While I’m happy my old faves have outlasted their early ’90s Swedish hardcore counterparts, I’d be lying if I said I found their current output interesting.
Aside from the strong, melodious vocals, I really fell for Fall Out Boy (ha ha, oh what a clever pun) because they have a devilish side to their lyrics.
Entombed have an innate talent for explosive groovy extreme metal, but sometimes they hit the autopilot and go with the first thing that pops into their heads.
Nick Oliveri’s meth-riddled, screeching 13-year old Queens of the Stone Age persona is given an album’s worth of space in which to jump around and break stuff.
Drilling, kicking, biting four-piece working up a fine 35 minutes of art punk dosed up with proper ass-end, angular playing, with a fried, wild-eyed mouthpiece.
I’m no longer clinging to albums like these, trying to relive over-dramatic romances, but Kill Them With Kindness makes me think of picking up the habit again.