It's always hard to review a release that features the band of a couple of friends, especially since you're either afraid of telling the truth or your judgement isn't the most objective and you think everything they do is fucking awesome. But when the band is called The Afternoon Gentlemen it's hard not to be excited when they've got a new release out, a split with Canadian grinders OSK this time. And is it good? Yes it is! TAG start of with a rerecorded (I think) song that also can be found on the European Fastness compilation (that also features 4 other cool bands, ahum) and adds 3 other beersoaked grind/thrash anthems, no need to namedrop bands on how TAG sound, they're good and you know it, so that's reason 1 to buy this split. Reason 2 is OSK, because eventhough they sound slightly different, they also how grindcore should be played. Straight forward blastcore with hints of crust and metal might be the correct term to describe them, really. I hadn't heard of the band before, but the vocals remind me of Mudlark, so I wouldn't be surprised if the band consists of some ex-Mudlark members and it would also explain their wickedness. Whatever. Buy this from your local distro or mailorder, many labels from all over the globe released this, so it should be fairly easy to get your hands on a copy!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The Afternoon Gentlemen/OSK - split EP
It's always hard to review a release that features the band of a couple of friends, especially since you're either afraid of telling the truth or your judgement isn't the most objective and you think everything they do is fucking awesome. But when the band is called The Afternoon Gentlemen it's hard not to be excited when they've got a new release out, a split with Canadian grinders OSK this time. And is it good? Yes it is! TAG start of with a rerecorded (I think) song that also can be found on the European Fastness compilation (that also features 4 other cool bands, ahum) and adds 3 other beersoaked grind/thrash anthems, no need to namedrop bands on how TAG sound, they're good and you know it, so that's reason 1 to buy this split. Reason 2 is OSK, because eventhough they sound slightly different, they also how grindcore should be played. Straight forward blastcore with hints of crust and metal might be the correct term to describe them, really. I hadn't heard of the band before, but the vocals remind me of Mudlark, so I wouldn't be surprised if the band consists of some ex-Mudlark members and it would also explain their wickedness. Whatever. Buy this from your local distro or mailorder, many labels from all over the globe released this, so it should be fairly easy to get your hands on a copy!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Disciples Of Christ/Mind As Prison split EP
Fresh blood! Or somewhat fresh at least. DOC might be familiar to people because A) it features Chris of Magrudergrind/Coke Bust fame and B) the demo EP was excellent (and yeah, I also liked the 5 minute intro). Mind As Prison is a new band from Maryland that I hadn't heard of before until I got this slab of vinyl in my hands. What is there to say about this split? Well both bands play fast, both bands add slow. Disciples Of Christ do it noisier/filthier and a bit more power violence oriented, while Mind As Prison sound a bit more metal with hints of crust, but not enough to call it "metallic" or "crusty", so no reason to be afraid! 5 songs each, good stuff from both. I personally like the DOC side the best, but MAP is a close second. Pick this up our you're missing out on 2 good bands and 1 nice split!
The DOC side as available for download here
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