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| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | January 1997 |
| Genres | Deathgrind, Grindcore |
| Labels | Sound Pollution Records |
| Length | 15:21 |
| Ranked | #169 for 1997 , #7,599 all-time |
Misery Index Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | QED | 0:36 | 75 | 1 | |
| 2. | Salt Mine | 1:09 | 75 | 1 | |
| 3. | Corners | 0:53 | 75 | 1 | |
| 4. | Dataclast | 0:52 | 70 | 1 | |
| 5. | Blight of Element | 0:53 | 75 | 1 | |
| 6. | Talon of Dominion | 0:53 | 75 | 1 | |
| 7. | Unrequited Blood | 1:15 | 75 | 1 | |
| 8. | Wartorn | 1:43 | 75 | 1 | |
| 9. | Sum and Substance | 0:48 | 65 | 1 | |
| 10. | Riven | 0:57 | 75 | 1 | |
| 11. | Reversing Denial | 0:55 | 75 | 1 | |
| 12. | Lithographs | 0:57 | 75 | 1 | |
| 13. | Intravenous | 0:51 | 75 | 1 | |
| 14. | A Monument to Failure | 0:59 | 75 | 1 | |
| 15. | In Absence | 1:31 | 80 | 1 |
[ Rating detail ]
Line-up (members)
- Steve Kosiba : Bass
- Rob Proctor : Drums
- Steve Heritage : Guitars, Vocals
Production staff / artist
- Scott Burns : Engineering
- Brandon Dunlap : Artwork
- Paul Pavlovich : Lyrics (tracks 3, 14)
Recorded November '96 at Morrisound; additional recording at Nordic Helmet.
Misery Index Reviews
(1)
Date : Jul 26, 2023
What is there to say about this 15-minute album by Assück? It’s manic, ripping Deathgrind embodying a sense of hopeless chaos. Despite the tiny track lengths in a very flat genre, the band does well at giving each song a little dash of uniqueness to separate them from each other. This makes the short run of 15 tracks feel much more distinguished. Even with that, the album is perfectly consistent front to back.
The riffs are quite good among the genre. Unfortunately, it does suffer from the traditional Grindcore problem of “too chaotic/noisy to really make much out.” The drumming here is a big problem for me. Don’t get me wrong, the drummer is clearly incredible, able to hit insanely fast blast beating while maintaining accuracy. The problem is, there is just too much all out blast beating, and it’s too loud. The guitars get buried, it’s difficult to make things out. I know this is what Grindcore is all about, but that’s one reason I’m just not a fan of the genre.
The vocals are great here as well, but the lyrics are almost ridiculously hopeless word salad. Sounds like someone looked through a thesaurus for every somewhat complex word of or relating to “pessimism.” They don’t make much discernable sense.
The riffs are quite good among the genre. Unfortunately, it does suffer from the traditional Grindcore problem of “too chaotic/noisy to really make much out.” The drumming here is a big problem for me. Don’t get me wrong, the drummer is clearly incredible, able to hit insanely fast blast beating while maintaining accuracy. The problem is, there is just too much all out blast beating, and it’s too loud. The guitars get buried, it’s difficult to make things out. I know this is what Grindcore is all about, but that’s one reason I’m just not a fan of the genre.
The vocals are great here as well, but the lyrics are almost ridiculously hopeless word salad. Sounds like someone looked through a thesaurus for every somewhat complex word of or relating to “pessimism.” They don’t make much discernable sense.
Misery Index Comments
(3)
Dec 1, 2023
I understand what SilentScream213 is saying in his review, but I just love this insane drumming so much in the forefront in the mix. The rapid fury and density of grindcore is not always my jam, but I feel different about this one. Then again, when it's deathgrind I tend to like it more often, so maybe it's also my quirk, but this is intense and enjoyable music.
Assück Discography
| Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anticapital | Album | 1991 | 90 | 5 | 0 |
| Blindspot | EP | 1992 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| ▶ Misery Index | Album | Jan 1997 | 78.8 | 4 | 1 |
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