It’s Grindcore Monday re-labeled. Still the same filthy music. So let’s grind it out with FilthxCollins Demo 2017.
We’ve already ground through a week and two days of 2017. Eventful to an extent. But really it’s just the same old b.s. so far. Of course there’s the name change which some may want a bigger explanation for. It sounds better and was suggested by friend and fellow writer Cody Davis. It also allows this section to breach a little further beyond the grindcore genre. But grindcore will remain the focus.
Also, working on an actual graphic for this feature. If you cared. No, that’s not a call to freelancers.
So what better way to kick through this week than with the first 2017 demo that I’ve heard this year. Suggested to me by my good friend Mark over on Broken Amp. The two-piece unit FilthxCollins brings some banging grindcore/powerviolence out of Nottingham, UK. A demo that bursts quickly and is over before you know it. It plays within the genre perfectly while still holding some surprises.
The demo is a little over five-minutes long, stretched out over thirteen tracks, and none of them crack the minute mark. The brief beast starts as quick as it ends. But once it’s over, it’s like you gotta come back for more. “Taste the Haste” gets things going with a brief, beefy riff before blowing into full blasts. And this follows suit from one track to the other.
So what’s so special? This stuff is played beyond the typical erratic blast, gone slow, gone blast again. There’s structure and rhythm in every song, even the shortest. Hell, “World in Turmoil” brings on a short thrash attack that sounds straight out of the 80s. Other tracks like “Return” aren’t just slam, blast, weird beat, they actually go back and forth between the heavy and the speed.
It’s “The Contrarian” (the final track) that gives a real glimpse into the band’s future though. Before this track FilthxCollins was solidly written. However, “The Contrarian” introduces some weirdness to the sound. A groovy little noise bit that drones a bit, and gets things skipping along before the demo descends into a noisy exit. It’s a heavier drum track than anything with the call-and-response vocals screaming over the noise. It grabs you every time and gets into your face.
Grindcore and powerviolence enthusiasts will find something to love with this. I’d say this is a little more on the powerviolence side of things though. But it’s still plenty heavy, fast and straightforward. We’re a week in and if you haven’t heard any 2017 releases yet, then get filthy with FilthxCollins.
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