Grunt (the Portugese gore/porn/whatever/grind band, not the power electronics project of the same name) have been causing quite a stir lately for various reasons, and the main response amongst "haters" online is that the music made by Grunt is for neanderthals. So I listened. Ha! I'm not exactly a stranger to the seedier sub-genres of grind (shhh though, don't tell the real trve grinders I called this grind) but I was very much blown away by how on-point this record is. I was expecting some mediocre tupa tupa bollocks but this is fresh, interesting, and put together with a strong studio production job. (edit: I have seen Grunt live before, a long time before listening to this, but the sound was so fucking bad at that venue they literally had no chance).
Just by looking at the artwork one would instantly draw comparisons to Cock And Ball Torture, and whilst the band do draw elements from that mucky pool of inspiration, Grunt have their own unique sound, mashing together cleverly-assembled metal with elements of goregrind, dark and twisted electronica, and a not-too-imposing usage of source material and sampling. I mean, sometimes it's hard to bang on some pornogrind at top volume when there's a crap sample of somebody having an orgasm over the top of it every five minutes.
You can stream the whole album on YouTube or Bandcamp or get the real thing from the legendary Bizarre Leprous.
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