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THE REVIEW
Altered States Of America. Can madness be accompanied by genius?
Well yes, folks, it absolutely can, and without invoking real past geniuses who brought madness to music, we can talk about a huge musical folly for this record. In the best way, because it's a rabid madness, I would even venture to say calculated, that makes up this album. The peculiarity? 100 songs. All under one minute long, totaling about twenty minutes of grind.
Drum machines pushed to the impossible, intensely distorted guitars, occasional and, imagine that, ludicrous samples, furiously and relentlessly fast. Some resemble songs, others are just spoken titles. Surely, no track is normal. What to say? There's not much else to add, do the track-by-track review yourself.
Meanwhile, listen to these altered states of America. Brilliant.
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Agoraphobic Nosebleed's 'Altered States Of America' is a remarkable grindcore album featuring 100 songs under one minute each, driven by relentless drum machines, distorted guitars, and unconventional samples. The reviewer praises the calculated madness and intense energy that define the album. It is described as a brilliant, brutal, and experimental work with no conventional tracks.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
03 Living Lolita Blowjob (00:12)
05 The Need for Better Body Armor (00:09)
06 Freeze-Dried Cemetery (00:20)
08 Scoring in Heaven (00:13)
09 Fuck Your Soccer Jesus (00:05)
10 Guided Tour (00:22)
11 Honkey Dong (00:08)
13 Osaka Milk Bar (00:17)
14 Drive by Blowjob on a Bicycle (00:12)
15 Ten Pounds of Remains (00:07)
16 Utter Mental Retardation and Reversal of Man (00:15)
17 Neotropolis Euphoria (00:08)
18 Snitch Olympics (00:16)
20 Removing Locator Tooth (00:06)
21 Aum Shinrikyo (00:04)
22 The Protocols of the Elders of Zion (00:04)
23 The Tokyo Subway Gassing (00:04)
24 The Star of David (00:04)
25 Shintaro Ishihara and the Rape of Nanking in World War 2 (00:05)
27 Micro-Tidal Wave (00:04)
29 LSD as a Chemical Weapon (00:14)
32 Alice in La La Land (00:04)
34 The Artifical Religious Experience (00:06)
35 The First Day of Sodom: Pussy Hair Prayer Rug (00:05)
36 The Second Day of Sodom: Distortion in Eden (00:04)
37 The Third Day of Sodom: Serpent of the Gay Pride Rainbow (00:04)
38 The Fourth Day of Sodom: Snaking Adam's Black Apple (00:04)
39 The Fifth Day of Sodom: Like a Cretin on Christmas Eve (00:04)
40 The Sixth Day of Sodom: Boston Hardcore Caligula (00:05)
41 The Seventh Day of Sodom: Fantasizing Hydrahead (00:07)
42 The Eight Day of Sodom: Lamb of the Rotisserie God (00:04)
43 The Ninth Day of Sodom: Holiday Bowl Full of Asshole (00:04)
44 The Tenth Day of Sodom: Enter the House of Feasting (00:05)
45 The Eleventh Day of Sodom: Passing Blunts and Cunts at Relapse (00:05)
46 The Twelfth Day of Sodom: When Taking a Shit Feels Sexy (00:07)
47 Poland Springfield Acidbag (00:19)
49 Lemonade and a Snickers Bar (00:05)
50 Necro-Cannibalistic Tendencies in Young Children (00:08)
52 Watching a Clown Point a Gun at a Small Dog (reprise) (00:16)
54 For Just Ten Cents a Day... (00:25)
55 Mental Change(s): Altered Consciousness (00:06)
56 Radical Modernism (00:04)
57 Human Enhancement (00:04)
58 Juxtaposed Impacts (00:04)
59 Unprecedented Experiment (00:38)
61 Bong Hit Wonder (00:08)
62 Opening to Personals AD by Richard Johnson (00:14)
63 Relapse Refusing U.N. Weapons Inspectors (00:09)
65 The Fag vs. The Indian (00:05)
66 Black Metal Transvestite (00:18)
67 Debbie Does Dishes (00:04)
68 Marine Pornography (For Whale Cock Skateboards) (00:18)
69 Keeping a Clean Kennel (00:04)
70 Baby Mill, Part 1 (Born and Sold Into Child Slavery) (00:07)
72 Domestic Solution (00:04)
73 Definition of Death (00:39)
75 Scott Hulk on Intramuscular Steroids (00:09)
76 4 Leeches (40,000 Leeches) (00:55)
77 Group Taking Acid as Considered Conspiracy Against the Government (00:06)
78 Small Room and a Six-Pack (00:06)
79 Deviant Arousal (00:06)
82 Shotgun Funeral (00:04)
83 Homophobic Assbleed (00:05)
85 Baby Mill, Part 2 (White Russian) (00:07)
88 Bipartisan Buttfuck (00:14)
89 Bent Over the Cross (00:25)
91 Altered Ego (00:17)
93 Latter Day Mormon Ritual (00:18)
94 5 Band Genetic Equalizer, Part 3 (00:21)
96 Burning Social Interest (00:11)
97 Whore Torn Vet (00:10)
99 Placing a Personal Memo on the Boss's Desk (00:13)
Agoraphobic Nosebleed
Agoraphobic Nosebleed are an American grindcore/cybergrind band formed in 1994, led by guitarist/producer Scott Hull. Known for replacing a live drummer with a drum machine at punishing speeds, they have released key works on Relapse Records including Honky Reduction, Frozen Corpse Stuffed With Dope, Altered States of America, and Agorapocalypse, and later explored doom/sludge on the EP Arc. Core contributors include Jay Randall, Richard Johnson, and vocalist Kat Katz.09 Reviews
Other reviews
By andre86
This CD contains 100 songs in about 20 minutes.
This CD can therefore be considered a fun and claustrophobic critique of society in all its facets, whether you like it or not.
By Insect_Reject
An inferno made of alcohol, drugs, and madness, lots of madness.
A colossus of 100 tracks in just 20 minutes, exaggeration, denial and cancellation of melody and song form.
