Man Is The Bastard - Mancruel

Man Is The Bastard
"Mancruel" (2000)
Power Violence / Sludge / Noise
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Track List:
1. Atomic Clock
2. Gourmet Pez
3. Eunch (Reprise)
4. Me And Hitler
5. Feed The Octopus
6. Blinds
7. Foot Binding
8. Center Piece
9. Idget Child
10. Kai Lai
11. Son Of Thug
12. Infibulation
13. Man Is The Bastard
14. She Boar
15. Dahmer's Funeral

Here we have another release by legendary Man Is The Bastard! This comp features tracks recorded in '92, '93, and some unreleased stuff. The tracks have been remastered to kick your ears in... This is probably my favorite MITB release, despite Power Electronics not really being my cup of tea. Either way, prepare to be pulverized.

Mind Eraser - Glacial Reign

Mind Eraser
"Glacial Reign" (2006)
Power Violence / Grindcore
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Track List:
1. Abuse Excuse
2. Manhood
3. Coping Methods
4. Equation
5. Full Spectral Dominance
6. Schizophrenia
7. Yesman
8. Wrote Off
9. Shutting Down
10. Deviant Sadistic
11. Time Served (And What You Leave Behind)
12. Juggling Anxieties

As promised, here is the next installment of the Mind Eraser catalog: 2006's "Glacial Reign." Compared to "Cave," the vocals are harsher, the whole album sounds a bit more Metal-tinged, and they really worked the slow/fast contrasts to fuck your day up. Feel the hate, motherfuckers.

Hellnation - Cheerleaders For Imperialism

Hellnation

"Cheerleads for Imperialsm" (2000)

Power Violence / Fastcore

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Track List:

1. Barricade

2. Against The Grain

3. Charged Up

4. Not Free From You

5. You're A Joke

6. Punk Or Cop

7. Selfish Shit

8. I Live My Life

9. No Truth

10. Politics

11. Nightmare

12. Fucked Up Mess

13. Greedy Motherfucker

14. Aaron Pryor

15. No Fan Of Cops

16. Not Laughing

17. College Town Revolutionary

18. Fuck The Kids

19. Shut Up

20. Shit Society

21. No Minion

22. Cheerleaders For Imperialism

23. Tunnel Vision

24. Scared Fuckup

25. Pave Your Grave

26. Consumer Might

27. Advice

28. Economic Survival

29. Kiss Of Death

Ok... This is straight up some of the fastest punk-style shit you'll find. Hellnation's first release was in 1990, so they know what they're doing, and they do it fucking well. Ten years after their conception, they came out with this 29 track warp-speed nuke of an album on Slap-A-Ham that will obliterate damn near anything you previously considered "high speed" or "high intensity." Punk-ass hyper guitars, blasting drums, hateful sociopolitical lyrics, throat-destroying screeching vocals served up by the drummer, and (in this recording) Chris Dodge (you know who he is) filling in on bass duties. You just can't go wrong. "This is punk rock not the Boy Scouts."

Man Is The Bastard - Sum Of The Men / The Brutality Continues

Man Is The Bastard

"Sum Of The Men - The Brutality Continues" (1996)

Power Violence / Sludge / Noise

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Track List:

1. Freak Machine

2. Prune Belly

3. Skull Crusher

4. Starvation Cage

5. Death's Dirge

6. Tank Killer

7. Thug

8. Bloated Subhumans

9. Idget Child

10. Kai Lai

11. Son Of Thug

12. Infibulation

13. Man Is The Bastard

14. She Boar

15. Man

16. Foreign Children (Iraqi Slaughter)

17. Pigeon Holed

18. Users

19. Remember Thy Creator

20. Priapism

21. Beast God Rape

22. Pig Kingdom Come 

23. Sensory Perception Overload

24. Unilateral

25. Alone With Labor

26. Hempire (The Ruler's Deception)

27. The Roller

28. Protein

29. In Can Sense Your Cheese

30. Think Tank Killer

31. New Toilets For Tomorrow

32. Think Tank Killer

Heavy bass-driven sociopolitical first-wave Power Violence masters. They coined the term we've all come to love, which should tell you something about how influential and innovative they are. You've got your 10G gutwrenching sludge to fast-paced punk and occasional blast-bursts... Add some harsh noise and sweet Jazzy bass riffs to top it all off. This is a Comp. with the "Sum Of The Men" LP, their "A Call For Consciousness" 7'' and a few splits. If you haven't heard these guys, you should. Right now.

Mind Eraser - Cave

Mind Eraser

"Cave" (2005)

Power Violence / Fastcore

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Track List:

1. Neutral Words

2. Thawed Out

3. Internal Dialogue

4. What Did I Do

5. Finished

6. Subtle Entities

7. Clever Lines

8. Psychotic

9. You Weren't Right

10. Last Words

11. Don't Find Me

12. Human Waste

13. Amazing Solution

14. Chewed Up, Spit Out

One of my favorite Power Violence albums to come out in recent years. They take pretty blatant queues from Crossed Out, and I love them for it. Barking vocals, depressing/pissed ass lyrics, mid-paced hardcore, sludgy riffing, start-and-stops, and peppered in blasts make for a fantastic listen. I'll up these Boston boys' 2006 album "Glacial Reign" later on.

Dystrophy - Nice Kids

Dystrophy

"Nice Kids" (2004)

Fastcore / Power Violence

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Track List:

1. Last Drop

2. Old School

3. Selfless

4. We're Nice Kids

5. Las Palomas

6. Skatin' For Satan

7. Go Vikings

8. No Trust

9. You're Naive

From the Bay Area, these kids loved Charles Bronson and Satan... So from the get-go we have that in common. Some good, fast, and relatively simple Charley-inspired Fastcore with catchy breakdowns and no copyright infringement. Check 'em out! Unfortunately, they didn't release anything else that I know of.

Edit: Apparently they released a few tracks on some comps... But I don't have them.

The Endless Blockade - Turn Illness Into A Weapon

The Endless Blockade

"Turn Illness Into A Weapon" (2004)

Power Violence / Grindcore

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Track List:

1. Fuck The 51st

2. Dummies For Role Models

3. Descent Into The Eternal Paradigm Of Brutality

4. Death Ritual

5. Bad Taste

6. Happy Families

7. Black Economy

8. Haymaker Vs. Manowar

9. Bleak Outlook

10. Barely Legal

11. Timebomb

12. Ulrike Meimhoff's Brain

13. Demographics

14. The Endless Blockade

15. Mothra

Brooding and pulverizing Power Violence from Canada. This shit is off the wall. They pull off the fast/slow transitions fantastically well; the molasses-speed sludge dirges give you time to decide what wall to punch a hole through and the fast blasts to violently convulse in rage from your broken hands. Something about dual vocals gets me going, though the high-pitch ones sound a bit airy. The album ends in the pseudo-traditional Power Violence way, with the dark, heavy, and (mostly) instrumental epic "Mothra."

Threatener - The Fastening

Threatener

"The Fastening" (2004)

Power Violence / Fastcore

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Track List:

1. Voice Of Cotton

2. Honey Wounds

3. Hatchet Midair

4. Rat Hunter

5. Wasp Tea

6. Howler

7. Bull Cult

8. Serving Targets

9. Meth Crawl

10. Nothing Stranger

Even faster and noisier than their previous release, "The Hammering," if you can believe that. This, like their previous recording, sounds like it was recorded inside of a dumpster... And I love it. Fast as fuck and in the same vein as Hellnation.

Machine Gun Romantics - Everything So Far...

Machine Gun Romantics

"Everything So Far..." (2005)

Fastcore / Power Violence

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Track List:

1. Cookies

2. Fight The White Ninja

3. Death... And Other Problems

4. Hey... Thanks For Pointing

5. What Are Friends For Huh?

6. Chainsaw For A Hand

7. Headlock

8. Peppermint (Kill Me)

9. Keep Keep Cutting Me

10. WxTxFx?

11. Second Thoughts

12. Where's The Breakdowns?

13. Pasty White Lies

14. The Running Man Runs For Office

15. Nick Lombard vs. The Wasp

16. WWDubya

17. Nice Guys Finish Last But Assholes Get Murdered First

18. 88%

19. Pasty White Lies [Live]

20. Asstown [Live]

21. WWDubya [Live]

22. Oh For The Love Of Thrash! [Live]

23. A History Lesson [Live]

24. Pepperming [Live]

25. Asstown [Live]

26. Fight The White Ninja [Live]

27. WWDubya [Live]

28. Cookies [Live]

29. Where's The Breakdowns? [Live]

30. Headlock [Live]

31. Death... And Other Problems [Live]

32. Nice Guys Finish Last But Assholes Get Murdered First [Live]

33. Second Thoughts [Live]

34. WxTxFx? [Live]

35. Feeling Mean (Infest) [Live]

Although this doesn't include what I consider their best material (their side of the S.S.E. split), this stuff should not be missed. Four dudes from the Houston, Texas area that love Infest and Crossed Out tearing it up with fun, catchy, adrenaline-soaked Fastcore / Power Violence! Damn, this stuff gets me pumped!! If you were lucky enough to see them at the 625 Barbaric Detonation Thrash Festival in 2005 @ Gilman, you would know what I'm talking about. Get ready for tri-vocals, head lock pits, Olympic-worthy stagedives, scream alongs, and to wish they were still together. MGR fucked it up. Check out the member's newer stuff: Knuckle Scraper, Insect Warfare, Hatred Surge, 50/50, and Dark Forces.

Hatred Surge - Hatred Surge

Hatred Surge

"Hatred Surge" (2005)

Power Violence / Grindcore

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Track List:

1. Horrible Mess

2. Trapped In Lies

3. Stubborn

4. Numb

5. Wolf In Idiot's Clothing

6. Creation For Destruction

7. Invisible Noose

8. Waste

9. Hand Me Down Existencia (Despise You)

A one-man band has never sounded so good. Hatred Surge (AKA Alex Hughes) pumps out 9 tracks of Despise You style Gulf Coast Grinding Violence that will fuck your day up. Uncompromising raw vocals, blazing guitar/bass work, crunchy as shit sludge sections, just a fantastic release with enough variation to keep you from wanting to listen to anything else for a few days. Hatred Surge went on to add female vocals on later releases, adding to that Despise You feel. This is the first 7'', I'll up some more later on.

Threatener - The Hammering

Threatener

"The Hammering" (2003)

Power Violence / Fastcore

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Track List:

1. Isolation King

2. Latrine Animal

3. Societal Runoff

4. Warpath to Recovery

5. Human Junk

6. Punishment Line

7. See You in the Hospital

8. Its Okay [Koro]

Crime Desire - We Hate All Life

Crime Desire

"We Hate All Life" (2005)

Power Violence / Fastcore

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Track List:

1. Chad

2. XX

3. Statistic

4. Murdering Cokeheads

5. Final Plight

6. Crime Desire

7. Curse of the Golden Pencil

8. Face The Facts

9. We Hate All Life