For those of you who don't know, I play in a grindcore band called Hiroshima Vacation. Allow me to do some shameless self promotion and tell you that a new song of ours called "Overachiever" has debuted on American Aftermath for all to enjoy. This song will be on our split cassette with Standing On A Floor Of Bodies, which will be released on Sweet Stache Records very soon. We also have a split with the Canadian band, Greber coming out later this year, and another split 7" with an unknown band coming out too. I'll post about the releases once I have them in my possession. Until then, listen to our new song HERE, and tell me what you think!
I've added a lot of pieces to my Suffering Mind collection, who have definitely been one of my main grindcore loves for the past couple months. I'm still missing a few choice records (I don't think I'll ever get those 2" and 3" lathe records...), but the other records are definitely within my grasp. This is their first 7" record; "Destroy Mankind", black vinyl, 33 RPM.
Solid 5 song EP from the band. Blisteringly fast, crusty grindcore, not as many ridiculous stop-start riffs as they do now, but that's not a big deal to me. Ula's vocals are definitely in their beginning stages, the lows aren't as low and guttural, but she definitely does a great job. I think she's one of the better female grindcore vocalists. It's a bit of a bummer she's not in the band anymore.
Standard looking grindcore artwork. I'm not a fan of how the logo looks on this release, it has these weird 3D shadows on it, but I'm just nitpicking their. This really is a great looking package, I was very surprised when I got it. Solid, glued sleeve, and it even has a spine. I've never had a 7" that had a spine before, I'm very happy with this.
Rubbish picture of the spine, but it's really the best I could do.
Glossy double-sided insert.
Someone sell me the lathe records and their split with Lycanthrophy right the fuck now!
I got to know of Thousandswilldie through the excellent live music video site Kill That Cat a while ago, and I was instantly drawn to their chaotic, and at first listen uncontrollable take on grindcore. So when I stumbled upon their "A Carcass Is Only Dead Once" 7" in the Hells Headbangers distro a couple years ago, I instantly snagged it. Black vinyl, 45 RPM(if I remember correctly).
25 songs on here, and they go by in the blink of an eye. Not a whole lot of breathing room, it's just a suffocating onslaught of blasting hyper-speed grindcore. Truthfully, this is a pretty difficult release to get into, even for well seasoned grindcore fans. There is very little to grasp onto, you pretty much have to just listen and take in the whole thing, and hopefully your head will still be intact when it's over.
Thousandswilldie's output was very small, and they sadly broke up in 2010. However, singer Mike Stitches has moved on with his new, stupidly awesome project Standing On A Floor Of Bodies who you should all get wise too right now. As for this 7", I see it every now and again in various distros. I'd suggest getting their split 7" with Kill The Client first, it's a much more palatable introduction.
Words cannot express how much I love Inset Warfare. All the records I own by them are like my children, and I'm constantly on the hunt for more(at affordable prices of course). This is my favorite split of theirs that I own; the Insect Warfare/Carcass Grinder split 7", clear vinyl, 3rd press, 33 RPM.
Probably my favorite sounding recording that Insect Warfare have had. Nice and beefy, it really makes up for the lack of bass. Plus, this split features the utterly excellent track "Mind Ripper", which has to be one of my favorite grind songs ever(later re-recorded for the "World Extermination" album). Carcass Grinder are a rad, raw as fuck grind band from Japan. I think they're a good band to pair with IW, and their side is a quality listen too.
Great artwork all around.
You can find this on Discogs for pretty cheap. Highly recommended.
+HIRS+ is a band that everyone that's into grind or the drum-machine grind subgenre should pay attention too, because they truly do rule, and their productivity and quality is absolutely astounding. This is their first physical release called "Worship", 1-sided 7" on black vinyl, 45 RPM.
I bought this from the band, who so far has self released everything they've done, and with a shit ton more on the way. I'm currently waiting for a couple more very limited releases to be available, and when I have those I'll definitely do a post about them. The 7" is packaged in a black envelope with a black ink design, which thankfully shows up well when using flash.
They got the whole satanic schtick, but I think it's more of an imagery thing as opposed to a legit belief. The songs are littered with great religious based samples that serves as great segways between songs. Phenomenal grindcore too; kinda technical and spazzy with a bit of industrial coldness. I think there's 10 songs in all.
Here's the picture that I thought was gonna be the cover art, but it just serves as an double-sided insert with lyrics on the flip-side. And as an added bonus, each record comes with a page ripped out of the satanic bible. Fabulous.
You can pick this up on their website here, and you can download all there recordings for FREE on their bandcamp page here. Hail Satan.
One last fastcore post for a while, then I'll be moving on to different various things. But we're going out on a high note with this 7" right here, Dead Radical - "Rottenness", I believe this is the 3rd press, black vinyl, 33 RPM.
The first press of this was a one-sided 7" that only had the material on the A-side, but the reissues included a demo on the B-side. Fucking fantastic record, and one that I definitely have to study more to fully pick out all the pieces, but I can safely say that this goes in my Top 3 fastcore releases that I've heard, most definitely. Outstanding song structures, incredibly technical and full of character and personality. More great bass playing, interesting vocals, THE DRUMS!!! Guhhhhh, it's so good.
Typical Dead Radical imagery; stamped labels, smeared artwork, messy font, it's all there.
My favorite cover art from the band right there. Pick this record up, mandatory listening. And remember...
This is something that I bought from SKULL master Eric Wood about a week ago, and I finally got to spin it yesterday. The Bastard Noise and Guilty Connector collaboration 7" "Decimation Cycle", 33 and 45 RPM, baby blue vinyl.
Probably the best noise release I've heard from BN thus far. Super dense, thick and harsh sounds. One song has a few lines of vocals from Eric Wood which are super brutal. Very nice copy too, pretty much as mint as a record can be. No bent corners or anything, which is incredible since the sleeve is just folded paper.
Not a whole lot to talk about in terms of packaging. Just a simple folded piece or neon green paper with black lettering. It's an aesthetic I happen to like. Nice colored vinyl too, with one side being 33 and one side being 45. I'm now on the lookout from any Bastard Noise record I can get. Gotta boost up the SKULL collection in a big way!
