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?
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.
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.