Wormrot - Hiss

Obvious contender for grindcore album of the year.

Wormrot - "Hollow Roots"

A particularly murky cut from Voices, the new album from Singaporean grindcore outfit Wormrot, out now via Earache.

Download the New Wormrot EP

Download: Wormrot- Noise Y'all may remember back in April when I reviewed the new Wormrot LP, Dirge. Damn, that album was loud, fast, intricate, intense, and catchy. Basically, it had everything I could want in a grindcore record. I'm not the kind of person who needs to be listening to the fastest band out there. I'm just happy to hear some musicians actually playing together without sounding overproduced--or underproduced, hah--in this genre.

The Singapore band is cointinuing its sonic assault with a new EP, titled Noise, that's getting released as a free download via Scion A/V. Scion has been championing a lot of extreme metal acts as of late, and I'm glad to see these guys get some attention.

Check my review of Wormrot's Dirge here, and download Noise through the link above.

Wormrot- Dirge

Wormrot's brand of grindcore will probably strike most people as being old school. Their dedication to thrash metal riffs and a natural-sounding production style calls back to the genre's salad days in the 80s. But not everything here is from the past. The band's intensity and speedy drums and guitar definitely feel 2011.

To me, this album is a reminder that musical movements can miss great things if everyone is in a rush to follow a trend or new extreme. Going back and putting a modern twist on an old sound can have great results.

In short, THIS IS BR00TAL! OMG!!!!!

WATCH THE REVIEW