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:	post by RichHorror at 2011-09-20 14:08:41

http://www.hellridemusicforums.com/forum/showthread.php?p=399643

A split release of nonstop grind that hates just about every damn thing on the entire planet; 4 cuts from San Antonio, Texas’ ADD riddled crossover maniacs Kruds, and 2 from Providence, RI’s cutthroat crust grinders Rampant Decay.

Nothing too fancy here, just pure methamphetamine thrills that’ll break your neck and hurdle your body before it falls to a lifeless lump on the ground. Kruds are a sonic meth-bender of pissed-off powerviolence that certainly calls to mind some of the bands on Slap A Ham, late 90s Relapse, and Prank. Sort of like Word Salad, Otophobia, and Benumb mutilated and haphazardly soldered back together. They can do unrelenting, trainwreck grind scummage with thrash-y breakdowns, light speed blasting, acrobatic bass interjections, and alternating screamed/vomited vocals (opener, “Hatchface,” “Dead Bent”), as well as they can that depth-charging, Midwestern crust/grind sound with the sludge-y, 16ish downshifts (the fire breathing epic, “Advantage-Harlot,” and it’s stinking landfill of Catheter reverence is a fine example). While I haven’t kept up with too much new grind lately, Kruds are definitely massaging my sweet spot, marking themselves on my map as a band to investigate further in the not so distant future.

Providence’s Rampant Decay is less chaotic than Kruds, their introductory bruiser, “Political Lemmings” runs on an infinite supply of Motorhead and Discharge, throaty vocals erupting in violent outbursts (and later gang shouts) of alcoholic rage over downtuned, mid-tempo, rock n’ roll addled crust grooves; the riff heavy bulldozing only halted for two explosions of grinding, C-4 surge that definitely recall some of the work Nasum was doing on their hugely underrated Helvete. Tight blast beats cave ball sacks as the vocals enter warp speed in endless confrontation against the onslaught of fearlessly machine gun plucked, classic grind guitar riffs. Their second contribution, “King of the Trash,” is the stronger of their two cuts, carelessly throwing Motorhead, His Hero is Gone, Napalm Death, Discharge and Black Flag into a burlap sack, beating it repeatedly with a sledgehammer, and then stepping back to watch the bag pop, in a fantastic display of crusty confetti and greasy, intenstinal fortitude testing grind.

Two stellar grind acts, one short split. If you’ve spent time collecting every Crimes Against Humanity, Prank, and Slap A Ham release, there’s no reason for you to miss out on this bargain priced little gem. Both bands bring their A-game, and their cavalier crust/grind/crossover antics were ass-kickingly good enough to make me say to myself, “Damn, I really need to get with the program on new grind acts these days,” job well done you pair of felching fuckers…you got me back on track!

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