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Rusty
Axe now brings us a totally moshable experience. An
album like this one shall bring a smile to the face to
all those who loved DRI back in the day and who nowadays
juice themselves on the release dates of every Municipal
Waste album. So get your high tops on, don your tightest
denim pieces and start swinging like a monkey on PCP.
This split has got the riffs. Even when they are a tad
boring, this split has got the mothertrucking riffs.
That’s always been the strongest point and the sub
genre’s Achilles heel. Very few bands manage to pack one
whole album with inventive, high quality crossover
riffs. In the case of Infinite Missiles by the time we
get to the seventh cut they seem to be struggling with
the freshness of their ideas already, so the split
serves them well.
The first nine
cuts belong to them. Infinite Missiles is a foursome from
Illinois whose share of this pie is sparkled with movie samples
and laced with speed. Dudes are on overdrive; their riffs don’t
let up and the vocals, yeah, they are OK. They got the thrashy,
punky crossover formula down. Screamed vocals with all-at-once
choruses. Their songs sprint fast and desperate like a
hysterical
lady runs away from Conan’s violent arms. Their tunes follow
that path, as humorous samples introduce us to songs about
violence, parasites and other funny shit like the tune titled
“Yahtzee Death Camp” we come to appreciate the bearable
lightness of it all.
Talk Sick Earth
is a trio from Jacksonville and this split is their second
collaboration. The first one being a split with Septic Warfare,
with whom they share vocalist Sam. Despite the production being
a little shittier, the guitars especially have a light fuzzy
sound that makes most riffs undistinguishable, their tunes are
far more entertaining and straight forward. It’s a shame,
because the riffs from these guys are pretty damn good. They
contain lots of energy, relentless speed and belligerent
attitude (“Animated Ignorance”). Plus, Sam himself has a more
natural tone than even when stretched, sounds more powerful and
classic. Their lyrics for the most part seem less fantasy based.
Lots of juvenile complaining around here and yeah a tune about
nuclear warfare, which is just fine in crossover and a Rumble
Militia cover tucked at the end make this second half way
deserving of the first one.
Talk Sick Earth MySpace
Infinite Missiles MySpace
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