Search - Commit Suicide :: Human Larva: Earthly Cleansing

Taken from digitalmetal.com

09/05/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Grind bands like PA's Commit Suicide deserve monumental praise, simply because they don't just play their music passionately, which is what is missing in a lot of grindcore, but they also play it interestingly and challengingly, which is another thing missing in what I think is a fascinating form of music. Human Larvae [Earthly Cleansing] is a listening experience akin to being attacked by a martial arts expert, as opposed to an unadulterated, repetitive beating by some [miffed] off human. Swiftly brutal, and very skilled and intelligent. This is amazing grind that could easily be compared to the mid and latter period Napalm Death's trailblazing catalogue, and could also be put up against the supremely thick grooves and sledgehammer atrocities of death bands such as Pessimist and Dying Fetus. So? Well, get this, you may also find the brain-suffocating arrangements and intricate drumming and songwriting of bands like Coalesce, Burnt By The Sun and progressive bands like Cryptopsy and Death. Can a grind band do all this, while still maintaining the classic rawness and unrelenting brutality intact? Yes. How? Here's their secret: drummer Lee (no last name given). This guy is just unstoppable, tearing into the totally grinding (sorry) and adrenaline drenched riffs like an ingenious surgeon drummer, as you can totally tell that the man spends a good amount of time getting inside of the heart of the guitars and analyzing/fixing things to make it all work. Incredibly well thought out and detailed percussion spewings that fuse insane cymbal work with nonstop rolls, very varied blast beat speeds, and some deadly serious footwork. I know it sounds way too exaggerated to be true, but more often than once, I picked up hints of the drumming style found on Death's Human, as well as Cryptopsy's And Then You'll Beg, and even some jazz stained, Dave Witte-esque rhythms. If the vocalist had a raw, aggressive roar or scream, instead of the trademark low-end bellows and high shrieks, I could totally see hardcore kids going off on this like it was the new Dillinger Escape Plan or Burnt By The Sun. But Commit Suicide, regardless of how far they have or haven't branched off, is, at the root, a brutal deathgrind band. I love it when an album like this comes along - it reaffirms my belief in what grindcore is, what it can be, and what it does. Awesome job, fellas."

A grindcore unit finally hires an octopus to play drums.

Craig Allen Moore | Austin, TX United States | 01/27/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This guy Lee, let me tell you: quite possibly the most ridiculous blasts going right now. I read somewhere that he employs the "gravity-drive technique," which while sounding somewhat official, does only remind me of how obsessive metallers can sometimes be. So what is the "gravity-drive techinique?" I cannot tell you. Yes, it sounds like he's just rolling the entire time at an insane tempo, but then how in the heck can there be 32nd notes raging alongside on the ride cymbal? Honestly, it's about as intense a sound as can be made on a traditional drum kit. Fierce. Overall, this record somewhat reminds me of some of the earlier Soilent Green material, namely off of "Pu55ysoul," which should be taken as a huge complement. The songs are generally short, but instead of stacking hundreds of two second grind riffs until the song topples over, our man Lee wiggles around almost every part and switches beat and/or timing until you feel he's drained the song of all rhythmic possibilities. There is a high degree of chug on this album, which will appeal to some of the hardcore scene, but as far as metal/grind is concerned, this is one the bands to watch for in the future as they intensify their claw-like grip on sheer speed and precision."