Napalm Death
Resentment is Always Seismic - a final throw of Throes

The godfathers of Grindcore return to the fray... and as always, they leave scorched earth, no survivors; far above the competition and new blood who try, without any result, to approach their throne. It's been like this since 1987, the year of the release of Scum, and it will be like this until they conclude a career that I like to define as legendary. There are practically three left: Mark "Barney" delivering invectives with his usual lyrics against everyone and everything, Shane on bass, and Danny on drums; I believe that officially Mitch Harris, who hasn't played with the bandmates for a few years, still belongs to the group but is now replaced on guitar, especially live, by John Cooke. A change that adds nothing and takes away nothing from a maniacal musical machine still capable of astonishing in this new EP of eight (s)ongs for barely thirty minutes of very violent Music. Six songs written by Napalm, with the addition of two covers (Bad Brains and Slab! paid tribute by the English combo). Dirty Grindcore assaults blending with a Groove Metal of the blackest shades; sidereal speed, over-revving, instrumental passages of abnormal heaviness, passing through Industrial realms and the reference can only point to Godflesh. It's Shane's distorted bass that kicks off the chaotic "Narcissus": A minute of controlled sounds, then the sudden acceleration that once again leaves me stunned, petrified by such ferocious, evil sound. In a moment, you're at the end, already dazed; it continues with the decrepit monolith of "Resentment Always Simmers" where heaviness rules. Closed, claustrophobic, slowed-down rhythms; but the bomb effect remains unchanged. And so it is for the remaining tracks: at times they travel at a speed that knows no rival, as seen in the very short "By Proxy". They steamroll you, crush you, nail you down, knock you out. No need to add anything else; a solid 5 stars to these absolute champions of extreme Metal!

Ad Maiora.