Menstruophagist - Lollipocracy
Probably hailing as one of the more odd albums released in 2015, but Menstruophagist do not disappoint on "Lollipocracy"; An album that needs not grow on it's listener, as each track engulfs them with a realm of grindcore meets comedy.
This Italian band, who of which I've never encountered before, use different elements of extreme metal such as brutal death metal and slam. Both of which are commonly used in the underground scene, but Menstruophagist really shake things up with their comedic samples that appear in mostly all tracks. Production values lack, which is a grindcore partnership unfortunately, and something that puts me off the genre completely. Having said that, this album is strangely impressive. Every track is interesting; The riffs are catchy, the vocals are about as inhuman as you can get, not forgetting the hilariously titled tracks such as 'Addicted To Golden Syrup', 'Hug Me', and 'I Still Believe In Santa'.
The diverse range of vocals and riffs evaluate into something almost completely new. Forget grindcore, deathgrind, speedcore etc, because this is a genre I like to personally call spazzgrind. The name explains itself as each track is like a mysterious box bouncing around the room waiting to be opened and explored, and once opened - detonates into a bizarre whirlwind of chaotic noise, that often doesn't even really make any sense, but is somehow rewardable in an unknown functionable way. Menstruophagist use this spazzgrind genre as an almost, slip out of the scene escape plan from the hordes of genre titles already out there. And it works.
Favorable tracks on this album include 'I Love Kittens', 'Goreador', and 'Atomic Kinder Egg'. But to be honest there wasn't a song among them that I took a disliking too. The album is an eccentric listening pleasure, that would appeal to anyone in the world of music that likes lots of random noises, crusty riffs, and generally just angry things. Play it, enjoy...and Probably get either offended or weirded out along the way.
This Italian band, who of which I've never encountered before, use different elements of extreme metal such as brutal death metal and slam. Both of which are commonly used in the underground scene, but Menstruophagist really shake things up with their comedic samples that appear in mostly all tracks. Production values lack, which is a grindcore partnership unfortunately, and something that puts me off the genre completely. Having said that, this album is strangely impressive. Every track is interesting; The riffs are catchy, the vocals are about as inhuman as you can get, not forgetting the hilariously titled tracks such as 'Addicted To Golden Syrup', 'Hug Me', and 'I Still Believe In Santa'.
The diverse range of vocals and riffs evaluate into something almost completely new. Forget grindcore, deathgrind, speedcore etc, because this is a genre I like to personally call spazzgrind. The name explains itself as each track is like a mysterious box bouncing around the room waiting to be opened and explored, and once opened - detonates into a bizarre whirlwind of chaotic noise, that often doesn't even really make any sense, but is somehow rewardable in an unknown functionable way. Menstruophagist use this spazzgrind genre as an almost, slip out of the scene escape plan from the hordes of genre titles already out there. And it works.
Favorable tracks on this album include 'I Love Kittens', 'Goreador', and 'Atomic Kinder Egg'. But to be honest there wasn't a song among them that I took a disliking too. The album is an eccentric listening pleasure, that would appeal to anyone in the world of music that likes lots of random noises, crusty riffs, and generally just angry things. Play it, enjoy...and Probably get either offended or weirded out along the way.