Saturday, January 5

schallplatten '12: utilitarian

another flagship sailing in, this time even more important in extreme worldwide underground: napalm death. am following them closely since their smear campaign, which was at least as innovative as the famous diatribes in mid-'90ies.
in a closed and strict world, like grindcore, where your tools and assets are fairly limited it is damn hard to come back for the 15th crusade. or at least for 12th, if old-school demo fans claiming their first 3 records as 'the original masterpieces'. well, for my taste it was diatribes when we shaked hands and since then it is their raw, unstoppable force and their ability to slow down half-tempo with a surprising blast which makes the difference. utilitarian might not be that special in their collection, though it is still as raw and shows energy that spreads like fire. involving John Zorn, blessed be his name, just adds the necessary wildness - and for fans also into the trve-kvlt Painkiller a short 20years earlier it is no surprise - that this joint venture could possibly give to this world. utilitarian is even not their most memorable recording for sure. however, as a lethal unit, this stuff is so comprehensive that hardly any other band can reach up to napalm's enthusiasm and toughness for that long.

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