July 22, 2008 • Relapse Records
If there was such a thing as "progressive grindcore", Disgorge Mexico would definitely be an archetype of the style. Fuck the Facts have crafted a totally brilliant record that, while hardly letting up from the brutality, is full of excellent riffing and compositions which make it stand out as a fantastic album.
One of the album's strengths, and probably the reason I like it so much, is its ability to effortlessly fuse different styles and make it seem totally natural. It takes influences from mathcore, deathcore, sludge metal, maybe even black metal and alternative rock, especially on the album's lengthy monster "The Storm", which is nine minutes long but at no point does it feel drawn-out. The band uses a lot of dynamics, atypical of grind, to great effect. "Dead End", "The Storm", and "Apathy Is a Karma Killer" all start with quiet intros of clean guitar that slowly evolve into heavy riffing (giving it that "progressive" feel) and pull it off really well. None of songs are ever repetitive; rather the riffs change up pretty frequently yet it never feels too chaotic.
It probably helps that their particular brand of grindcore is one I'm already pretty fond of—lots of blasting, very technical riffs, very headbangable rhythmic grooves, and excellent screamed/growled vocals. In fact I haven't heard too many bands with female vocalists who do this kind of vocals where it sounds bad. I guess I just happen to like harsh female vocals for some reason.
I'm also sort of shocked by the fact that this album is actually 43 minutes long, which is immense for grindcore, yet at no point does it feel too long. Again, this is probably because the sound is so diverse (and the tracks are still mostly short, and if they're not short they completely deserve their length). With just a couple exceptions, no grindcore album has been able to completely justify such a length, but Disgorge Mexico has done just that.
Simply put, anyone into punk or metal should hear this. It's brilliant the whole way through and is definitely one of my favorite grind albums of all-time. There's simply nothing not to like.
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