Force

(Howling Bull)
by Paul Lee

Sweet Jesus! Here’s a collection of 15 songs of crusty grindcore from Japan that clocks in under 20 minutes. Force sound like they came from the glory days of Earache’s grindcore roster and would taste good to you freaks who’re starved for Brutal Truth (R.I.P.) or early Napalm Death. Singer Tsukasa sounds like the singer from one of Japan’s great metal bands, Cocobat. This is a side-project with members of another Japanese metal band, Hellchild, and I’ve read some good reviews of them. Not much new or original being played by this quartet, but they do a hell of a job unleashing their beasts.
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