Atomsmasher - Atomsmasher

Atomsmasher: DJ Speedranch (vocals); James Plotkin (guitar, bass); David Witte (drums).

Personnel: James Plotkin (guitar, guitar synthesizer).

Arranger: James Plotkin.

Blurring the lines between grindcore, experimental noise, and in-your-face electronica, James Plotkin's Atomsmasher's debut comes off like a cross between Atari Teenage Riot, Merzbow, Aphex Twin, Fantômas, and Torture Garden-era Naked City. In other words, it's wild, it's noisy, it's jarring, and it will leave most listeners either very happy or very annoyed. Vocalist DJ Speedranch proves himself to be an obnoxious screamer par excellence on the level of Mr. Bungle's Mike Patton or the Boredoms' Yamatsuka Eye, although, in truth, his voice is often digitally processed and distorted beyond the point of recognition. The same goes for Dave Witte's drumming; his effects-treated percussion frequently sounds more like the work of an abused drum machine. Together with James Plotkin's kaleidoscopic guitar-synth playing (he also plays bass), it can be hard to tell who is doing what -- the array of digital skipping noises, crunchy static sounds, distortion blasts, and other miscellaneous debris is not what you'd typically expect from a guitar/bass/drum/vocals lineup. It isn't all noise and aggression, though, as there are several moments of spacy, guitar-generated ambience scattered amidst the chaos. There is also a welcome sense of humor present: listen to how they juxtapose a goofy children's song with an especially grating Speedranch yelp at the end of "Placebo". Folks who require riffs or clearly spelled-out song structures will feel lost here, but this disc should deliver the goods for anyone excited by James Plotkin's Atomsmasher's on-paper "supergroup" potential. ~ William York

This one is a modern classic for me. Not only because of mastermind James Plotkin was out to play on this one, it's just the whole style of the album mixing the most different styles together that could be found out there. Grindcore like guitars mixing with screams, jazz elements an drone parts. It's a Plotkin release, so it's sick stuff. Just sit down and relax when you play this one on your stereo. You will love it, I'm sure.

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Tracklist

01. Caught in your Orbit (02:39)

02. Zanzibar (01:51)

03. Thunderspit (03:25)

04. Phantomsmasher (03:36)

05. Gilgamesh (04:24)

06. Skitchy (01:25)

07. Very much want Head return (02.09)

08. Placebo (05:03)

09. Skullshot (06:32)

10. Someone is trying to kill me (03:55)

11. Pokemon Gangbang (02:50)

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Nails - Unsilent Death

Nails are a 3-piece hardcore band formed by Todd Jones, formerly of Carry On, Terror and current member of Internal Affairs and Snake Eyes. They released ‘Obscene Humanity’ in summer 2009 on Six Feet Under Records.

(last.fm)

This is an awesome grind-/hardcore assault on your ears.

Tracklist
1. Conform
2. Scum Will Rise
3. Your God
4. Suffering Soul
5. Unsilent Death
6. Traitor
7. I Will Not Follow
8. No Servant
9. Scapegoat
10. Depths

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Defeatist - Sixth Extinction

Defeatist is a New York City, NY-based grindcore band formed from the ashes of technical metal acts Kalibas & Anodyne who play a notably less refined, yet significantly more vital & abrasive brand of grind-punk. Vocalist Aaron Nichols describes the group as “three cranky old dudes who spend their free time playing blast beats in a room that smells like a dead bum’s ass.”

Defeatist play raw, angry, socially & politically aware crust-tinged grindcore in the vein of latter-wave grind acts like Discordance Axis, Kill the Client and later-era Insect Warfare.

At present, the band has released 3 EPs (the Mechanisms of Sanctimonious Filth split w/ KURSK, the In Praise of False Hope EP, and the Thanatonic State EP, all released in 2007), with scheduling & finances prohibiting more prolific recording. Willowtip Records has agreed to release a full-length from the band, which is being recorded with producer/engineer Colin Marston.

(Taken from Last.fm)

New Defeatist fresh from 2010, enjoy your grind!

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Tracklist

1. Heresy Delusion
2. Fall In Line
3. Dawn Of No Light
4. Malice Engine
5. Without Will
6. Death Holds Her Brood
7. Drained
8. Ways Of weakness
9. Extinction Throne
10. Man's Inhumanity To Man

11. Warning

12. Storm Of Silence
13. Petit Mort
14. Diseased Mind
15. Filth Procession
16. Falter
17. Supplicant
18. Stab Of Betrayal
19. Xtul

 

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Trap Them - Seance Prime

Trap Them is a band from Salem, New Hampshire. They began as a side project for vocalist Ryan Mckenney (Backstabbers Inc.) and guitarist Brian Izzi (December Wolves). Since forming they have released two albums, Sleepwell Deconstructer and Seizures in Barren Praise, and three EPs, Cunt Heir to the Throne, Séance Prime and Split with Extreme Noise Terror. Anyone digging the 90’s swedish deathsound from the Sunlight studio should have a go at this.

(Taken from Last.fm)

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Tracklist

1. Day Thirteen - The Protest Hour

2. Day Fourteen - Pulse Mavens

3. Day Fifteen - CitizeNihilist

4. Day Sixteen - The Iconflict

5. Day Seventeen - Wafers and Wine of Sandblast Times

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Fukpig - Spewings From A Selfish Nation

Fukpig play brutalised old style crusty grind. the band is made up from Drunk on vocals, Migg (Mick Kenney - Anaal Nathrakh, Mistress, Frost) on drums and leads and Misery (Paul Kenney - Live bass for Anaal Nathrakh, Guitar for Mistress &, Frost) on Guitar and Bass.

New album Spewings from a Selfish Nation limited to 100 copies released on FETO records.

(Taken from Last.fm)

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Tracklist

1. The Horror is here

2. Necropunk

3. Switchblade Romance

4. As the Bombs Fall

5. As Millions suffer

6. Bombs of War

7. Cunt Hive

8. Mother Natures Fears

9. Millions Dying

10. Trash Armageddon

11. Their Cries

12. Negative Mental Attitude

13. Caught Out

14. Inertia

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Magrudergrind - Magrudergrind

Magrudergrind begins with 30 seconds of feedback as if to remind the listener that this shit is supposed to be noisy. Magrudergrind is noisy, it's loud, it's fast, it slows down just enough in just the right places, it sounds alive, it's littered with samples, it is everything I want grind to be.

Drummer Chris Moore handles the grind exceptionally well on Magrudergrind's self titled Willowtip Records debut. Moore easily juggles formidable blastbeats, punkish two-steps and straightforward rawk when necessary and his effortless flow between tempos works to the band's advantage. But it's Moore's ability to retain careful phrasing amidst the chaos that truly makes his drumming special. All the while, guitarist RJ Ober matches these dynamic shifts with his own blurry, down-tuned power chords, doom-like passages and abrasive-yet-catchy hooks. "Lyrical Ammunition For Scene Warfare" bounces between all-out chaos and a so-good-it-hurts riff you'll be humming for days. Vocalist Avi Kulawy jumps out of grind's usual, mid-range throat shredding just enough to keep things interesting and liberal, well-chosen doses of movie dialogue adds a layer of socio-political awareness a cut above grind's sophomoric identity.

The record itself sounds fantastic. It doesn't hurt that it was recorded by Kurt Ballou then mastered by Scott Hull, a dream team of extreme sound. The snare hits are crisp, the doubled guitar tracks are muddled into a wall of sound thick enough to cover for their lack of bass player. The end result is a surprisingly easy listen (for a grind record) that seems to do all the little things right, an easy choice for my Top Ten this year.


Audio: 8.5/10
Physical: 7/10

(Taken from Crustcake)

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Tracklist

1. The Protocols of Anti-Sound

2. Pulverizing Hate Mongers

3. Rejecting the Militant Promise

4. Assimilated Pollutants

5. Abuse of Philanthropic Self Gain

6. Fools of Contradiction

7. Heretics

8. Bridge Burner

9. Cranial Media Parasite

10. Excommunicated

11. The Price of living by delinquent Ideals

12. Built to Blast

13. Lyrial Ammunition for Scene Warfare

14. Rise and Fall of Empires Past

15. Heavier Bombing

16. Martyrs of the Shoah

17. Unknown Track

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Brutal Truth - Evolution through Revolution

After 12-years of relative inactivity, at least in terms of releasing albums, our favourite headfuck grinders Brutal Truth are finally ready to unleash their eagerly awaited fourth full length, the utterly insane “Evolution through Revolution”. After being lucky enough to have witnessed a few of these songs at last years return live performances, hopes were high (excuse the pun) for the release of this album, but after so many years could the band hold up just as well on record as they did on stage? Fucking damn right they can.

It takes less than a second for you to feel the full brunt of Brutal Truth’s arsenal as “Sugardaddy” quite literally explodes through the speakers, unleashing those unmistakable disjointed blasts and monstrous grooves, insane guitar/bass acrobatics and Kevin Sharpe’s primordial roars like they have never been away. Referring back to 1994’s “Need to Control” in terms of the mammoth production job and song structuring, tracks like “On the Hunt”, “Attack Dog” and the ball-breaking title track hack away at the limbs relentlessly, while more experimental moments on tracks “Detached” and “Semi-Automatic Carnation” give the album the extra depth and charge needed for the faster, more typically Brutal Truth tracks to explode with increasingly violent force. Of course, you can hear the jazzy/spazzy vibes of “Sounds of the Animal Kingdom” creeping through in many of the guitar riffs and vocal phrasings, but whereas “Sounds…” came across a bit too flat in the production stakes, this album more than makes up for with its thunderous, almost inhuman/superhuman delivery. With the many reformations from metal bands in recent years it is refreshing to hear one that has actually come back in better form than ever, actually living up to the inevitable hype by putting a lifetime of dedication and passion into every single note, beat and vocal line.

Re-inventing the grindcore wheel to keep turning and crushing in ways you probably thought impossible, “Evolution through Revolution” once again sets Brutal Truth quite literally thousands of miles above their contemporaries. What with this, the new album from Agoraphobic Nosebleed and the amazing new album from Napalm Death, it becomes clear that the future of our beloved grindcore scene looks very fucking good indeed.

(From "Archaic Magazine")

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Tracklist

1. Sugardaddy

2. Turmoil

3. Daydreamer

4. On the Hunt

5. Fist in Mouth

6. Get a Therapist Spare the World

7. War is good

8. Evolution through Revolution

9. Powder Burn

10. Attack Dog

11. Branded

12. Detached

13. Global good Guy

14. Humpty Finance

15. Semi-Automatic Carnation

16. Itch

17. Afterworld

18. Lifer

19. Bob Dylan wrote Propaganda Songs

20. Grind Fidelity

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Gaza - He is never coming back

After their first EP, ‘East’, they returned in 2006 with their Black Market Activities debut full-length ‘I Don’t Care Where I Go When I Die’, and are currently finishing recording for their second full length, tentatively titled ‘He’s Never Coming Back’.

At some moments, Gaza are nearly as overwhelming in their rage and misanthropy as Khanate or Today is the Day, with all instruments (voice included) howling out in mad agony at the world around them. Politics, society, religion—their music is the aural effigy of that which they despise.

Of course, all artists respond to their environment, but this band is one of the lucky few that can express the abyss of human emotion through channels that an audience can respect for its eloquent musicality as much as its raw energy. Rather than relying solely on the traditional array of ‘heavy’ techniques—blastbeats, breakdowns, pinch harmonics, extreme dissonance, etc.—Gaza draw deeply from wells across the entire metal community and resourcefully come up with some tricks of their own.

(Read more at Last.fm)

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Tracklist

1. How it is. How it's going to be

2. The Kicking Legs

3. Bishop

4. The Biologist

5. Windowless House

6. He is never coming back

7. Canine Disposal Unit

8. The Anthropologist

9. The Meat of a Leg Joint

10. The Astronomer

11. Tombless

12. The Historian

13. Cannivore

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Gegnhis Tron - Board up the House Remixes Volume I - V

Genghis Tron is a three-piece band based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania playing a hybrid style blending extreme metal with electronic music.

The trio formed in early 2004 in Poughkeepsie, NY, where they met as students (they were very good students) at Vassar College. Their earliest material — which would be released as the “Cloak of Love” E.P. on Crucial Blast Records — was a hyper pastiche of grindcore, idm, death metal, hip-hop, and even new wave.

“Dead Mountain Mouth”, the band’s first full-length, was released by the same label the following year. The newer material was a more well-blended and demented attack, focusing less on the cut-and-paste mayhem of the early songs and instead honing in on flow, song structure, and originality creating what has never been created before.

They have completed recording “Board Up The House”, their second full-length album. It was released in February 2008. It showcases the band’s talent now more than ever.

(Taken from Last.fm)

Afterwards most of the songs that have been released on Board up the House were remixed and put on five vinyls. The remixes were done by artists like Nadja Justin K. Broadrick or Ulver. Enjoy!

Genghis Tron - Board up the House Remixes Volume I

Tracklist

1. Board up the House (Steve Moore Remix)

2. Colony Collapse (Justin K. Broadrick Remix)

3. Things don't look good (Rob Crow Remix)

4. Ergot (Eluvium Remix)

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Genghis Tron - Board up the House Remixes Volume II

Tracklist

1. Relief (Tobacco Remix)

2. Recursion (Circle Remix)

3. Recursion (CFCF Remix)

4. The Feast / Ergot (Dntel Remix)

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 Genghis Tron - Board up the House Remixes Volume III

Tracklist

1. Board up the House (Danny Lohner Remix)

2. The Feast (Scott Hull Remix)

3. City on a Hill / The Whips blow back (Phillip Cope Remix)

4. I won't come back alive (Ulver Remix)

5. Relief (Drumcorps Remix)

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Genghis Tron - Board up the House Remixes Volume IV

Tracklist

1. City Whipped (Subtle Remix)

2. Relief (Telefon Tel-Aviv Dub Remix)

3. Endless Endless (Lucky Dragons Remix)

4. Colony Collapse (Odd Nasdam Remix)

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Genghis Tron - Board up the House Remixes Volume V

Tracklist

1. Board up the House (Tim Hecker Remix)

2. I won't come back alive (Dudes you can trust Remix)

3. I won't come back alive (Nadja Remix)

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Hatred Surge - Deconstruct

This is the new record put out by Hatred Surge, hailing from Austin, Texas. Founded by former Insect Warfare bassist Alex Hughes, this goes right where it belongs - into your face. Powerviolence / grindcore at it's best. Enjoy!

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Tracklist
1. Deconstruct Part I - Weightless
2. Draw the Curtains
3. Skull Cell
4. Dark Circles
5. The Slithering
6. Outsider
7. Rotten to Forgotten
8. Maladjusted
9. Deconstruct Part II
10. Out of Balance
11. Feeding
12. Big Smile
13. Sleep Terrorizer
14. Lethal Pedigree
15. I Hate
16. Infinity

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