At first you might think this band from Norway has clearly outgrown grindcore. They are too groovy on the opening track, though they get back to the insane screaming andd blasting on the second song. I enjpyed their previous album 'Sunrise Over Rigor Mortis," so I was excited to check this one out. It feels a little more organic than the last album, like they just stuck a mic in the jam space and started recording, which, for what they do, is not a band sound. The bass gets a nu-metal thumping at times. When they lock into some of the more blast parts, it feels more death metal than not. The vocals are tormented but less angry this time around.
"The Tolerator" has a thrashier riff that meets the more chaotic choices of the drummer. You can hear some of the hardcore influence buried in here. Most of the songs now have them venturing out past the two-minute mark. There is even a touch of rock n roll at times. 'Scroll On Homeboy" starts with a mean riff that deserves the title; they return to it, and it seems like it's obviously a jab at Pantera, given they use their song titles and lyrics in the song. Granted, these guys would exist without Pantera, so the joke is on them. "Sunburnt Satanist" has a laugh at black metal, which, given where they are from, makes sense.
"Fuck the Moon" is chaotic, with another touch of black metal about it, which is something I did not hear much on the previous album. "Du er ug Mod" is darker and more punk, but works for what it is. It is only moderately spastic. It feels like a more deliberate song structure. "My Dying Little Pony" races around a syncopated shuffle. "Momento Sugo" is too brief to establish it as more than an idea. "Satan Spawn the K-pop Demon" jabs at Deicide. The title track closes the album with a more straightforward pounding. The riffs are pretty mean. I will give this one a 9.5 and see if it grows on me, if you are looking for fun chaos here you go.
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