Instead of extremism for it’s own sake, these guys butt heads with all sortsa ugliness and non-ugliness. Hey, is that an acoustic guitar and clean singing?
Take a highly-caffeinated early Carcass, give it a gloss that rivals a spacelab, stick sharp knives in its hands, and strap rocket roller skates to its feet.
A roiling, bass-centric tub of heaviness, the rhythms surprisingly groovy, but still fiercely vitriolic as they form a solid rock/roll-based metal foundation.
If the aim is to lobotomize the audience, Things Viral is a success. As effective as Naked City’s Torture Garden at clearing your home of unwanted guests.
Ten songs (11 tracks, but one of ’em’s an intro), four of which are already available elsewhere. The greedy part of me wishes this album was all new stuff.
Pretty songs packed to the gills with hushed vocals, lightly-strummed guitars, understated strings, unintrusive synth blips, and light washes from the drumkit.
The whole thing is about under-achieving on the writing. Add to that a drum recording that sounds like milk 18 hours before it’s officially undrinkable.