November 6, 2012 • Grindcore Karakoe
Just a quick and dirty review today: Grind band The Atrocity Exhibit has been around for a while, though I don't know much about them aside from this EP from a few years ago. Although after writing this review, I realize I really need to look into them a bit more, because what they're doing is really darn good.
On the surface, their music sounds like relatively standard modern grindcore; it's easy to make comparisons to bands like Rotten Sound or maybe Wormrot. But there's no lacking in originality here, and even if there was, they more than make up for with the quality of their material. It's all too easy to make boring or bad grind, but these guys manage to keep things really interesting. Their approach to structure and riffs reminds me a bit of Discordance Axis (an endorsement right there if you ever needed one), with a surprising amount of technical stuff going on. But there's also a bit of old-school thrashy stuff (like closing track "13 Fingers") or the occasional busting down into a slow sludge- or crust-punk-like groove. No two songs are too alike.
Like most good grind releases, it does what it needs to quickly and thoroughly, then gets out of the way. I like that in an EP. And this one definitely goes above the call in providing some really awesome material.
(oh and that shit's free, yo)
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