Husmanskost - Solstice (EP 2018)

If you read my list of favourite grindcore released this year (HERE is the list) you found there the latest album from Husmanskost called "Ambi-valence". They end a really good year with this EP called Solstice. The four songs of this EP sound like a death metal turn (we're talking about good old school death metal here), the grind roots are kept but the band on these tracks sounds more death-grind than grind-punk, in this they push further a trend that was already heard in their latest album. And why not? Since the quality is still definitely there I don't mind. If this is just a try for this EP it's ok, if this is their new direction, it's ok as well.
Another enjoyable release from Husmanskost.


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Favourite grindcore in 2018

Here's for you my list of favourite grind released in 2018, whoohoo, and in time for Festivus/Saturnalia! hooray!

16 releases from some bands that already had been on one of my best grind list (like Sissy Spacek, Six Brew Bantha, Warfuck, Husmaskost, Beaten to Death), and from new bands or newcomers in my grind lists as well

I give it in alphabetical order.
Clik on the link to read my review (and there find the BC page link most of the time).

Feel free to comment, suggestions will be welcome.


Abjured – Absolutist

Beaten to Death - Agronomicon

Bifid Corpse – Enter the Corpse

CrippleBastards – La Fine Cresce Da Dentro

Deathgrave– So Real its Now

 

Facada– Quebrante

Hordur– Hubris

Husmanskost– Ambi-Valence

Maggot Cave – st EP 

Napalm Ted – Mouthfull

Ramuh – Glowing Civilization

Repulsione – Desecrating

SissySpacek – Ways of Confusion

SixBrew Bantha – Blight

The Atrocity Exhibit – Exctinction Solution

Transient + Bastard Noise  – Sources of Human Satisfaction

Warfuck – This was supposed to be fun

Cripple Bastards - La Fine Cresce Da Dentro (2018)

Oh shit, I love Cripple Bastards and alwats expect great stuff from them, but witht their new album they managed to impress me, La Fine Cresce Da Dentro, is even better than what I expected. In this 7th album, after 30 years of grindcore, they managed to do more catchy, and even, yes, more melodic(!), songs  while maintaining their level of speed and relentless aggression. there was already a bit of that in the previous one, they just pushed it a bit further. It's surprising but it's working really well. A great album!

The BC page.

Majestic Mass - Savage Empire of Death (2018)

Majestic Mass and their first release Savage Empire of Death is another good find from caligari Records. Their garage speed metal sound a bit like a mix of Venom and The Lords of Altamont. Evil and Fun rocking. Yeah!

The Bandcamp page.

Operant - Harnessed to Flesh (2018)

Operant is a duo from Berlin and Harnessed to Flesh is their third EP (and third release), all on Instruments of Discipine (a good tech/noise label, also based in Berlin). Their music combines rythmic noise, power electronic and industrial techno, with various dosage in the different tracks, and they do it very well wether it's more noisy, more beats driven, with or witout voice/synths, etc. Dark and abrasive. Good stuff.

The BC page.

Maggot Cave - EP (2018)

This EP is the first release of the grinders from Sydney Maggot Cave (with at least one guy who was in the excellent Thedowngoing). This is old school raw grindcore, of a kind I really like and it's really done well, simple but hitting all the targets. So what's not to like? I'm sure most grinders will enjoy it as much as I do. Also I'm pleased to discover this new band and will follow closely what they will release next.

The BC page.

Exocrine - Molten Giant (2018)

All the praises this album is receiving is deserved. Molten Giant, released with Unique Leader records is the third, and best album of the French Exocrine. This is high quality brutal and technical death metal, somewhere between Morbid Angel and Obscura. Not only good riffing and grooves and nice leads but also well-written memorable songs that are catchy yet brutal. Really good stuff.

The Bandcamp page.