GG Allin & The Murder Junkies
Brutality and Bloodshed for All

This time, no introduction of the artist, as GG Allin absolutely doesn't need one.
His exploits and ideals, as is only natural (otherwise, respect), can be discussed and disagreed upon, but here the focus is solely on his music.

Musically speaking, then, it must be said that Allin was a figure who was part of a slew of bands and boasted a vast musical production in his resume.
"Brutality And Bloodshed For All" represents his last work before moving on to a better life, to be defined as "semi-posthumous" as he died halfway between the recording and release of the album in 1993.
For the occasion, the backing group was the Murder Junkies (the third incarnation), which featured his big brother Merle Allin Jr. on bass, William Gilmore Weber III on guitars, and Donald "Dino Sex" Saches on drums. Additionally, without Weber, the band continues to perform, albeit publishing sporadically and conducting small national tours.

Almost the entire tracklist was written by Allin while he was incarcerated at Jackson State Prison, in Michigan, and taking a general look at the album, one can notice that the production is surprisingly better, with recording standards almost considered quality (a feature that was usually lacking in previous releases). Consequently, precisely thanks to this "renewed" sound and the Murder Junkies, the tracks acquired a noticeable and significant heaviness: Allin's musical proposal at this time was mostly classifiable as Punk Rock, but in this album, it becomes a kind of "enhanced Punk Rock", a non-recipe of Punk with touches of Hardcore and Metal.

Regarding the composition and performances in detail, Allin's distinctive vocal quality without a doubt stands out: his "singing" deteriorated (decide whether in a good sense or not) significantly, now transformed into a depraved, cavernously deep grunt, the guttural utterance of an animalistic creature while humping who knows whom and/or what. This type of vocality seems to be perfect for the interpretation of some tracks and, in particular, their lyrics, as in the case of the opener "Highest Power" and "I'll Slice Yer Fucking Throat". If you are already familiar with this character's exploits, you can also imagine the lyrics.

The rest of the crew does their modest job as a backing Punk band for a good half of the album, offering some eccentric tracks, such as the initial outbursts "Highest Power" and "Kill Thy Father, Rape Thy Mother" but especially "Shoot, Knife, Strangle, Beat, And Crucify", a much slower track compared to the overall standard with an excellent "hooligan choir-style" chorus; however, from the second half onward, they often seem uninspired, offering mediocre pieces with good doses of banality and redundancy, as in the case of "Fuck Off, We Murder", "Bastard Son Of A Loaded Gun" and in the title track, where they even go as far as to copy the intro from "Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?" by the Ramones.

That said, however, it remains among his best albums (overall), so it would also be a well-deserved three and a half.