Impaled Nazarene - All That You Fear
This Nuclear Metal is as precise as a laser, but somehow retains a raw, grimy Crust edge. There is little else necessary to say, other than that you should do yourself a favor and track down a copy of this disc.
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Hoods - Pray for Death
Hoods is a band that pulls no punches. Featuring members of other Sacramento legends Above This World and Powerhouse, and as you might have guessed, this is rugged, heavy, ferocious Hardcore that combines Old School and modern Metalcore flavors. Spite-filled, bitter lyrics chewed up and spit out by Ben Garcia’s Miretesque bark are the perfect compliment to this streetwise effort. From the DC kids to the Death Metal fanatics, extreme music fans of any genre will probably be feeling this.
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Haemorrhage / Impaled - Dementia Rex
It really pains me to say this, but this is definitely the most stale material I’ve heard from Haemorrhage since the gurgled mess that was Emetic Cult. It’s not terrible, but after two nearly flawless Grindfests (Anatomical Inferno and Grume), this just doesn’t rock my world. Impaled is a second rate Exhumed. Sorry.
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God Dethroned - Into the Lungs of Hell
As expected, this is nearly flawless Death Metal, and another excellent release from God Dethroned.
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Glasseater - Everything Is Beautiful When You Don’t Look Down
God damn do I miss their old singer! His screams were classic, and his clean singing was just right. This new guy is plain and lame, and the band’s music seems to be headed in a far too Poppy direction for me to digest. I think I’ll go listen to Seven Years Bad Luck and cry.
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General Surgery / The County Medical Examiners - split
General Surgery without Matti Karki is like… well, General Surgery without Matti Karki! Not bad, certainly brutal, but definitely a little boring. The other band is a self-confessed Carcass rip-off, and holy fuck do they mean it. Not just an influence or an inspiration, these are literally note-for-note Carcass riffs rearranged. Hey, whatever gets you through the night is fine by me, but ya’ll ain’t seein’ a dime o’ my cheddah, nigga. Woo wooo!
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Garbage Disposal - Reunion Carbide
Extremely guttural Death/Grind comparable to Ingrowing or Inhume, but nowhere near as memorable or unique. The Obscene bar is so high that I just can’t let this average effort slide. This CD contains the Union Carbide LP, the Absolute Combustion… EP, and the Mind Detonator demo (which sounds like total shit). This isn’t terrible, just a little dull. Best song by far: “Separated Fear.”
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Gallery of Mites - Bugs on the Bluefish
Considering that this is a ten-man band (with members of Monster Magnet and some other bands I’ve never heard of), with five fucking guitarists, I thought it would be safe to assume that the music would be guitar-driven. But it’s not. Not really. What we instead is a nice bass tone (thanks to two or three bassists) and maybe enough going on guitar-wise for me to believe that they needed two guitarists. I suppose that this isn’t bad for what it is, that being ’70s Rock focused through post-1990s Seattle, or some kinda bullshit like that. Of course, I don’t like the vocals, but I really wouldn’t.
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Funerus - Festering Earth
Excellent old fashioned Death Metal featuring Incantation main men John McEntee and Kyle Severn. ‘Nuff said.
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