The Arson Project – Blood And Locusts

The Arson Project are newcomers....they come from Stockholm, Sweden and this is their very first weapon of massive paranoia EP. High-tense grindcore is what the band’s playing and they do that in a very clear and original way. No growls here, only brilliant, neurotic screams, destructive and continuous blast-beating and chaotic razor-riffing! It’s cool to say that guitars have a strong and wide-open sound and manage to create a huge wall of sound, very appropriate for this kind of music and very fucking appropriate for all of us who love to destroy our ears every day! In addition, the guys reveal also some experimental tendencies, by inserting some post-core, mid-tempo parts with a slightly melodic touch. No, don’t be afraid, from the whole 15 minutes “blood & locusts” blasts your brain, only 3 minutes somewhere in the middle are trying to calm you down, and that’s why they are there…..let’s hope they don’t change the amount of brutality though, because I really think this band has something to say. Now, While listening to this EP, bands like Gadget, Nasum or Gridlink came to my mind, fact that kind of proves the band’s high grinding quality, at least to me! Keep it this way you Swedish scum!!!

1. God Of War
2. Locust Swarm
3. Forsaken
4. The Black List
5. Mentalt Avrätted
6. Ghost City
7. My Regret
8. Unbreakable
9. Deathbed Labour
10. Holy Vindication
Power It Up Records
Reviewer: twansibon
Jun 26, 2009

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