...SIŁA I PIĘKNO MUZYKI TKWIĄ W JEJ RÓŻNORODNOŚCI.



..::OPIS::..

Po 11 latach istnienia, w końcu jest debiutancki pełnowymiarowy album prekursów czeskiej sceny goregrind. 26 powalających surowych piosenek politycznego grind/mince-core'a głęboko insipirowanego dokonaniami AGATHOCLES.



Finally a full length debut album by Malignant Tumour. It took mainman Bilos no less then 9 years! M.T. turned into a European group instead of just a Tsjechian combo. Well actually an Tsjechian-Dutch group to be honest and this turned out to be their first solid and successful line-up as they made no less than three releases in a year and did two European tours.

New members Johan and Jelle (drums and bassguitar) brought more crustcore and d-beat to the table. And this did wonders for the M.T. sound. Of course there still was plenty of old school grindcore to be found on this album but the high amount of polka beat laden crusty sing-a-longs is very notable.

Still M.T. borrow heavily from Enslavement-era Napalm Death and especially mid-nineties Agathocles but what sets them apart are the lead vocals. Bilos and Jelle share lead vocals and even drummer Johan chips in. This, together with the tight energetic performance, gives the album so much more dynamics and is one of the elements wich drew M.T. from the pool of grindcore mediocrity.

Are there highlights? Yes of course! First of all we have “Up Your Fucking Arse”. Now, I know this reeks of plagiarism when keeping the Agathocles song “Get Off Your Ass” (Distrust And Abuse EP -1993) in mind but because of the primordial white trash umta beat and Muppet-showish shared vocals this M.T. song actually is better than the Agathocles classic.

And then there was “Katjusia”. I can imagine a lot of younger western boys and girls not knowing this song and it is of course a very famous Russian war song which some of you might remember from the classic movie The Deer Hunter. I have been told that when M.T. played this song live in eastern Europe, the crowd went totally insane! Now can you imagine a western band playing a metalised “long way to tipperary” and turning a venue upside down?

Are there no downsides to this album? Unfortunately there are. First of all we have the slightly tame sound. The guitars could and should have been a lot heavier or filthier and more prominent in the mix. Secondly the trashcan sound of the snare drum tends to draw too much attention. But these are minor complaints. But the biggest complaint is the second half of the album, which, apart from Katjusja obviously, is of lesser compositional quality and the listener does lose some interest while playing it.

Would the production have been a lot more furious and the second half of the album just as good as the first, this would would’ve been the definate Malignant Tumour album. Now it’s just a damn good one.

Morbert



..::TRACK-LIST::..

1. Death Is Near/Reign Of Hell 03:37
2. Plastic Existence 00:05
3. Up Your Fucking Arse 00:54
4. Dawn Of A New Age 01:31
5. Feel The Cancer 00:44
6. Nightmare Reality 01:04
7. Wounded 01:00
8. Status Quo 00:32
9. Get to Attack 02:07
10. A Boring Drunken Sod 01:16
11. Nazis Raus 01:18
12. Nature´s Warning For Human Extinciton 00:44
13. Aalio Alalyo Oolio Laikkyy 01:38
14. Destroy 01:27
15. Shit Heil 00:25
16. Behind The Mirror 02:07
17. Paskaa Sistema 00:45
18. Mediareality 00:47
19. Punk To Punx 01:38
20. Everlasting Penetration 01:41
21. Temples Of Consumtion 01:06
22. Wat Je Zegt Dat Ben Je Zelf 00:32
23. Stop The Mob 00:51
24. ...And Man Made The End 00:49
25. Mercenaries Of War (Uncurbed cover) 01:43
26. Katjusia 02:10

Recorded, mixed & mastered at Muziekhuis in Leiden, Holland in December 2002.



..::OBSADA::..

Backing Vocals - Dennis (tracks: 3), Rob (tracks: 3), Tuur (2) (tracks: 3)
Bass, Vocals [Diabolic Scream] - Jelle
Drums, Voice [Additional] - Johan
Guitar [Guitarzz], Vocals [Diabolical Roaarr] - Bilos




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