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Riffs, riffs, riffs. On the latest offerings from Hatred Surge and Mammoth Grinder -- a 12-inch split between the two bands -- riffs seem to be the focal point. Big riffs. "Meaty" riffs. Both Mammoth Grinder and Hatred Surge slow things down a little, groove a lot and play well together.
Side A features three total songs, two of them new, from Mammoth Grinder. "Pulverizer" wastes no time in establishing 'the riff's' dominance on this record. The song totals 6 minutes and 12 seconds, and spends its first 2:40 establishing several different riffs before any vocals come in. Right off the bat, this song contrasts Extinction of Humanity's general rage and fury with a more patient swagger and groove. Extinction hinted at riffs like this with "Societal Collapse" (which, fittingly, gets updated for this split) and "Resurfacing," but neither of those songs reached the level of "Pulverizer" or the closing track, "Surveilled." Both of these newer songs not only bring big riffs and the patience to wield them, but more mid-tempo sections that, strangely, remind me of Coffinworm's faster moments.
Side B gives fans what they've been waiting for: the recording debut of Rahi Geramifar (Insect Warfare) on vocals with Hatred Surge. "Invega" starts Hatred Surge's side and will instantly becomes a favorite of the the band's long catalog. When Rahi comes in and delivers "I can feel them all over me," his rhythmic emphasis will leave the line stuck in your head for days. Hatred Surge find themselves stepping away from their previous material as well on this split. Only the third song, "Mood Stabilizer," reaches any real speed, and the riff on the closing song, "Supernova," is big, lumbering, and would not have seemed out of place at all had it appeared on the Mammoth Grinder side. Taking into account the fact that both bands share guitarist Chris Ulsh makes this less surprising, but comparing it to Hatred Surge's back catalog makes it stand out. This song's 1:30 outro -- by way of pounding the central riff over and over -- makes a nice counter to Mammoth Grinder's "Pulverizer" intro. Once the riffs lie down for the night, stars expand we're treated with the real outro: 2:30 of noise. This works as a satisfying chunk of audio therapy and also like a palate-cleansing piece of ginger. After all the riffs this split shoves down your throat, a little noise feels refreshingly calm.
The record itself is simple, but awesome. A comically gruesome man is featured on the front cover in a Hellraiser 3 by way of, well, Hellraiser 3-type disembowelment/skinning. The insert gives the consumer clarity in print along with the generally paranoid, death-obsessed, societal rejection that underground collage work is so good at conveying. - Crustcake
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发表于 2020-10-29 22:49:09
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