Monday, February 16, 2009

Infest - No Man's Slave



It was a re-release CD from the originall full lenght of this almighty Thrash/Hardcore legend - INFEST in 2001 under Deepsix Records ( The original was released in 1995, one year before INFEST disbanded in 1996). This "No Man's Slave" CD still uses just one guitar and one bass track, presumably run direct, accounting for how saturated they sound. They’re a bit crisper than earlier recordings, but it gives the record a certain sharpness that Infest never had before. This is a 19 tracks 0f non-stop powerviolence of only the best variety. The heavy-fuzz and the storming vocals are just about unbeatable. Drawing directly from the hatecore vibe of the early 80s, INFEST took balls-to-the-wall hardcore up a notch. On "No Man's Slave" you get everything you would expect from these legends (speed, violence, speed, hooks, speed, angst, speed, speed, speed). This is how this genre should be played, no double bass drum bullshit, just fast as possible without turning it into grindcore. Lyricwise it is pissed off stuff, fitting very well into the angry and powerfull mode of the music.
Every song is great, and the record is short. Pretty much the most solid powerviolence record to grace humanity's ears.

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