Album of The Week:Grinchfinger-Acid Satan EP

Grinchfinger are a band from Macon, Georgia and they play grindcore! I don't know very much about them, but I really don't need to when the music is this good. They play a style of grind that is influenced by many other genres. Like on the song "Bacterial Holocaust" I hear a death metal influence, and one of the many vocal styles sounds very black metal. Their style is also very influenced by mince bands such as Agathocles, Archagathus, etc., I know a lot of people aren't really into mince, but I love it! I also really like the "production" of Acid Satan and the drums sound especially killer. My favorite songs on Acid Satan are "Fear of Industry", "Pig Sticker", and "Endless Ritual". All of these eight songs are great and I highly suggest that you check Grinchfinger out.

Download Acid Satan for free from their Bandcamp here.

~Andrew Lipscomb

Album of The Week:Gripe-The Future Doesn't Need You

Gripe are a three-piece powerviolence band from Athens, Georgia. Their sound is a good mixture of grindcore and powerviolence. I really love the high-pitched vocal style, which is one of the things I love about most powerviolence bands. "The Future Doesn't Need You" is Gripe's first e.p. and it is insanely good. It's so good that I can see these guys being on a label like To Live A Lie, Give Praise, or even Grindcore Karaoke. I know that it is clichéd to say this but this e.p. just sounds violent. I feel like this would be a perfect soundtrack for a killing spree , and the song titles reflect Gripe's violent sound with titles like "Go For Throat" and "History of Violence". "The Future Doesn't Need You" comes in at around 10 minutes, but all the songs are memorable and because of that this e.p. feels a lot longer. My favorite songs of of "The Future Doesn't Need You" are "Prison Tycoon", "Eatr Bot", and "Go For The Throat". The cover art is also really cool and you can download this e.p. for free here on their Bandcamp.

~Andrew Lipscomb

Album of The Week:Dethroned Emperor-War Grind Hell

Dethroned Emperor are a sick two-piece death/grind(think Napalm Death not Misery Index) band from Brunswick, New Jersey. "War Grind Hell" is a 11 song e.p., that comes in at around 14 minutes. I hear a lot of influence from early Napalm Death and Terrorizer, and they even cover Terrorizer's "Condemned System". Their sound is very raw, but they still sound great and I really think it suites them best. This e.p. has some really killer guitar riffs that get stuck in your head and the drums are also great. Some of my favorite tracks from "War Grind Hell" are"Still Life", "War Grind Hell", and "Insecure". Overall, I really enjoy "War Grind Hell" and I think that Dethroned Emperor deserve to be heard and I could easily see them being signed to a label like Hell's Headbangers.

~Andrew Lipscomb

You can order "War Grind Hell" from their official blog here.

[Disclosure: Dethroned Emperor sent me a copy to review.]

Album of The Week:Wormrot-Dirge

Wormrot have done the incredible and topped "Abuse", this album absolutely crushes. With 25 songs coming in at 18 minutes Wormrot offer some intense, catchy grindcore. They have also stepped up their musicianship immensely. One of the things I have always loved about Wormrot that most grind bands seem to forget about, is their great riffs. Arif has also improved vocally, with a better, more refined vocal style. Overall, this is a great album and the only thing I think that has a chance to top "Dirge" this year is the new Pig Destroyer. Some of my favorite songs on "Dirge" are "Principle of Puppet Warfare", "Manipulation", and "Evolved Into Nothing". This album is also available to download for free here, but I highly recommend that you pre-order it.

~Andrew Lipscomb