Search - Curse of the Golden Vampire :: Mass Destruction

Another mechanized assault

Craig Allen Moore | Austin, TX United States | 11/23/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This recording just plain hurts. While this may be the update to the uber-classic "Scum" album from Napalm Death(with whom Justin played in their humble beginnings), I don't really believe that it has any implications of "future genre cornerstone" like the aforementioned. So what you get here is a whirlwind of thrash, punk, digital hardcore, a peppering of Godflesh-esque riffs, and tons of over-the-top distorted diatribes from JK Flesh and the man known as the Bug. These guys should need no introduction, but since the world is often more preoccupied with pomp than circumstance, suffice it to say that they are masters at their trade. This time around, instead of trippy drum loops and infinite remixes, they've distilled some seriously harsh socio-political rhetoric and set it to a sonic backdrop to incinerate your eardrums. The songs are generally quite fast, with some detours into straight up grind, but a lot of them hang around too long and the overall feel is somewhat samey. What they have done really well here is demonstrate just how close you can get to having a total noise wipeout on your record without ever crossing the line. The drums are very menacing, and sometimes they take over the song(a Broadrick trademark)in a fashion not unlike some of Agoraphobic Nosebleed's machine gun grind. Almost every sound you hear on this disc is distorted. While this makes for an impressively angry atmosphere, it is somewhat unlistenable. In my opinion, this record will appeal mostly to fans of Broadrick's work previous to this. Now all we have to do is sit around and twiddle our thumbs until he unveils Jesu, his newest project."

More digitally Hardcore then anything on DHR

Amviseon | waconia, Minnesota United States | 08/16/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is it, fast hard and electronic what Digital Hardcore should be. Its a very soild fast tempo release, sometimes drifting over to noise rock. Fans of music such as Atari teenage roit, Naplam death, The Shizit, Alec Empire, or ANY other hardcore music should diffently not hesitate to buy,burn,or ... this album. You will not regrete it."

Massively Destructive

Jerad Yarborough | Duluth, MN United States | 11/05/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you are are a fan of Justin Broadrick's many other projects and bands then this is a MUST. As soon as you put this cd on you can feel the sheer brutality as it pulses through your weak human veins. This album just completely destroys all the lame death metal out there that tries to be brutal. Very percussive and noisy with over the top vocals from Kevin Martin and Justin Broadrick. This is much different than the first Curse of the Golden Vampire cd as that one is more similar to Techno Animal. Both are highly reccomended!!! For other great sounds from J.K. Flesh check out The Sidewinder, Tech Level II, and the forthcoming Jesu album..."