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The style Maax plays may just be perfect. It sounds easy to make and it’s all in vogue. It also ages like wine. And it also absolutely fucking rocks. Yeah. I just said it in my review of Coitus and I say it again because it is happening all over the place, this Molotov cocktail is sprouting from everywhere, Six Pack Witchcraft could originate from the combination of Motorhead and Discharge. Which is to say that Maax have a quotient of punk, rambunctious gritty punk which fuels the songs with ire and a violent attitude. The bases are the same. The simplicity of the riffs. The drive and constant tempos screaming rock n’ roll. And then yeah, the even louder screams of an actual screamer…
The difference between Maax and the rest is that these five songs approximate black metal more than crust and/or punk. So add Venom to the equation. Substracting all the gimmicks and the ultra sloppiness, of course. Think of early Bathory with a different vocalist and a fatter sound. That alone elevates the evil factor because there is a dark satanic vibe all over this EP. In part, the effect could be the result of Tim Green’s voice. His haunting screams and blown out grunts literally blow the fuzzed out guitars out of the water.
There is much to be said about the production of Six Pack Witchcraft too. The knobs were certainly turned to eleven here. The sound of Six Pack WItchcraft is almost saturated. The kick drum sounds like bombs in the distance and the guitars are not only played with utter simplicity but also have an electric sound that’s the perfect conduit for speed, energy and blunt force.
Six Pack Witchcraft is the second recording by this Indiana quartet. It follows a 2009 full-length named Dawnbinger. If no one paid attention then, this EP is surely a head-turner. I only wish there had been a sixth cut here. This is a powerful recording. It’s almost as if the dudes from Nashville Pussy had learn a few tricks about how to write dirty rock and roll and worship the devil.
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