Discordance Axis - The Inalienable Dreamless [2001]

In all honesty, I'm not a huge fan of this album. Sure, I like it, but I don't deify it as many latter-day grindcore fans seem to. But then again, I'm not a fan of the likes of Gridlink and Cellgraft which this undeniably influenced largely - I like my grindcore punky, not technical. That said, it clearly is a seminal album, and one of the best examples of the style it pioneered. For that reason, it's worth a listen even if you only listen to grindcore from time to time as a novelty. It will never, in my eyes, reach the level of seminality (is that a word?) of the likes of Terrorizer and Brutal Truth, let alone Repulsion and Napalm Death, but it's on the second tier certainly. Don't be influenced by the torrent of over-technical shit it spawned.

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Re-post: The Gerogerigegege - Yellow Trash Bazooka EP [1993]

The Gerogerigegege the most eccentric noise you'l ever find, lead by a weird man that dresses like a lady and a exhibitionist that masturbates on live performances. The musical portfolio is vast and included punk releases, grindcore, harsh noise, ambient, music concrete and conceptual works in dozens of records spread over 15 years. The band has currently vanished and since the early 2000's no one know exactly what happened to them especially the frontman. But enough about the band's background this is one of their grind and noise releases it is an EP famous because it features 79 tracks in less than 15 minutes. Basically you hear 1,2,3,4 in most songs and a quick burst of instruments, sometimes the vocalist says the title of the song and it's over to the next one. My personal opinion over this is that it's funny if you like it or not it's up to you...

Re-post notes: This is so good it needed more spotlight.

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Napalm Death - Utopia Banished [1992]

Although, strictly speaking, Napalm Death's late 80s/early 90s heyday had probably ended by the time Utopia Banished came to fruition, it's just about similar enough to Harmony Corruption to be included in that era by some - and it's a solid album. Although the riffing style is much closer to the semi-dissonant approach used in the Diatribes era, the songs themselves are much more visceral and aggressive than most of the band's late 90s output. In particular, 'Cause And Effect (Part 2)' and 'Got Time To Kill' are stunning efforts which fit well among the death/grind of the previous few years. It's also, in my eyes, Barney Greenway's best vocal performance on any Napalm Death album, although it's a narrow matter as his style changed very little over the years. Still, a recommended album.

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Mule Skinner - Abuse [1996]

Mule Skinner are a death/grind band from Louisiana who are not particularly famous (indeed, the only member they share with any remotely famous band is ex-vocalist Joe Caper with Righteous Pigs), but who make that sort of death/grind that just hits the spot - it's aggressive and full of blastbeats, but with enough breaks from that to give an element of variety to the album. This is their only full-length album, and before this, they had only released a demo and a single. It's excellent stuff, though, and I highly recommend it to fans of Harmony Corruption-era Napalm Death, and particularly to fans of Abuse (that's ironic)-era Wormrot, or, in fact, to any grindcore fan. Give it a pop.

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Warfuck - The Weak And The Wicked [2012]

Just to prove I do actually post band submissions when I like them, Warfuck is a French grindcore band - or rather, power duo - who play music based on the more riffy side of grindcore (think Nasum and Rotten Sound rather than Discordance Axis and Human Remains). The best part of the album is by far the excellent drum work, but the riff work is catchy and solid too. If there was any justice in the world, Warfuck would be much bigger than shitty bands like Gridlink already. The one less enjoyable element of the album is the vocal approach - they sound rather sterile and compressed, which to me doesn't suit this style of grindcore - nor does the production which is a little too clean for my tastes. Still, it's a good album and I recommend it.

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Napalm Death - Live Corruption [1990]

N.B. Yes, I know the date of the CD release was 1993, but as the VHS was released in 1990 and it's the same thing, this seems to make sense.

Probably one of the first gigs with Barney Greenway at the mic, this is one of the best live albums ever. Perenially underappreciated within Napalm Death's discography, if you ever wanted to hear fuller-bodied versions of tunes from the first couple of albums, this is where to go. The sound quality is about as you'd expect for a professionally-released live album, and the performance is tight and good without losing any of the organic feeling. For anyone who can't get to a Napalm concert at some point, this is about as close to an ample replacement as you'll get.

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Re-upload: Napalm Death - Harmony Corruption [1990]

Re-upload notes: This post's clearly from when I began writing a little bit more than a couple of sentences so the initial post should provide plenty of information.

No self-respecting extreme music blog should go too long without having this gem of death/grind, and considering Napalm are my favourite band, I'm surprised it took more than ten posts! Harmony Corruption develops upon Napalm's raw grind fury of Scum and FETO, and adds death metal influences - probably derived from European and US tours with the likes of Bolt Thrower, Death, and Obituary (whose vocalist, John Tardy, guests along with Deicide's Glen Benton on 'Unfit Earth'). This is probably Napalm's most underappreciated release - after the NME 'britcore' exposure, but before the relative commercial success of the likes of Utopia Banished (which is many miles worse), but the likes of 'Suffer The Children', probably their most famed song (as opposed to whatever 'You Suffer' is) demand your attention. Now.

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Napalm Death - Mentally Murdered EP and single [1989]

More Napalm Death is never a bad thing. Fact. Hence why these two releases excite me so much. The single doesn't contain anything which isn't on the EP, but it's good for 'collection' purposes (or rather completion - a lot of mp3s is not a collection). This is around the point at which they began to include a much larger death metal influence in their music - evident in the odd track on From Enslavement To Obliteration  but much more so here. Obviously the title track of the two is rather famous, but each track on this has a standout feature which makes it excellent in its own right. As there isn't much more I can say here, I'll just link you to a download:

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Napalm Death - Live Somewhere In Europe (bootleg) [1989]

I'm not sure this is correct artwork for this bootleg but it's all I've got. This is the third Napalm Death bootleg of the marathon, yet also probably my favourite of the bunch. The spontaneity of the recording, the set list, just everything adds up to make this a very solid bootleg release. The sound quality even stands up to some bootlegs one might expect to be much cleaner than an early period Napalm one. Fast? Yes. Violent? Yes. Fast? Sorry, I already mentioned that, didn't I? Napalm Death? FUCKING YES.

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Napalm Death - Live In Tokyo (bootleg) [1989]

Note that the artwork here is not official (in case you were dumb enough to consider that a bootleg might have official artwork). Anyway, continuing the Napalm Death marathon after a couple of days off for some inferior music, this live recording from Tokyo is, I believe, the last one before Lee Dorrian and Bill Steer left the band. It is, therefore, a vital piece of history for Napalm diehards (like myself). Seriously, there's little more to say about it - any alternative versions of tracks from the days of Scum and From Enslavement To Obliteration are always welcome, and this recording is a fine addition to anyone's collection. I would, however, note that the main recording is just one track, and there's a nice bonus of them appearing on a kids' TV show back int' day.

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Napalm Death - Live In Wacken, Belgium (bootleg) [1987]

So, after a few days' delay, here comes the next part of our Napalm Death marathon. I believe I have twenty-six items to post in total which is rather appropriate. Anyway, this is a 1987 bootleg of a gig in Wacken, Belgium, which is surprisingly good quality for a) 80s grindcore and b) a bootleg. If anything, it's slightly cleaner than Scum in all its glory. Anyway, this is a short, but very interesting reminder of why Napalm Death fucking rule and why Gridlink should stop using their guitars to masturbate.

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Re-upload: Napalm Death - Hatred Surge demo [1986]

Although not quite grindcore at this stage, due to not possessing a capable drummer, Napalm Death still, on their most famous demo, created some fairly intense hardcore, albeit with more than a touch of post-punk to it at times. Certainly it has a rather apocalyptic feeling to it in songs like 'Abbatoir' and 'So Sad'. Different versions of Instinct Of Survival, Control, Sacrificed and Caught In A Dream are very interesting for any Napalm fan.

Re-upload notes: This should be the start of a Napalm marathon. Every full length and some EPs, demos and boots of the best band ever. Also, if anyone has any of the following, could you upload it somewhere for me (all the Napalm Death material I'm missing):

Live At Rock City
Live In Vietnam (bootleg)
And, Like Sheep, We Have All Gone Astray
Kak
Unpopular Yawns Of Middle Class Warfare
From Enslavement To Obliteration DEMO
Tsunami Benefit split
Live In Japan split

Cheers.

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Re-upload: Assück - Misery Index [1996]

Assück's second and final album is a classic of grindcore - this blends in some death metal influence as well, like Napalm Death did on 'Harmony Corruption'. It also gave Misery Index their name (obviously!).

Re-upload notes: I really cannot recommend this highly enough to anyone remotely interested in the grindcore genre. Although Napalm Death will always be my favourite band of the style and indeed in general, Assück are undeniably legends for good reason.

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Re-upload: Battered Intestine - Hacksaw Brainsurgery [2008]

Okay, I admit it before you download and listen to this; this isn't very good. It's just generic goregrind with nothing really to set it apart. I'm only really posting it because I'd already uploaded it and I thought that I may as well.

Re-upload notes: Re-upping on request, I still don't like it.

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Satanic Malfunctions/SM-70 - Born To Lose, Out To Lunch split [1988]

I've been listening to the new Napalm Death pretty much constantly since it leaked yesterday (I'm not posting it here just now, it's not hard to find), and it rules. Also, sorry for the delay in posts the blog's had, my lethargy has caused this somewhat. Anyway, I've got something somewhat rare, but awesome for you here. I was recommended this by an old curmudgeon on last.fm after I asked for proto-grind/powerviolence in the vein of Siege (well, he recommended Satanic Malfunctions). And boy, it does that job damn well. Satanic Malfunctions, a band from a town only about 30 miles from where I live, are certainly the faster, and probably better of the two, but the German SM-70 are no slouches either - the former is probably a little closer to Siege and early Napalm Death, whilst the latter has a fair amount of mid-80s European Oi! influence. I love splits, and this is an excellent example why.

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Rotten Sound - Napalm EP [2010]

As avid followers of my Weekly Album Analysis (coming back once I've got this back into shape) will know, I only heard this a few months ago - it took me a lot longer to get round to listening to it than one would think it would to listen to an EP of one of the best recent grindcore bands covering some of the best songs (SUFFER THE FUCKING CHILDREN) of my favourite band of all time. It absolutely delivers. Three Napalm Death covers, and three original Rotten Sound tracks (which are excellent, if not quite as good as the covers due to the untouchable quality and impossibility to ruin of the originals) make for a stunning release. Highly recommended.

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Rotten Sound - Exit [2005]

Since the end of Nasum (reunion tours don't count), Rotten Sound have been the frontrunning band in pure grindcore. This, for me, is their finest moment - a masterclass in raw fury - it is practically unrelenting from start to finish, but not in a way that makes it a chore to listen to. Already a modern-era classic, Exit is one of the few albums longer than five minutes that isn't annoying to listen to twice in a row. Seriously, there is little more to say - if you have more than a passing interest in all things grindcore, and you haven't yet heard this, then it is an absolute must for you to listen to it.

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Fukpig - 3 [2012]

Starkly adorned by a reflection of the band's onstage masks, Fukpig's 3rd album, simply titled 3, is a continuation of the band's sound that has been allowed to develop since their inception, and particularly since the release of their first full-length album Spewings From A Selfish Nation in 2009. Does it absolutely rip? Bet your bottom dollar it does. Although this seems to utilise blastbeats a little less than its predecessor, it still has the relentless wall of horror and aggression feeling that is synonymous with the name Fukpig. More of a commentary of recent events than other releases (opener proper 'Alcohol And Necropunk' is about the Tottenham riots, whilst 'Hack' is about the News Of The World's phone hacking), this vicious piece loosely (key word) reflects the thoughts of many in the nation both sonically and lyrically. This could quite easily be album of 2012 - even though it's only just turned February!

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Fukpig - The Depths Of Humanity demo [2001]

Fukpig, like, totally roolz doodz. But seriously, any Fukpig material that one hasn't heard should be a wildly exciting proposition, such is the propensity for their sheer ferocity to tear the listener a new one each and every time their music is listened to (excuse the awkward grammar, I'm tired). So whilst this is nowhere near as good as any of the full-lengths (including this year's excellent, and simply-titled 3), it is still better than the vast majority of all musical output. What's more, the band has sanctioned this release to be downloaded (see the archives of their Facebook page around early to mid January if you don't believe me).

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Re-upload: Fukpig - Batcave Full Of Bastards EP [2011]

This is likely to be Fukpig's only release this year unfortunately, after full-lengths two years on the trot, and that's a shame, because it's quite possible the best five minutes of music so far this year. Brilliant song titles too - there's a title track, and 'One Of A Thousand Ways To Steal Your Liberty'. This really tears the listener a new one, and interestingly sees Fukpig trying new things - it's perhaps a little more melodic and groovy, but fear not, for neither of those tags could be used to accurately describe the music.

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