortunately people don’t seem to appreciate that move and so far I’m the only guy who went through with a purchase on their Bandcamp. But fuck people because they often got shitty elite opinions by judging a band on their release format, and instead rather buy a 3rd generation tape bootleg (on which a garbage truck first drove over). I hope the response so far doesn’t let them down too much because this is some promising shit!

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CARNAL TRASH / SYMPTOMATIC EXHUMED - split

I read something along the line of “Goregrind in the vein of Autophagia” from the label that announced the release. I didn’t really expect anything though, but when I listened to it I couldn’t believe my ears! The riffs, the song structures, the vocals... it’s all there in its fullest glory! I never heard a band getting so close to that style! On top of that you’ll hear the best drum programming I have witnessed so far. Makes me wonder why you’d even need to find a real drummer for such kind of project, so really… fuck a drummer! The recording really sounds loud and powerful and in this case slightly different than Autophagia. But you won’t be able to (and probably don’t really want to) reproduce this sound anymore. It’s that untouched charm of the 90ths/early millennium era that isn’t really supposed to exist 15-20 years later. Anyway, Carnal Trash is for all those who never can’t get enough of this style, and now just want to hear some more “spastic goregrind”...

Sadly it’s quite a downfall to move on to the Symptomatic Exhumed tracks! I checked some other recordings of this project and they were quite good, but the recording quality on this one is so abysmal you can’t really bring yourself through it. Well I did anyway and for the sake of this review listened to this thing a good bunch of times. There’s a few goofy riffs here and there but otherwise the guitar work doesn’t sound all too bad, sometimes even very good! It’s a good mixture of crust, grind and maybe even some Mortician worshipping. It’s not really very noisy but it’s one catastrophic mix that makes the whole thing appear very poor. The guitars are so thin and low in the mix that you can’t barely hear them unless you turn the volume all up. If you do this, unfortunately you’re getting crushed by the movie intros, which are of course louder. The drum programming is probably alright but mixed really bad that at normal volume you can basically only hear cymbals and might only guess there’s some more to it. You can only hear the other parts of the “drum kit” if you turn up the volume all the way, so in the end same problem we had with guitars. Like I said before there’s other recordings I heard from this project during the same time period without those issues so I don’t really understand what happened here!? I can’t really believe this was done on purpose either? Maybe the guy’s been wasted as fuck and accidentally sent in a brutal rough mix?? 

If the Symptomatic Exhumed tracks had been done right this would be an awfully good split as I believe there’s a good potential in this project nevertheless! But in this case I can only leave a positive opinion on the Carnal Trash material.

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