Published: 8 Sep 2024
Anticapital
- Release date: 1992
- Genres: Deathgrind
- Rating: 3.5/5
Task a Death Metal band to perform some tight, riff-heavy Grindcore with some seriously angry and rebellious Hardcore Punk spirit, Anticapital is the resulting tri-fecta. Within 15 minutes fantastically blend fast, pummelling and razor-sharp Grindcore sections and more groovy and rhythmic sections with plenty of fantastic riffs all around, with ferocious guttural vocals to boot. The drumming performance from Rob Proctor is a real personal highlight, shifting seamlessly between the Death Metal and Grindcore sections with a fantastic sense of varied rhythm that doesn’t over-rely on pure blast beats.
The main downside is that at a 15 minute runtime, I’m left wanting so much more.
Best tracks: Socialized Crucifixion, October Revolution, The Perpetual Cycle, Civilization Comes, Civilization Goes, Page by Page, Sterility, Anticapital
Misery Index
- Release date: 1997
- Genres: Deathgrind
- Rating: 3.5/5
Assück reprise their winning formula from Anticapital and provide another 15 minute helping of sharp, intense Deathgrind. The most notable difference is the presence of a Bass which provides a beefier, fuller sound and slightly more straightforward in its songwriting - otherwise this is the Assück you know and love.
The common consensus online appears to prefer Misery Index as the superior album over Anticapital - which I would disagree with, albeit an ever-so-slight preference - I marginally prefer Anticapital’s drier production and the vocal performance there, but both are great.
Best tracks: Salt Mine, Blight Of Element, Unrequited Blood, Riven, Intravenous, In Absence
