Blister Unit
Christ Ape
Ok - wow. That was my first reaction on hearing this album. From the opening track to the close, every track is a blistering, ear-destroying, blast-beating assault on the senses. The production is crystal-clear, the vocals sound like a lion with anger-management problems, and the guitar playing is accomplished without ever becoming wanky or needlessly technical - the guitarist even manages to pull off several grindcore guitar solos, all of which simply add to the brutality. Blister Unit are one of the best new grindcore bands around, end of story. the one downside is the eight minutes of silence unnecessarily tacked on to the end of final track Tusks - if I wanted to listen to silence, I'd turn off the music. Blister Unit don't do innovation - you'll find no disco passages, no flutes or covers of Elizabethan madrigals here, but that's alright. There's nothing wrong with being formulaic when you do the formula this well.
If you like full-on, no-frills grindcore, then this is a must-have.
Rating: 9/10
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